Amendments may pave way for military rule in SL
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/8/2010 7:10:40 PM
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 Colombo: Sri Lanka's detained former Army Chief Gen Sarath Fonseka on Wednesday described as "last nail in the coffin of democracy" the constitutional reforms enabling President Mahinda Rajapaksa to seek a third term and cautioned that this could pave way for a military rule in the country. |
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UN chief threatens to end Nepal peace mission
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/8/2010 4:02:30 PM
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 United Nations: UN chief Ban-Ki-moon has warned that the world body may terminate its political mission in Nepal unless parties ended their standoff, as his senior officials cautioned that prolonged political bickering and distrust could hit the constitutional process. |
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10 militants killed in US drone strike in Pak
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/8/2010 3:43:17 PM
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 Peshawar: Stepping up attacks on Taliban hideouts on the Af-Pak border, a US drone on Wednesday fired missiles at a house in the restive tribal belt in northwest Pakistan, killing 10 militants and injuring several others. |
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US and China should not treat each other as rivals
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/8/2010 1:58:53 PM
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 Beijing: Trying to put away months of tension between them, China has told US that the two countries should not treat each other as "rivals", as Washington and Beijing began a high-level dialogue to prepare for a visit to America by President Hu Jintao. |
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Soros to give grant to Human Rights Watch
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/8/2010 8:41:25 AM
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 New York: Billionaire George Soros has announced a $ 100 million grant to Human Rights Watch in a bid to transform it into a global organisation. |
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Julia Gillard to become first Oz woman Premier
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 6:11:22 PM
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 Melbourne: Three months after she ousted Kevin Rudd to become Australia's first woman Prime Minister, Welsh-born Julia Gillard is once again ready to lead the country after securing enough support to form a minority government. |
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Prachanda fails to make it as PM despite wooing Madheshis
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 6:09:49 PM
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 Kathmandu: For the seventh time in a row, Maoist supremo Prachanda on Tuesday failed to become Nepal's new Prime Minister, as a breakaway group of Madheshi MPs, whose support he was banking on, opted to stay away from voting in Parliament at the last moment. |
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Pak not satisfied with Indias replies on Headley
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 6:08:18 PM
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.jpg) Islamabad: Pakistan is not satisfied with India's replies to its questions on LeT operative David Headley, detained in the US in connection with the Mumbai terror attacks, according to a media report on Tuesday.
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Lanka SC favours Rajapaksas 3rd-term amendment
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 6:00:24 PM
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 Colombo: Clearing the way for Mahinda Rajapaksa to run for a third term, Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has ruled that the proposed amendment to end a two-term limit for the president can be enacted with a two-thirds parliamentary majority.
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Pak prosecutors want to record statement of witnesses
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 6:00:00 PM
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 Islamabad: Pakistani prosecutors on Tuesday filed a petition in a Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court for the formation of a commission that would visit India to record the testimony of 24 key witnesses in the Mumbai attacks case. |
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China willing to work with India for peace in S Asia
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 5:54:22 PM
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 Beijing: China on Tuesday underlined its role in South Asia, saying that as an "important member" of Asia it is willing to work with India for peace and stability in the sub-continent.
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Pressure on WikiLeaks founder to step down
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 1:19:19 PM
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 New York: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is under pressure from within the whistleblower organisation to step down from the helm of the website he created. |
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Indian man pleaded guilty
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 8:52:41 AM
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 Melbourne: Indian national Gursewak Dhillon, accused in the death of three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa, on Monday pleaded guilty in a court here. |
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Low intensity blasts rock Lahore, Peshawar
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/7/2010 8:41:51 AM
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 Lahore/Peshawar: Low-intensity bomb blasts rocked the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Peshawar on Monday though there were no casualties, police said. |
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Suicide bomber kills 20 in northwest Pakistan
Source : Press Trust of India
posted on : 9/6/2010 12:48:11 PM
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 Peshawar: A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 20 people, including 11 policemen and four schoolchildren. |
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