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  • U.S. Navy Frees German Ship from Somali Pirates

    United States-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) freed a German-owned container ship early Thursday after a face-off with Somali pirates, about 85 miles South East of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden. The U.S. Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force (MRF) aboard USS Dubuque (LPD 8) operating under Combined Task Force 151 […]

    Suicide Car Bomb Exploded Outside The Gate Of The International Airport In ‘Somalia’.

    At least three government police officers were killed and four others wounded on Thursday after a suspected Islamist suicide car bomb exploded outside the gate of the international airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said. “Three of our officers died when the police at the gate of the airport fired on car laden […]

    Putin Strongly Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attack in Russia

    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin labeled those behind the country’s latest terrorist attack as “soulless” Thursday and appealed for a “common duty” to fight them. A car bomb attack in the central market of Russia’s North Caucasus city of Vladikavkaz killed at least 15 people. “The crimes like the one that was committed in the North […]

    UN Chief Has “Very Constructive” Talks with Rwandan President

    UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon said here on Thursday that he had “very constructive” talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and other government officials about their concerns regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) human rights report compiled by the United Nations, and they discussed the issues “in great details.” Ban, who just returned […]

    Caste Census: Political parties react cautiously, Lalu claims as a victory

    Several political parties including BJP and the JD(U) on Thursday reacted cautiously to the cabinet’s decision to carry out an independent caste census, while the Congress welcomed the move saying it is with the government on the issue. JD(U) President Sharad Yadav, who has been spearheading the demand for inclusion of caste in the ongoing […]

    ‘Cuban model doesn’t work’-Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro, the man who transformed Cuba into a communist economy 50-year-ago, seems to be disillusioned by the cash-strapped system he pioneered saying it no longer works. In a blunt assessment of the island’s economy, former President Castro has said “the Cuban model doesn’t even work for us any more.” It could be seen as […]

    Sonia favours balanced approach in land acquisition

    The debate in the Congress and the UPA government over land acquisition acquired a new edge with party President Sonia Gandhi favouring a balanced approach in securing land for industrial purposes without losing large fertile tracts. “New industries and infrastructure cannot be built witout acquiring land. This is obvious and there is no argument about […]

    Govt to carry out caste census next year

    Bowing to demands by several political parties, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to carry out a caste census next year. The exercise would be carried out independent of the ongoing census operation next year, sources said. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had told the Lok Sabha recently that all political parties […]

    Quran burning move: HM asks media to exercise restraint

    In the wake of a US pastor’s plan to burn copies of the holy Quran on September 11, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday has asked the media to exercise restraint over the issue to help maintain peace and harmony. The Home Minister also condemned the action of the religious leader and said it […]

    I Should’ve Been “More Active” in Resolving Hostage Crisis :-Philippine President Benigno Aquino III

    Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Thursday he should have taken a more active role in resolving the August 23 hostage-taking incident that led to the death of eight tourists from Hong Kong. “Perhaps, I should have taken a more active role,” Aquino said in an interview with the anchors of the country’s three largest […]