Middle-East

Shia Muslim leader dead

Shia Muslim leader dead »

Lebanon was submerged in deep sorrow at the demise of their most influential Shia Muslim leader Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah. He dies in Beirut at the age of 75. According to hospital sources the...

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Poverty worst in West Bank than Gaza

Poverty worst in West Bank than Gaza »

According to a study conducted by the International Youth Charity, children who have been living in the poorest parts of the west bank face significantly worse conditions than those living in Gaza. It is important...

July 1 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »
Turkey expresses Anger, closes its airspace for Israel

Turkey expresses Anger, closes its airspace for Israel »

Turkey expresses anger by closing the Turkish airspace for some Israeli military flights. The Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made the statement from Toronto while he was attending the G8 Summit.The issue...

June 29 2010 / 1 comment / Read More »

Asia

Maoists impose Bandh over Death of Leader Azad »

Maoists impose Bandh over Death of Leader Azad

The recent killing of the senior Politburo Member Azad has triggered off protests from the communist party leading to a two day strike across...

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Xinjiang violence puts china under pressure »

Xinjiang violence puts china under pressure

Almost one year since the brutal violence that occurred in the Western Xinjiang region in China, The United States has signed a pact, with...

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5 Afghan soldiers killed in NATO airstike »

5 Afghan soldiers killed in NATO airstike

In a grave mistake, NATO killed five Afghan soldiers in an uncoordinated air strike while the Afghan army was fighting insurgents in the country’s...

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Navy officer killed in ‘accidental fire’ »

Navy officer killed in ‘accidental fire’

Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Rear Admiral Satyendra Singh Jamwal died in Kochi on Wednesday an accidental firing at a firing range. According to...

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Over 45 feared drowned in Bihar boat tragedy »

Over 45 feared drowned in Bihar boat tragedy

Atleast 45 people were feared drown and one declared dead in a boat mishap in the wavering waters of Gandak river in Biharon Friday....

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Blast rips through Lahore Shrine, 41 dead »

Blast rips through Lahore Shrine, 41 dead

A Sufi Shrine in the center of Lahore was marred with suicide attacks, killing at least 41 people and hundreds were injured. According to...

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Americas

Obama slams toughest sanctions on Iran »

Obama slams toughest sanctions on Iran

Stressing that Iran’s Nuclear Weapons programmes are a major threat to world peace, the US president has signed a bill that if approved will impose some of the toughest sanction on Iran. Till date the UN has been lenient, but now the US president is...

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Six year old girl on terror watch list »

Six year old girl on terror watch list

An Indian-origin girl child of six years has her name figured on the U.S. terror watch list, preventing her to fly in any plane in US. Alyssa was stopped from boarding a flight recently from Cleveland to Minneapolis, when her name popped up on the...

Jul 2 2010 / 2 comments / Read More »

General Patraeus unanimously elected for the Afghan Post »

General Patraeus unanimously elected for the Afghan Post

General David Patraeus will be taking his post as the new commander of the international military presence in Afghanistan. The US senate has appointed the general unanimously and he will be replacing Commander General Stanley McChrystal. The US government has taken this step as the...

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Saudi King Abdullah to meet Obama at White house »

Saudi King Abdullah to meet Obama at White house

King Abdullah will be traveling to the White House to meet the US president Barack Obama. They would discuss various issues affecting Middle East Peace like Israel Palestinian Peacemaking efforts, The United Nations Nuclear Standoff against Iran and economic cooperation. The meeting will also include...

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Europe

“Veil Ban” bill goes into French Parliament »

“Veil Ban” bill goes into French ParliamentTuesday witnessed the opening of the bill that is aimed at banning the full face Islamic veil in the France with Europe’s biggest Muslim minority....

Jul 7 2010 / 3 comments / Read More »

Defence pact between Poland and US »

Defence pact between Poland and USDespite objections from the Russian Government, the United States of America signed a pact with Poland for delivering future Anti missile shield for protection against...

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British army to leave Afghanistan by 2015 »

British army to leave Afghanistan by 2015The British prime minister David Cameron has revealed the exit strategy of Britain from Afghanistan, saying that the troops will be called withdrawn by 2015....

