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  • Obama, Clinton outraged at assassination of Bhatti

    US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined the international community in expressing their outrage at the assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti. “I am deeply saddened by the assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti in Islamabad and condemn in the strongest possible terms this horrific […]

    SAARC Secretary-General Saeed assumes office

    Ms. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed of Maldives has assumed office as the Secretary-General of SAARC in Kathmandu. She succeeds Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma of India. A former Attorney- General of the Republic of Maldives and former parliamentarian,,Ms. Saeed is the tenth Secretary-General of SAARC. She is the first woman to occupy this prestigious post. She was […]

    Bangladesh’s central bank forces Yunus out of Grameen Bank

    Nobel laureate Mohammed Younus, a celebrated pioneer of micro-finance was on Wednesday  forced out from the Grameen Bank, he founded nearly three decades ago, amid a growing spat with the Bangladesh government. Yunus was relieved of his duties as Managing Director of the Grameen Bank, a central bank official told a news agency. “We have […]

    UAE President Reiterates Support for Bahrain

    United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan said Wednesday that his country will always support Bahrain’s efforts to safeguard its security and stability, which are also important for the region. The UAE will spare no effort to provide all forms of support for Bahrain to help it restore stability and growth, […]

    38 Feared Dead in N. Zambia Boat Accident

    Some 38 people were feared dead when a boat capsized Tuesday night on Lake Mweru in Nchelenge district in north Zambia’s Luapula province. According to evening news of Zambian National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) on Wednesday, the incident happened when 42 people were going fishing. Four have been rescued while 38 of them still went missing. […]

    U.S. Astronauts Conduct 2nd Spacewalk outside Station

    Two U.S. astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station to conduct the second and last spacewalks for space shuttle Discovery’ STS-133 mission on Wednesday, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced. According to NASA, Discovery’s mission specialists Steve Bowen and Alvin Drew completed the spacewalk at 4:56 p.m. EST (2156 GMT), which lasted […]

    Mideast Quartet officials to arrive in Israel in bid to restart peace talks

    Mideast Quartet officials are due to arrive in Israel next week in order to discuss new efforts to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians. According to Israeli Media Haaretz, representatives of the Quartet of Middle East negotiators – the United States, United Nations, Russia, and European Union – will meet in Brussels in order to […]

    NATO apologizes for killing 9 Afghan children in air strike

    The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has claimed responsibility for killing nine Afghan children in eastern Kunar province and apologized for what they did. In a statement, Commander of International Security Assistance Force, General David H. Petraeus, said they are deeply sorry for the tragedy and apologize to the members of the Afghan government, […]

    US, S Korean officials meeting in Seoul

    Senior US and South Korean officials are meeting in Seoul today on North Korea’s newly disclosed uranium enrichment programme and possible sanctions. The State Department’s special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control Robert Einhorn, will meet Wi Sung-Lac, South Korea’s chief envoy to stalled six-party talks on the North’s nuclear disarmament. Einhorn arrived yesterday for […]

    Britain to continue aid to India, terminates aid to 16 other countries

    Britain will continue to provide 280 million pounds a year in aid to India over the next four years. British Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said that India’s poorest regions need help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. He told BBC that India portrays a – Development Paradox with 450 million people living on less than […]