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  • US Air Force launches experimental robotic space plane on secret mission

    The U.S. Air Force has launched an experimental robotic space plane on a secret mission. The pilotless X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle lifted off from California yesterday aboard an Atlas 5 rocket. Air Force officials have kept details of the craft secret, but said the mission is to test new outer space technologies. The mystery has […]

    Reshuffle in Oman cabinet

    In a second reshuffle, Omani Ruler Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed has dropped two senior and powerful ministers from cabinet. According to Official Oman news agency, he replaced Minister of Diwan of Royal Court and Minister of Royal Office. Recently, Oman has seen demonstrations in different parts of the country during which people have asked for, […]

    Brazil: Truck – bus collision claims at least 25 lives

    In Brazil, a truck and a bus collided in the southern state of Santa Catarina, killing at least 25 people as Brazil celebrated Carnival. Earlier reports had put the death toll at 22 but some injured persons died after being taken to hospital. Police said the bus was carrying nearly 50 people when it hit […]

    Bhattarai’s last rites to be performed with full state honours today

    The last rites of former Nepal Prime Minister Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, will be performed with full state honours today. The 87 year old veteran leader passed away in a hospital at Kathmandu on Friday. Nepal government has announced three-day state mourning and a public holiday today as a mark of respect to the departed leader. […]

    Fierce fighting continues in Libya between rebels & Gaddafi forces

    Fierce fighting between the rebels and the government troops has rocked the key city of Zawiya, 50 kilometres west of Tripoli. Pro-government forces were pushed out of the city centre in heavy fighting yesterday morning but they regrouped for a fresh assault later in the day. The rebels fighting the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have […]

    Non-bailable arrest warrant for Pervez Musharraf

    A Pakistani court today issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for former President Pervez Musharraf for the third time in the former premier Benazir Bhutto’s assassination case. The court in Islamabad asked prosecutors to produce him in the court within two weeks. Judge Rana Nisar Ahmad, who is conducting the trial of five suspects charged with […]

    China’s state media warns citizens to ignore anti-government rallies

    China’s state media today warned citizens to ignore calls for weekend anti-government rallies in major cities, saying that similar protests across the West Asia had created chaos. The message – carried by the Beijing Daily – came as Premier Wen Jiabao mentioned d the public’s great resentment over a number of issues in his speech […]

    Cuba Mulls Verdict for U.S. Spy Suspect

    A Cuban tribunal is deliberating on a pending verdict for a U.S. contractor accused of spying after a trial, local radio reported on Saturday. The Board of Crimes has concluded the two-day trial of Alan Gross for his “acts against the Cuban independence or territorial integrity,” the report said, without mentioning the date of sentencing. […]

    5 Policemen Killed in Karachi, Pakistan

    Five policemen were killed and two others injured when unknown gunmen launched an attack late Saturday night at a police training station in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi, reported local media Geo News. According to the report, the incident took place at about 11:30 pm (local time) in the Baldia town area of Karachi. […]

    Jordan Says Region’s Unrest Shouldn’t Shade Palestine Issue

    Jordan said Saturday that the region’s recent turmoil should not direct attention away from the core and central issue of Palestine. Nothing would justify suspending the efforts to create an independent and viable Palestinian state and resume direct Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh told a joint press conference with his visiting Australian counterpart […]