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Terror principal Dulmatin shot down in Jakarta Terror principal Dulmatin shot down in Jakarta
Indonesian police have confirmed the deaths of three terrorists in raids outside the capital,...


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Aung San Suu Kyi banned from election platformAung San Suu Kyi banned from election platform
In Myanmar, a new law may force the National League for Democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, out of the...
Rohingya refugees finding life hard in BangladeshRohingya refugees finding life hard in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been accused of starving and blocking medical treatment for Rohingya...
Israeli settlement announcement riles BidenIsraeli settlement announcement riles Biden
US Vice President Joe Biden has told the Israeli prime minister that the US condemns an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east...
Apology issued to Libyan leader by USApology issued to Libyan leader by US
The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar...
China now able to sail through Sea of Japan
China has been given direct access to the Sea of Japan for the first time since the 19th century, thanks to a lease deal with North...
Tainted godman's Malaysian centre will not shut down
A centre run by followers of Swami Paramhamsa Nithyananda, allegedly involved in a sex scandal in southern India, will not close down and will continue to promote his teachings, a Hindu leader...
US minted more millionaires in 2009
America's millionaires are on the rise again after their ranks thinned out during the 2008 market meltdown, according to a new...
'Black' woman's tale drives Nepal rights campaign
Dark, untouchable and a slave, yet Kali is the heroine of a campaign to protect the rights of the disadvantaged communities of Nepal, especially...
Myanmar election law bars Aung San Suu Kyi from polls
Myanmar's new election laws have barred opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and more than 2,000 other political prisoners from contesting polls planned this year, state media reports said...
Canadian firm makes new oil discovery in Colombia
Canadian-owned Pacific Rubiales has made a new oil discovery at an exploration well located in Colombia's Llanos Orientales region, a media report...
Russian firm to produce caviar in Argentina
A Russian-owned company will begin production of caviar in the northwestern Argentine province of La Rioja, a spokesman for the regional government...
Man who dumped Indian boy being probed for immigration fraud
Gursewak Dhillon, a part-time taxi driver who dumped three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa's body nearly 20 km from his home in this Australian city, was being probed for 'possible immigration fraud', an official said...
Indian origin man is Asia's biggest weight loser
David Gurnani, an Indonesian of Indian origin, has been adjudged The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA) in the weight loss reality show organised in...
Argentina to import gasoline for first time in 30 years
Argentine oil company YPF has said that it plans to import 50 million litres of gasoline as demand outstrips supply in the South American...
Brazil expecting near-record harvest
Brazil will bring in a grain harvest of 145.1 million tonnes this year, a volume very close to the record 145.8 million tonnes gathered in 2008, authorities...
Jihad Jane : Charged with plotting terror in South Asia
An American woman, nicknamed as 'Jihad Jane' and 'Fatima LaRose,' has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists to wage violent jihad in South Asia and...
Chilean police recover $3 mn worth of looted goods
Chilean police have recovered roughly $3 million worth of goods that were looted in the southern city of Concepcion and neighbouring towns after the Feb 27 earthquake, authorities...
Bali bombmaker dead, confirms Indonesian president
Dulmatin, who is alleged to have made the bombs that killed 202 people in Bali nightclubs in 2002, has been killed in a police anti-terrorism raid near Jakarta, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono confirmed...
New Zealand teen jailed for 15 years for murder
A 17-year-old New Zealand youth was sent to prison Wednesday for 15-and-a-half years for murdering a taxi driver who was a refugee from...
Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival
The Dubai Mall, world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosted a record five million visitors in the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival Jan 28 to Feb 28, WAM news agency...
Bendtner's hat-trick sends Arsenal into quarter-finals
Nicklas Bendtner scored a superb hat-trick as Arsenal produced a virtuoso performance to crush Porto 5-0 to storm into the quarter-finals of the Champions League...
US woman charged for plotting terrorism in Europe, South Asia
The US government has charged a Pennsylvania woman with conspiring to commit terrorism by using the internet to find recruits to carry out attacks in Europe and South Asia, the Justice Department announced...
Gates Foundation, Asian group win UN population prize
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) were selected Tuesday winners of the 2010 UN Population...
South Korean business delegation visits Abu Dhabi
Representatives of over 60 top South Korean companies have arrived here in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore business opportunities, WAM news agency...
