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World powers weigh new sanctions for Iran

President Barack Obama has said that the six nations dealing with Iran’s nuclear programme will develop a package of serious new punitive measures in coming weeks. Supporting the measures, European Union said the six would gather immediately to begin consultations. The EU said diplomats would meet in Brussels on Friday to consider Iran’s apparent rejection [...]

Sheikh Hasina chosen for Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been chosen for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development this year for her “outstanding contribution to the promotion of democracy and pluralism”. This was decided by an international jury chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust said. 62-year-old Hasina [...]

US Senate unveils USD 849 bn health care reform bill

A sweeping health care reform bill backed by President Barack Obama that promises to expand insurance coverage to 31 million more Americans at a whopping cost of USD 849 billion over a decade was unveiled on Thursday and is now set for a key test vote in the US Senate. “We have travelled a long [...]

Copenhagen does not hinge on US lawmakers: UN Climate Chief

UN Climate Chief has exuded confidence that US President Barack Obama would “commit” reasonable targets for emission cuts and not rely on a future legislation of the Congress on the issue. “I am not relying on the speed of Congress,” Yvo de Boer, who is the director of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate [...]

US encourages India and Pak to get back to dialogue: Clinton

The Obama Administration encourages India and Pakistan to get back into dialogue process which was halted by the Mumbai terrorist attack, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said. “We are encouraging them (India and Pakistan) to get back into dialogue. We think that (dialogue) is important. But with respect to any resolution, that’s up [...]

Five killers of Mujib to go to the gallows: Bangla SC

Thirty-four years after Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in a coup, the country’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence on five of his killers, paving the way for their walk to the gallows after a trial that dragged on for 13 years. The five are among the 12 sacked Army officers, [...]

UN commission meets Musharraf in connection with Bhutto’s probe

The UN investigation body probing former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination has met and questioned former President Pervez Musharraf in a “frank and cordial” conversation. The body, looking into the facts and circumstances behind the assassination, has met “dozens” of officials during its investigation, a spokesperson from the Secretary General’s office told journalists in [...]

15 dead in Pakistani blast

A bomb went off outside a court building in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 15 people. Sahib Gul, a doctor at the city’s main hospital, said at least 15 bodies had been brought in along with about 25 wounded people. The blast was the latest in a wave to hit [...]

Rana’s bail hearing postponed till 2nd December

The bail hearing of Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a Pakistani-origin man in custody in the US on charges of plotting terrorist attacks in India, scheduled at a court in Yoshita Singh Chicago on Thursday has been postponed till 2nd December. Rana’s detention hearing before Magistrate Judge Nan R Nolan has been moved to 2nd December at [...]

Karzai to take oath, future of Afghan war at stake

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to be sworn into office for a second full term on Thursday as he struggles to rebuild a tarnished reputation and convince the West he is still a credible partner after eight years of war. His inauguration comes against the backdrop of a rising Taliban insurgency, doubts over Karzai’s legitimacy [...]

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