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Militants kill four Buddhists in southern Thailand

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 4 min read

BANGKOK, June 13 (Reuters): Suspected Muslim separatist rebels have killed four Buddhists and wounded eight soldiers in three separate attacks in Thailand's reb...

Gaza violence could spread-Palestinian minister

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 3 min read

TOKYO, June 13 (Reuters): Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Awarned today that factional violence in Gaza could spread to the West Bank if nothing is done, ...

Senior Iraqi journalist kidnapped in Baghdad -police

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 1 min read

BAGHDAD, June 13 (Reuters): A senior Iraqi journalist was kidnapped today in Baghdad, police said, in the latest attack against the media in Iraq. Gunmen in a c...

Two more soldiers die in fighting at Lebanon camp

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 1 min read

NAHR AL-BARED, LEBANON, June 13 (Reuters): Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fresh battles today between army units and Islamist militants at a Palestinian r...

Air crash kills two Georgian military pilots

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 1 min read

TBILISI, June 13 (Reuters): A Georgian air force instructor and a cadet died today when their plane crashed during a training flight outside the capital, Imedi ...

Minarets blown up at revered Iraq Shi'ite shrine

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 4 min read

BAGHDAD, June 13 (Reuters): Suspected al Qaeda militants blew up two minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi city of Samarra today, targeting a shrine...

Britain funds 250 million pounds for Indian children

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 2 min read

LONDON, Jun 13 (UNI): Gareth Thomas, minister for International Development has announced an aid of 250 million pound for the poor in India to reduce the number...

China braces for "surname" reform

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 1 min read

MOSCOW, June 13 (UNI): In an effort to end confusion caused by a large number of identical surnames, the Chinese Public Security Ministry has proposed to change...

U.S. seen balancing support for Musharraf

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 5 min read

ISLAMABAD, Jun 13 (Reuters): - A senior U.S. official visiting Islamabad this week was expected to offer some support for President Pervez Musharraf, while stay...

Benazir to return home in mid September

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 2 min read

KARACHI, Jun 13 (Agencies):Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is all set to end her self-exile and return home in mid September this year, ahead of t...

Pakistani puts 2,000 activists on watch list

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 1 min read

ISLAMABAD, Jun 13 (Agencies):The Pakistani government has put the names of over 2,000 activists of 18 outlawed groups on a watch list. This effectively bars the...

Fresh clashes between Hamas-Fatah kill nine

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 2 min read

GAZA, Jun 13 (Agencies):Fierce infighting between rival Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas continued for the third consecutive day Wednesday, leaving nine ...

Bangladesh monsoon sweeps into India, more deaths

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 2 min read

DHAKA/KOLKATA, Jun 13 (Reuters): - Severe monsoon weather which devastated Bangladesh extended its grip over South Asia on Wednesday, killing a dozen people and...

Russian govt clears guidelines on hijacked planes

Staff Reporter · Jun 14, 2007 · 5 min read

MOSCOW, Jun 13 (Agencies): Russian government has finalised guidelines to shoot down and destroy hijacked airplanes to avert 9/11 type terror strikes. The gover...

US launches new air strike on Somalia: Report

Staff Reporter · Jan 24, 2007 · 4 min read

MOGADISHU, Jan 24 (Agencies): A U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship has launched a second air strike against suspected al-Qaeda operatives in southern Somalia, a lead...

Extremist behaviour will harm Muslims: Iranian leader

Staff Reporter · Jan 24, 2007 · 1 min read

TEHRAN, Jan 24 (Agencies): 'Extremism by any political or religious group in the Middle East will harm Muslims and serve the enemies,' Iranian leader Akbar Hash...

Indians among 750 arrested by US Immigration officials

Staff Reporter · Jan 24, 2007 · 2 min read

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Agencies): US Immigration officials have arrested more than 750 foreign nationals, including Indians, in one of the largest such enforcement...

Pak hampering implementation of SAFTA: Mukherjee

Staff Reporter · Jan 24, 2007 · 3 min read

KABUL, Jan 24 (Agencies): India today accused Pakistan of hampering implementation of South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) because of its refusal to agree t...

Major plans to increase share of nuke power: PM

Staff Reporter · Jan 24, 2007 · 9 min read

MOSCOW, Jan 24 (Agencies): Noting that Russian nuclear technology is internationally competitive, India today said it would like to expand its cooperation in th...

Musharraf no daddy to Pakistani leadership!

Staff Reporter · Jan 24, 2007 · 1 min read

LAHORE, Jan 24 (Agencies): Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf may be the architect of the country's path towards being a modern Islamic state, but he is not se...

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