Lindsay Lohan demands $100 mn over 'milkaholic' ad
Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan may not be getting the plum film roles anymore, but she might bring in millions in a lawsuit over a widely viewed television...
34th Arab health ministers' meet in Cairo Wednesday
The 34th Arab Health Ministers' Conference will begin in Cairo Wednesday to discuss ways to improve primary healthcare in the region, WAM news agency...
First same-sex marriages conducted in Washington
The first gay couples to take advantage of a law that allows same-sex couples to marry in Washington gave their 'I dos'...
Thieves demanded ransom for former president's body
Cypriot authorities Tuesday arrested two people, including an Indian national, for allegedly stealing the corpse of former president Tassos Papadopoulos from his grave three months ago and said the suspects had earlier demanded a...
Sri Lanka's ex-army chief ends fast
Sri Lanka's former army chief General Sarath Fonseka, arrested over the charges of conspiring to topple the government, has called off his hunger strike after being allowed to speak to his daughters via his wife's mobile...
British foreign secretary to visit China next week
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband will visit China next week to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual concern, Chinese foreign ministry said...
Being famous like a drug: Brooke Shields
Actress Brooke Shields says being famous is like a 'drug' because it gives such great...
Vanessa Paradis new face of Chanel handbags
Hollywood star Johnny Depp's girlfriend Vanessa Paradis has been signed on as the new face of Chanel Coco Cocoon...
Robbie Williams faces flak for praising marijuana
British pop star Robbie Williams has come under fire from anti-drugs campaigners for championing marijuana as a 'lovely'...
US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 percent in 2008
US greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 percent in 2008 amid a recession and record high petrol prices, according to a preliminary estimate Tuesday from the US Environmental Protection Agency...
UN mourns 101 staffers killed in Haiti earthquake
The United Nations mourned Tuesday 101 of its personnel who were killed by the devastating earthquake in Haiti in...
Iran's ex-president barred from travelling abroad
Iran has barred former president and reformist leader Seyed Mohammad Khatami from leaving the country, sources...
Ronnie Woods' friends help him stay sober
Rolling Stones' guitarist Ronnie Wood's celebrity friends are leaving no stone unturned to help their pal overcome his alcohol...
Graft charges against Hasina in Mig purchase quashed
The Dhaka High Court in Bangladesh Tuesday quashed the charges of corruption against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed in the procurement of Russian fighter plane...
Five Al Qaeda men arrested in Iraq
Five suspected Al Qaeda members were arrested Tuesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a police source...
Was Sean Penn kicked out of the Governer's Ball?
Hollywood star Sean Penn's representative has denied reports that the actor was thrown out of the Governor's Ball after picking up a fight with producer Greg...
Russia ready to give uranium for global n-fuel bank
Russia will provide by the end of 2010 the first batch of low-enriched uranium for an international nuclear fuel reserve bank under control of the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA, a senior official...
Shields to tell all about ex-husband Agassi in book
Actress Brooke Shields is planning to narrate her side of the story about her marriage to retired tennis ace Andre Agassi in her own...
Alex refuses to pose nude
Cage-fighter Alex Reid, who doesn't mind men fantasizing about him, refused to pose nude for a gay magazine because he wanted to maintain his...
Former rebels, paramilitary troops get aid in Sri Lanka
Former Tamil rebels and ex-paramilitary troops were given fishing gear, carpentry tools and agricultural equipment as part of a rehabilitation programme, officials said...
Victoria supports jilted Cheryl
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham says her heart goes out to heartbroken singer Cheryl Cole, whose husband Ashley Cole has cheated on...
US to take H-1B applications from April 1
The United States will start accepting applications for 65,000 H-1B visas for skilled professionals coveted by Indian techies for fiscal 2011 from April...
Australia to amend law to better protect foreign students
Australia will strengthen legislation to better protect international students, including Indians, and ensure world class quality education for them, Education Minister Julia Gillard said...
Missing Indian woman found dead near Chicago
An Indian-American who was reported to have disappeared from her Maine Township home near here in January was found dead in the Des Plaines River and authorities suspected suicide in her drowning...
Cameron Diaz all praises for Justin
Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, who has teamed up with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake in 'Bad Teacher', says he is the best suited for the role and will entertain...