30. November 2009

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Pakistan kills 30 militants in tribal belt

Pakistan kills 30 militants in tribal belt

Pakistani troops killed 30 militants in the country’s lawless tribal region where a key anti-Taliban leader was assassinated in a bomb attack on Friday, officials said.
The deadly clashes were reported by the military as part of offensives against Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan and militants in Khyber, two districts in the belt dubbed the most [...]

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30. November 2009

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Iran gained $5 billion on shift from US dollar

Iran gained $5 billion on shift from US dollar

Iran has gained $5 billion through its policy of shifting away from the US currency in favour of the euro, said Central Bank Governor Mahmoud Bahmani.
Since late 2007, the Islamic Republic has received 85 per cent of its oil income in currencies other than the US dollar, English-language Press TV reported on its website.
“Iran has [...]

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30. November 2009

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Four more US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Four more US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Four US soldiers died in three separate incidents in Afghanistan on Monday, as President Barack Obama’s “war council” is reportedly finalizing its plans to substantially increase the number of soldiers participating in the eight year old occupation.
 In southern Afghanistan, two soldiers died in a bomb attack and a third perished in a separate firefight with [...]

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30. November 2009

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Emirates stock markets plunge

Emirates stock markets plunge

DUBAI: Shares in the Dubai and Abu Dhabi stock markets have plunged by almost 6% on the first day of trading since the city-state’s debt crisis was revealed.
The drop came after Dubai’s property developer, Nakheel, called a halt on trading of its Islamic bonds.
Today’s trading is the first session since Dubai World, the state-owned company [...]

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30. November 2009

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Nuke war: PM terms India Army chief statement irresponsible

Nuke war: PM terms India Army chief statement irresponsible

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday left here on a four-day official visit to Germany and United Kingdom.
Talking to media persons before his departure at the Chaklala Air Base, the Prime Minister said his visit aimed at strengthening bilateral and economic ties with the two significant European countries.
Gilani who is due to [...]

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30. November 2009

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Obama administration fears Zardari collapse

Obama administration fears Zardari collapse

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is seriously worried about the fast weakening grip of President Asif Zardari in Pakistan and on Monday two top US newspapers predicted, in powerful reports by seven leading writers and correspondents, that the Zardari regime seemed to be near collapse.
The New York Times in a report filed by five correspondents said: [...]

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27. November 2009

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Life threat: A new weapon to silence US critics in Pakistan

Life threat: A new weapon to silence US critics in Pakistan

Ahmed Quraishi
A small group of Pakistani journalists are protesting because one Pakistani newspaper has accused Mathew Rosenberg, an India-based American correspondent for the Wall Street Journal of being a spy.  The editor of Wall Street Journal is ‘disgusted’.  Under new directions from Mrs. Clinton, US diplomats are aggressively engaged in a media battle in Pakistan.  [...]

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27. November 2009

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US headache over Afghan deserters

US headache over Afghan deserters

Gareth Porter
WASHINGTON – One in every four combat soldiers quit the Afghan National Army (ANA) during the year ending in September, published data by the US Defense Department and the Inspector General for Reconstruction in Afghanistan reveals.
That high rate of turnover in the ANA, driven by extremely high rates of desertion, spells trouble for the [...]

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25. November 2009

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Red Alert for Indian Nuclear Arsenal

Red Alert for Indian Nuclear Arsenal

The red corridor which is now turning into red alert for Indian sovereignty has been camouflaged by the Government of India so strongly since years to save the face in the world community. But now the cover is proving too short to hide this ugly reality.
Naxals/Maoists issue is widely censored by the common Indians you [...]

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25. November 2009

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No One Can Seperate Islam and Pakistan: Gen. Kayani

No One Can Seperate Islam and Pakistan: Gen. Kayani

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that Pakistan was achieved in the name of Islam and the religion can never be expelled from the country.
Addressing a gathering at Police Line Peshawar here, the COAS said that no one can separate Islam from Pakistan as the country was achieved in Islam’s name.
This [...]

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