 | The US Defence Department has said that the American military surge in Iraq "to help quell sectarian violence in the war-torn country" would be maintained until August this year.
The US military was maintaining a troop level of 20 combat... More |
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 | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was Tuesday unanimously elected the new chairperson of the eight-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) at its 14th summit that opened... More |
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 | The death toll on the Solomon Islands as the result of Monday's tsunami has reached 22 and a state of emergency has been declared, Australian radio reported Tuesday.
Two earthquakes measuring between 7.6 and 9 on the Richter scale unleashed a... More |
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A strong quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked eastern Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan, including capital Islamabad, Tuesday morning.
The tremors were felt at around 8.40 a.m. (local time) in Islamabad, rattling beds and windows and... More |
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 | A member of the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was critically wounded Tuesday in clashes with Israeli troops, Israeli media reported.
Ahmed Sanakra, a high-ranking member of Fatah's armed wing the al-Aqsa Martyrs... More |
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 | Following is the text of the address of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the 14th SAARC Summit here today:
"It is a great honour and privilege for me to welcome you all to New Delhi for the 14th SAARC Summit. Excellencies, Please allow me... More |
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 | Expressing satisfaction at the pace of the ongoing dialogue, visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday hoped that the trust deficit between his country and India would come down to zero.
"There is more interaction, the level of... More |
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 | Iranian television IRIB late Sunday televised purported confessions of two more British sailors admitting that they were detained after entering Iranian waters.
In separate clips, the two men were each shown standing in front of a wall map of the... More |
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 | At least two people were confirmed dead and four missing after a massive quake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale unleashed a tsunami in the Solomon Islands Monday morning.
Residents of the coastal settlement of Gizo retreated to high ground as... More |
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 | Israeli attorney general's office announced Sunday that President Moshe Katsav would be indicted on a second rape count after a former employee filed a new complaint of sexual harassment against him with the police.
Katsav was questioned by... More |
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