NKorea test-fires 3 missiles: SKorea

S. M. Mahmud 10 hours ago Region: Bangladesh

North Korea Saturday test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear standoff. The firing of the missiles, reported to have a range of up to 500 kilometres (312 miles), follow a series of missile launches earlier this week by the isolated Stalinist state. "North Korea has test-fired three miss... more

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Tea party and future party president

Mohan Nepali 12 hours ago Region: Nepal

While grassroots level Nepali Congress workers and supporters have been denouncing the partylessness and zamindaristic culture with no democratic spirit ruling the party structures since 1951, senior leader and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadru Deuba on Saturday told media that there is no theoretical debate within his party. He tried to assure his party workers and supporters through reporters that his party was quit... more

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SPARC not funding CRC Chitral

G. H. Farooqui a day ago Region: Pakistan

 CRC discussed child rights and children issues.   CHITRAL:   Child Rights Committee Chitral (CRC) expressed great concern over corporal punishment in some government schools of Chitral. During an extra ordinary meeting of CRC under the chair of Engineer Temour Shah Coordinator and Mrs. Nasreen Deputy Coordinator different issues regarding child rights and their violations were discussed. The meet... more

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Weather in North-East England breaks

LittleRedMonkey1 a day ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

After a short hot spell at the end of June and beginning of July when Mediterranean temperatures were recorded, the weather broke and cooled with a thunderstorm and rain here in the North-East of England on Friday July 3 2009. The region often suffers from sea-fret drifting from the east off the North Sea while the rest of the UK basks in summer sunshine. However the Atlantic weather system has pushed rain i... more

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Six Militant bodies buried in snow in JK recovered by Indian Army

Vijay Kumar a day ago Region: India

  Udhampur, July 3  – According to defence spokesperson that Infiltration attempts made by militants in Gurez sector in March this year during heavy snow conditions resulted in 6 to 8 terrorists getting buried in an avalanche.   Defence spokesman, Col DK Kachari said in Udhampur that the bodies of militants could not be retrieved due to heavy accumulation of snow. With the melting of snow bod... more

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Nepal Confirms Two More Cases of Swine Flu

Bishnu M Bhattarai a day ago Region: Nepal

Three days after confirming the first case of swine flu in the country, officials of Nepal on Thursday confirmed two more cases of the deadly disease. The Ministry of Health and Population officials confirmed that a 17-month-old baby and a five-year-old child had contracted the flu. According to ministry officials, the baby belongs to the same couple who was confirmed as the first case of swine flu in the country. Ea... more

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Let House Proceedings Resume, Koirala tells Maoists

Bishnu M Bhattarai a day ago Region: Nepal

Biratnagar, July 3: Nepali Congress president and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has requested the Unified CPN-Maoist to help resume the House proceedings. He also warned that the former rebels would be held responsible for the consequences if the House proceedings were not resumed at the earliest. Talking to mediapersons at Biratnagar before returning to Kathmandu on Friday morning, Koirala said the... more

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Paris Air Show 2009

Supermaster a day ago Region: France

Paris Air Show 2009 which held from 15th to 21st June this year book a low transaction from commercial sector. Boeing and Airbus said demand for aircraft is decrease amid to global crisis hit last year.   Even Low, Airbus SAS received contract from Qatar Air to supply 24 units of A-320 & A-321. This purchase is worth for US$ 1, 9 billion. The European biggest airplane engine production, Rolls Royce received con... more

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Hidden mosaic unveils in Israel

Wang Fangqing 2 days ago Region: Israel

 The well preserved 1700-year-old Roman Empire-era mosaic was unveiled by a group of Israeli archaeologists on Wednesday in the city of Lod, near Tel Aviv. The 600-square-foot floor mosaic was made up of over two million small stones, working together out a splendid huge picture of hunting scenes. Lions and giraffes from Africa and the style similar to those found in Tunisia and other places in ... more

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Big Victory for Gay Rights in India

Jagan T 2 days ago Region: India

At last, Delhi's High Court has legalized homosexuality.  The court has ruled that homosexual intercourse between consenting adults is not a criminal act. The ruling overturns a 148-year-old colonial law which describes a same-sex relationship as an "unnatural offence."  The court said that a statute in Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which defines homosexual acts as "carnal intercourse against the ord... more

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