Lanka to continue probe of alleged rights abuses: Minister
Sri Lankas Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said on Tuesday that President Mahinda Rajapakse-led government is committed to completing the work of the Presidential commission of inquiry into rights abuses. ANI
EU urges Pak to resist contact with Al Qaeda
Javier Solana, the foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU) today urged the Pakistan Government to resist contact with al Qaeda, as the latter was operating outside Pakistans laws and Constitution. ANI
Bhurbhan pact on deposed judges to be implemented: Zardari, Sharif
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday announced that the deposed judges will be reinstated as per Bhurbhan agreement that both reached last month. ANI
The house that inspired Rudyard Kipling to write Kim up for sale
The Highland home where Rudyard Kipling wrote one of his most celebrated novels is up for sale for almost 500,000 pounds. ANI
Salahuddin slams Musharraf over concessions to India on Kashmir
Leaders of militant groups fighting against Indias rule in Jammu and Kashmir have criticised President Pervez Musharrafs policies and vowed to continue their fight to end their subjugation. ANI
Oz FM says Mugabe is clearly stealing Zimbabwe election
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has accused Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe of trying to steal the recent elections in his country to remain in power. ANI
Balochistan govt withdraws all politically motivated cases against Akhtar Mengal
The new Balochistan government has reportedly withdrawn all cases, including those of sedition, against detained former Balochistan chief minister Sardar Akhtar Mengal. ANI
59,962 HR violations registered in Pak in last three years
A total of 59,962 cases of human rights violations were registered during the last three years in Pakistan, the countrys National Assembly was informed last evening. ANI
Archaeologists find 3000-year-old jewellery box in Fiji
Archaeologists in Fiji have found a 3000-year-old pot containing jewellery belonging to the regions original South Pacifican settlers. ANI
ADB ready to provide finance to Pak for IPI project
Sources in Pakistans Petroleum Ministry has claimed that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured Islamabad to provide financing for materialising the billion dollars Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project. ANI
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to visit Nepal
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to visit Nepal after the new dispensation assumes charge. ANI
Maoists win 120 out of 240 directly elected seats in Nepal
The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists has won 120 out of the total 240 directly elected seats under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system of the Constituent Assembly polls. ANI
Dr Death seeking to turn next month hearing into a full-blown trial
US government prosecutors have accused Dr Jayant Patel of attempting to turn his next months extradition hearing in Portland, into a full-blown trial. ANI
Canada PM for stronger trade ties with India
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has outlined the initiatives his government has undertaken to improve trade ties with India, an emerging economic superpower and the worlds most populous democracy. ANI
Zardari says countdown for restoration of judges not begun yet
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly said that the countdown for the restoration of judges sacked on November 3, 2007, has not yet begun. ANI
PML-N may quit cabinet over judges restoration issue
Not even a month has passed since the new PPP-PML-N coalition government assumed office in Islamabad that the relations between the two coalition partners have started turning sour. ANI
India, Chile sign four agreements
In a bid to give further push to their bilateral ties, India and Chile have inked four series of cooperation agreements on science and technology, air services, sports and Antarctica expeditions. ANI
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