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Fatah and Hamas Bury the Hatchet?
By Haider Ali. During the past weeks Fatah, the ostracised Hamas and an array of splinter groups that amalgamate into the key representatives of the Palestinian people struck an accord. After strenuous negotiations the two main...2012-01-11 1903 0 -
COLD WAVE KILLS 93 IN NORTHERN INDIA
93 people died during the cold wave that hit northernIndia. Many of the deaths took place in the states of Uttar Pradesh,Punjaband Haryana. Elderly people and the homeless were particularly hit. India’s Supreme Court ordered the...2012-01-11 1745 0 -
AUSTRALIAN JAILED FOR INDIAN STUDENT KILLING
Australian robber, who stabbed an Indian student to death in 2010, has been jailed for 13 years. The 17 year old, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to killing Nitin Garg in aMelbournepark in January 2010,...2012-01-11 1774 0 -
‘I MAY MARRY RAPIST IF HE FINDS MY BROTHER A WIFE’ SAYS VICTIM
An Afghan rape victim, who was jailed for adultery after the attack, declared that she may marry her attacker if he restores the family honour. Gulnaz was freed fromKabul’s Badam Bagh jail by President Karzai after...2012-01-11 1740 0 -
FIRST TRAIN SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN
The first train in the country travelled through the newly built station in the northern city ofMazar-i-Sharif, after a trail run from the border withUzbekistan. The Deputy Public Works Minsiter, Noor Gul Mangal told Dawn newspaper...2012-01-11 1827 0 -
21 DAY BABY DIES AFTER DRUNK CLEANER TAKES OFF OXYGEN MASK
21 day old girl died in aWest Bengalhospital after a man, who was employed as a cleaner, drunkenly removed her oxygen mask. The incident took place on 17 December at theCalcuttaMedicalCollege, where the infant was born....2012-01-11 1957 0 -
PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT TO BUY COTTON TO LIFT FALLING PRICES
The Pakistani government plan to buy up to a million bales of cotton in a bid to stabilise cotton prices in the country. Prime Minister Syed Yousef Raza Gilani has asked the finance ministry to release...2011-12-22 1735 0 -
COLD WAVE KILLS 93 IN NORTHERN INDIA
93 people died during the cold wave that hit northern India. Many of the deaths took place in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. Elderly people and the homeless were particularly hit. India’s Supreme...2011-12-22 1736 0 -
RUSSIA WANT TO BAN HINDU HOLY BOOK
Russia is adamant to ban a Hindu holy book from their country, claiming that the text promotes extremism. Indian MPs are outraged that the Bhagvad Gita could be banned from Russia. State prosecutors in Tomsk, Siberia...2011-12-22 1734 0 -
QATAR AVENUE NAMED AFTER LIBYAN HERO OMAR MUKHTAR
Qatar has named an avenue in Doha after Libyan politician Omar Mukhtar who, for almost 20 years, led a resistance against Italian colonization of Libya in the 19th centaury. The ceremony at Al Dafna, Dohan’s new...2011-12-22 1805 0