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  • 6 militants killed in US drone attack in Pak

    Missiles fired from US drones killed six militants inPakistan’s restive northwest tribal region, the second such attack since massive floods hit the country last month. The spy planes last evening fired four missiles at a compound and a vehicle in Qutab Khel area, five kilometres from Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency, the officials […]

    China’s Premier calls for political reform: Report

    China has to pursue political reform to safeguard its economic health, Premier Wen Jiabao said during a visit to the booming town of Shenzhen, the official  news agency reported. Wen’s call for political reform lacked specifics. But his comments reflect broader worries that unless the Party embraces at least limited reforms to make officials more […]

    Nepal: Fringe parties threaten stir if fifth election fails

    Fed up with the political stalemate in Nepal, 22 smaller parties in the Parliament Sunday threatened to launch a major stir if the three main players fail to elect a new Prime Minister Monday, accusing them of holding the nation hostage for their own interests. As Nepal readies for a fifth round of voting in […]

    Gillard confident of forming new govt; approaches independents

    Refusing to concede defeat, Australia’s first woman Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday intensified efforts to cobble up a coalition to avoid a hung parliament after the cliff-hanger general election failed to bring out a clear winner. Gillard put up a brave face after the election mauling, but Conservative leader Tony Abott who led his Liberal- […]

    5.6 magnitude quake strikes off Mariana Islands: USGS

    An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 hit the Mariana Islands region Sunday, a week after a 7.2 tremor and a series of strong aftershocks, US geologists said. The latest quake struck at 7:33pm (0933 GMT) at a depth of 49 kilometres (30 miles) and was centred 505 kilometres from the Northern Marianas capital Saipan, […]

    North Korea evacuates 5,000 hit by floods: State Media

    North Korea has launched military rescue operations to evacuate thousands of people hit by floods that wreaked “severe damage” in the border areas near China, state media said on Sunday. Three sectors of Sinuiju city, which is home to an air base, and three other nearby rural communities in the northwest were “completely inundated” by […]

    Iran inaugurates nation’s first unmanned bomber

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday inaugurated the country’s first domestically built unmanned bomber aircraft, calling it an “ambassador of death” to Iran’s enemies. The 4-meter-long drone aircraft can carry up to four cruise missiles and will have a range of 1,000 kilometres, according to a state TV report — not far enough to reach archenemy […]

    Key accused in Gorkha League prez’s murder case flees from custody

    Nicol Tamang, main accused in the murder of All India Gorkha League president Madan Tamang, on Sunday escaped from CID custody in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, police said. Tamang was arrested on 16th August and kept in CID custody at Pintal village near Siliguri after he was produced in Darjeeling district court the next day, […]

    Curfew imposed in Trehgam; in force in parts of Srinagar

    Curfew was clamped in Trehgam town of Kupwara district on Sunday even as the restrictions remained in force in major parts of Srinagar and Bijbehara town of south Kashmir in the wake of a call for shutdown by the separatists. “Curfew was clamped in Trehgam town of Kupwara district as a precautionary measure,” police said. […]

    Iran Hopes Russia’s Next Step Be Delivery of S-300 Missiles System: MP

    Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi hailed Russia’s move on Bushehr nuclear plant fuelling and expressed hope Russia’s next step would be the delivery of S-300 missile system to Iran, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Saturday. Iran struck a deal with Russia in 2007 to buy the S-300 systems, but Russia delayed the delivery of […]