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Belgium begins EU Presidency »

Belgium begins EU PresidencyWith an ambitious programme for its EU Presidency of 6 months, Belgium has taken over the rotating presidency from Spain. The topmost in Belgium’s agenda...

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Africa

DRC fuel tanker overturns, kills 220 people

DRC fuel tanker overturns, kills 220 people

The Eastern Democratic Republic village of Congo was devastated and at least 220 people were killed as a lorry carrying fuel turned over on the highway leaking oil, that spread like would fire...

Jul 5, 2010 / More » Trial begins for Rwanda shooting suspects

Trial begins for Rwanda shooting suspects

Lieutenant General Kayumba Nyamwsa was shot in an assassination attempt and the four men who tried to kill him have been arrested and identified. They are Juma Huseni who is 35 years of...

Jun 30, 2010 / More » Burundi Elections Marred with Violence and Boycotts

Burundi Elections Marred with Violence and Boycotts

The presidential elections held in Burundi turned violent with grenade attacks and boycotts. According to reports there were three grenade attacks in the capital while two more explosions occurred din the northern  part...

Jun 29, 2010 / More »

Business

Indians grab one-third of US H-1B Visas for the year 2009

Indians grab one-third of US H-1B Visas for the year 2009

Even as there was a slump for US H-1B visas in the past two years, Indian professionals grabbed one-third of the total visas issued in 2009. H-1B program is used by US business...

Jul 8, 2010 / More » AgBank of China makes record breaking Share Sales

AgBank of China makes record breaking Share Sales

AgBank marks the completion of China promise to give ‘big four’ banks to the public as China takes a big leap ahead in developing its rural regions. The Agricultural Bank of China has...

Jul 1, 2010 / More » Trade pact signed by Taiwan and China

Trade pact signed by Taiwan and China

Chiang Pinkung the leader of Taiwanese Delegation rightly states, that the signing of the landmark trade agreement between China and Taiwan is not just an important milestone for strengthening the economic ties between...

Jun 30, 2010 / More »

Sports

Nadal bags wimbledon title

Nadal bags wimbledon title

Rafa Nadal added yet another feather to his crown as he won the Wimbledon title for the second time in a row. It was   an eventful victory as the witnesses feasted on raw...

Jul 5, 2010 / More » 2010 world cup: Argentina gets crushed, germany in semis

2010 world cup: Argentina gets crushed, germany in semis

Argentina’s dream’s of making it big in the World Cup was reduced to rubble and Coach Diego Maradona was devastated as Germany beat Argentina 4-0. There were mixed emotions in the spectators watching...

Jul 5, 2010 / More » Brazilian coach Dunga sacked

Brazilian coach Dunga sacked

Following the shocking exit of Brazil from the World cup, the coach Dunga has been sacked from his post. The coach had hinted that he wanted to leave the post after the quarter...

Jul 5, 2010 / More »

Editorial

Harder Lives in a Hard Battle by Brijesh Pandey

Harder Lives in a Hard Battle by Brijesh Pandey

A week with the CRPF in the jungles of Chhattisgarh gives BRIJESH PANDEY  a first hand view of what the forces are fighting in India’s bloodiest internal conflict THE RAIN is coming down...

Jul 20, 2010 / More » Maa Tujhe Salaam: Vande Matram Controversy to the fore again

Maa Tujhe Salaam: Vande Matram Controversy to the fore again

Maa Tujhe Salaam: Vande Matram Controversy to the fore again by Ram Puniyani Jamiat-Ulema-eHind on 2nd Nov 2009 passed a resolution asking Muslims not to recite Vande Mataram on the ground that some...

Mar 22, 2010 / More » Kerala Christian Group & VHP join Hands against illusory Love Jihad

Kerala Christian Group & VHP join Hands against illusory Love Jihad

At a point of time there was a slogan by RSS combine, Pehle Kasai Phir Isai (First the Muslims then the Christians). And lo and behold that was the pattern of communal violence....

Mar 22, 2010 / More »

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Al Qaeda warns France over burqa ban