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  • 70 Killed in Yemen’s Ammunition Factory Blast

    The death toll from an ammunition factory blast in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Monday rose to at least 70, including three children, as dozens were still in critical condition, local police official and medics said. Official Saba news agency quoted unnamed security sources as saying that al-Qaida militants were responsible for the deadly […]

    Pakistan to approach Interpol for Musharraf arrest

    An anti-terrorism court inPakistan asked the country’s main investigation agency to contact Interpol to execute arrest warrant on former president Pervez Musharraf in the murder case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The court had issued several arrest warrants for Pervez Musharraf, currently living in the UK, while hearing the case of Benazir Bhutto, but he has […]

    NATO to take over all international operations in Libya

    The 28-member NATO has announced to take over all the international operations in Libya, including military operations to enforce no-fly-zone, enforcement of arms embargo and civilian protection. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in a statement in Brussels that, NATO will implement all aspects of the UN Resolution. Rasmussen said the alliance has put […]

    Sharjah Court waives death sentence awarded to eight Indians

    A court in Sharjah has waived the death sentence awarded to eight Punjabi youths for the murder of a Pakistani national after a Dubai-based Indian hotelier paid blood money to the family of the victim on their behalf. The murder took place on July 11, 2009 following which 10 men, eight Indians and two Pakistanis, […]

    Indian Navy captures 16 Somali pirates

    Indian Navy on Sunday captured 16 Somali pirates off the Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea. Defence spokesperson captain M Nambiar said in Mumbai that the Navy also rescued 16 crew members – 12 Iranians and 4 Pakistanis – of a hijacked vessel following a three-hour operation against Somali pirates. Capt Nambiar said, INS Suvarna […]

    Suicide bomb in eastern Afghanistan kills 13

    A suicide bomb attack on a road construction company in eastern Afghanistan killed 13 people and wounded 50 more, a spokesman for the provincial governor said on Monday. The attacker rammed a truck laden with explosives into an office building in the restive province of Paktika, which lies on the border with Pakistan, Mokhles Afghan […]

    NATO to take immediate command of Libya campaign

    The 28-member NATO has announced to take over all the international operations in Libya, including military operations to enforce no-fly-zone, enforcement of arms embargo and the civilian protections. “NATO Allies have decided to take on the whole military operation in Libya under the United Nations Security Council Resolution. Our goal is to protect civilians and […]

    Merkel’s party suffers historic defeat in German state

    German chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives have suffered a historic defeat in a state ballot after almost six decades in power there, preliminary results have showed, in an election that amounted to a referendum on the party’s stance on nuclear power. The opposition anti-nuclear Greens doubled their voter share in Baden-Wuerttemberg state and seemed poised to […]

    Oldest woman turns 119; Guinness Book isn’t sure

    Rebecca Lanier, who celebrated her 119th birthday last week, could be the oldest person in the world, but the Guinness Book of World Records has denied her that status due to the absence of a birth certificate. Lanier, who lives in Ohio with her grandson, was born with no birth certificate in the 1890s to […]

    Home Secys of India-Pak meet, to deliberate on bilateral issues

    Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan met in New Delhi on Monday to deliberate on a wide range of issues concerning the two countries including the progress in the probe of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai and his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhary Qamar Zaman will meet for two days to discuss bilateral […]