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Sri Lankan War Hero And Chief Of Defense Staff Resigns
Region: Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan War Hero and Chief of Defense Staff General Sarath Fonseka today(12) handed over his resignation letter to the President Mahinda Rajapaksha adding fuel to the Rumour spreading that he is to enter politics and co... more
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Sovereignty Crisis in South Asia
Region: Nepal
While the US Administration has been assuring Pakistan of full help in countering extremist Muslim fighters, especially suicidal Talibans and Al Quaedans, Pakistan is not only indulged in home-grown wars but also fore... more
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87 Killed, Over 200 Badly Injured in Car Bomb Blast at Peshawar Market
Region: Pakistan
PESHAWAR: More than 87 people were killed in a car bomb blast at Meena Bazaar in Peshawar, the busiest and most popular market of women in Peshawar, Pakistan. The City Police Chief told this scribe that a heavy bomb was fi... more
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Matthew Hoh Quits State Dept Over Afghanistan: Resignation Letter
Region: District of Columbia
Matthew Hoh, a former Marine and contractor in Iraq, resigned from the US State Department last month, it has been revealed, citing US involvement in Afghanistan as the impetus for his move. In his resignation letter, Mat... more
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Obama Meets With Iraq's al Maliki: Restates Bush's 2010-2011 Timetable For Troop Withdrawals
Region: United States
The AP reported today that in a meeting with Iraq's president, Nouri al-Maliki, Mr. Obama reiterated the terms of the agreement reached in the last 100 days of the Bush Administration for American troop withdrawals beginni... more
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Water War Possible Between India and Pakistan
Region: Pakistan
If there is any possibility of a water war erupting soon, it will have to be between India and Pakistan, according to SAMAA News (International) senior correspondent Ibrahim Malick. Malick reports that at least 20 di... more
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9 killed, 75 injured in an explosion in Peshawar
Region: Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan: In a car bomb blast some 9 people were killed and 75 injured in Peshawar today. Near a private bank in the posh area of Peshawar, at Fakhar-e-Alam road, an explosion took place in an explosive-... more
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International Day of Democracy and Political Irony
Region: Nepal
Ban Ki-moon’s message on 15 September On the occasion of the second International Democracy Day on 15 September, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message to the world on Tuesday said, "Democracy is not on... more
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Genealogy Serves As Catalyst For Book On African-American Issues
Region: United States
Horace Mann once wrote: "Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it." For two decades, author Anita Wills made a habit of researching her family... more
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Pentagon lashes out at Indian media reports on Pakistani nukes
Region: Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The spokesman to U.S. Defense Ministry lashed out at Indian media reports on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and said that Pakistani nukes are in safe hands. He also added in a press statement that Pa... more
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