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Afghan governor killed in firefight Australia

Staff Reporter · Sep 20, 2008 · 2 min read

CANBERRA, Sep 19 (Reuters) An Afghanistan district governor was killed in a firefight involving Australian Special Forces soldiers, Australia's military said to...

Russia successfully testfires Bulava missile

Staff Reporter · Sep 20, 2008 · 1 min read

MOSCOW, Sep 19 (UNI): Russian Navy successfully tested a Bulava sea-launched ballistic missile which hit targets on testing grounds in Kamchatka in Russia's Far...

Bangladesh detains 11 members of Islamist group

Staff Reporter · Sep 20, 2008 · 1 min read

DHAKA, Sep 19 (Reuters) Bangladesh police detained 11 members of a banned Islamist group, including three university teachers, on suspicion of plotting subversi...

Pakistan, Argentina agree to reinforce defence, trade ties

Staff Reporter · Sep 20, 2008 · 3 min read

ISLAMABAD, Sep 19 (UNI) Pakistan and Argentina have decided to reinforce ties in trade, economic and defence fields, officials said today. A decision to this ef...

Zardari to address UN General Assembly

Staff Reporter · Sep 20, 2008 · 6 min read

ISLAMABAD, Sep 19 (UNI) Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari will lead the country's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly session, which opened ea...

UK's "youngest terrorist" jailed

Staff Reporter · Sep 20, 2008 · 3 min read

LONDON, Sep 19 (Reuters) A schoolboy, said by prosecutors to be the youngest Briton to be convicted of a terrorism offence, was locked up for two years today fo...

LTTE ready for talks if Lankan govt halts attacks

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 3 min read

COLOMBO, Mar 16 (Agencies): The Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka have expressed readiness to hold talks with the government here if it halted the military operations a...

U.S. presidential candidate McCain arrives in Iraq

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 11 min read

BAGHDAD Mar 16 (Agencies): U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain arrived in Iraq on Sunday to assess improved security attributed to a build-up of ...

Spacewalkers attatch arms to Canadian robot

Staff Reporter · Sep 19, 2008 · 24 min read

HOUSTON, Mar 16 (Agencies): Spacewalking astronauts attached a pair of arms to a Canadian-built robot that will act as a mechanical maintenance man to the Inter...

Israel closes Gaza crossings in response to rocket

Staff Reporter · Jul 5, 2008 · 3 min read

JERUSALEM, July 4 (Agencies): Israel says it is keeping Gaza's border crossings closed in retaliation for a rocket attack. Israeli army spokesman Peter Lerner s...

Pakistani Islamists rally for Red Mosque anniversary

Staff Reporter · Jul 5, 2008 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, July 4 (Agencies): Hundreds of Islamists gathered outside Islamabad's Red Mosque on Friday and chanted slogans against President Pervez Musharraf to ...

Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan

Staff Reporter · Jul 5, 2008 · 4 min read

WASHINGTON, July 4 (Agencies): The Pentagon has extended the tour of 2,200 Marines in Afghanistan, after insisting for months the unit would come home on time. ...

How to prepare for alien invasion

Staff Reporter · Jun 16, 2008 · 5 min read

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 26 (Reuters): When the aliens finally invade Earth, you may wish you had listened to Travis Taylor and Bob Boan. And if the invasion follows ...

Iran says will strike US, Israel if attacked-agency

Staff Reporter · Jun 16, 2008 · 1 min read

TEHRAN, Apr 26 (Reuters): Iran will strike US interests around the world and Israel if attacked over its disputed nuclear programme, a senior official was quote...

Dr Kalam given grand ceremonial reception in Athens

Staff Reporter · Jun 16, 2008 · 2 min read

ATHENS, Apr 26 (UNI): President A P J Abdul Kalam, who arrived herelast night on a three-day visit to Greece, was given a ceremonialreception at the Presidentia...

Malaysia installs new king as head of state

Staff Reporter · Jun 16, 2008 · 2 min read

SINGAPORE, Apr 26 (UNI): Malaysia today installed a new King as head of the state in a ceremony steeped in custom and tradition of the Malay rulers at Balairong...

China evaluates safety after Ethiopia killings

Staff Reporter · Jun 16, 2008 · 2 min read

BEIJING, Apr 26 (Reuters): China said today it was evaluating the safety of its workers abroad after an attack in Ethiopia that killed nine of its citizens but ...

Malaysia's Mahathir asks voters to "send a signal"

Staff Reporter · Jun 16, 2008 · 3 min read

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 26 (Reuters): Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad has urged voters to send a signal to the ruling coalition and refuse to let a "rotten ...

India working for non-proliferation:Kalam

Staff Reporter · Jun 16, 2008 · 1 min read

ATHENS, Apr 26 (UNI): Stating that India was working relentlessly for nuclear non-proliferation, President A P J Abdul Kalam today declared the country's commit...

Hatf-III Ghaznavi missile handed over to Pak Army

Staff Reporter · Jun 16, 2008 · 2 min read

ISLAMABAD, Apr 26 (UNI): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today said Pakistan seeks to establish "peace through strength" in South Asia and his country would never c...

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