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Pak crackdown on militants kills 8

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2008 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, Dec 30 (Agencies): At least eight people, including two children were killed on Tuesday when Pakistani security forces launched a fresh crackdown on ...

'Church of England to have first woman Bishop'

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2008 · 2 min read

LONDON, Dec 30 (Agencies): After years of struggle to avoid schism, the Church of England has reached a landmark deal on the consecration of women bishops, a de...

Afghan, NATO troops kill nine rebels: Police

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2008 · 3 min read

KANDAHAR, Dec 30 (Agencies): At least nine Taliban-linked militants were killed in clashes with Afghan and international forces in troubled southern Afghanistan...

Jamat-e-Islami suffers drubbing in B'desh polls

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2008 · 3 min read

DHAKA, Dec 30 (Agencies): Fundamentalist Jamat-e-Islami (JI), a crucial ally of former premier Khaleda Zia's BNP-led four-party alliance, on Tuesday suffered a ...

Israel attacked during lull: UN

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2008 · 2 min read

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 30 (Agencies): Palestinians in Gaza believed Israel had called a 48-hour "lull" in retaliatory attacks with Hamas when Israeli warplanes lau...

Yemeni protesters attack Egyptian consulate

Staff Reporter · Dec 31, 2008 · 2 min read

SAN'A (YEMEN), Dec 30 (Agencies): A Yemeni security official says hundreds of protesters angry with Egypt's role in the blockade of Gaza have stormed the Egypti...

Pak says it will not occupy Siachen if India pulls out

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (Agencies): An agreement on demilitarisation of Siachen appeared "imminent" with Pakistan assuring India that its forces would not occupy the g...

Pak Islamist party drops Jinnah from list of freedom fighters

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (Agencies): A major Islamist party has refused to recognise the contribution of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the creation of Pakistan and has dropped...

'Insecurity among minorities after killing of Hindu'

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 3 min read

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (Agencies): Alarmed at the growing incidents of kidnapping of Hindus in Pakistan's Sindh province, an alliance of minority organisations has sa...

Pak to get USD 300 million from US for war on terror

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 2 min read

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Agencies): The Bush administrating has earmarked USD 300 million for Pakistan from nearly USD 300 billion that the White House is seeking fro...

US to seek India's help in liberalising trade in agri products

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 2 min read

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Agencies): US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez will seek India's full cooperation in advancing the Doha round of global free trade talks, ...

"Ban of alcohol in Pakistan is giving rise to drug addiction"!

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (Agencies): A parliamentarian in Pakistan has reportedly called upon the government to relax the ban on alcohol because, according to him, more...

No intention of capturing power: Bangladesh's army chief

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 2 min read

DHAKA, Feb 9 (Agencies): Bangladesh's army chief has said the armed forces were 'not running the country' and that the army has no intention 'to capture power o...

Gaza celebrates unity deal, world reaction cautious

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 2 min read

GAZA, Feb 9 (Reuters): Palestinians today celebrated a coalition deal between Hamas and Fatah to end factional warfare, but Israel insisted the Islamist Hamas g...

Pakistan to deport Afghans with fake travel papers

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 1 min read

KARACHI, Feb 9 (Reuters): Pakistani authorities will deport nearly 300 elderly Afghans arrested after they were sent to Pakistan from the Haj pilgrimage in Saud...

Mt. Everest to replace Nepal king on currency note

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 3 min read

KATHMANDU, Feb 9 (Agencies): The picture of Nepal's unpopular King Gyanendra will be replaced by that of Mount Everest on the Himalayan country's 10-rupee notes...

Sunita, Lopez wrap up fourth spacewalk successfully

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 1 min read

HOUSTON, Feb 9 (Agencies): Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams and US spacewalking record-holder Michael Lopez-Alegria have wound up a six-hour, 40-minute...

US Commerce Secretary to visit India next week

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 2 min read

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (UNI): US Commerce Secretary Carlos M Gutierrez will visit New Delhi on February 13-14 to meet senior Indian officials and business leaders. D...

UN Secy Gen appoints Special Representative in Nepal

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 1 min read

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 9 (UNI): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has decided to appoint Ian Martin (United Kingdom) as his Special Representative in Nepal and Head of...

Muslim executed for trying to "split" China

Staff Reporter · Oct 7, 2008 · 4 min read

BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters): China has executed a Uighur activist in a far northwestern city for attempting to "split the motherland" and possessing firearms and e...

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