Pope Benedict XVI starts off marathon Bible reading

On Sunday Pope Benedict celebrated a huge mass to open a worldwide meeting of prelates at the Vatican. Over 200 bishops are attending that meeting, which is discussing the modern relevance of the bible. It will also...

Foreigners among 50 feared killed in Marriott Blast

At least 40 people were killed, including foreigners and over 70 others injured when an explosives laden truck rammed into a five star hotel here on Saturday. The wounded, many of them critically, have been brought the local hospitals. The powerful explosion caused fire in...

At UN: Confirmation of Russia's Georgia advance

As Russia continues to pummel Georgia with bombers, tanks, and soldiers,  U.N. officials confirm that the Russian military has pushed beyond the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The Russians were very...

Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone Nargis victims

Burma's most popular comedian, Maung Thura who is well known as Zarganar faces 20 years in Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison for helping Cyclone Nargis victims in the Irrawaddy delta " The repressive and...

U.N. atomic inspector in Iran for talks: agency

The IAEA and the UN have sent a top nuclear official to Iran for talks with Tehran. As a result of a failure to respond to an offer made by the world powers, Iran is now facing a round of new sanctions."A top U.N....

UN to go green by cutting on AC

Fighting global warming should start at the top and to set an example the United nations have decided to remove Air-conditioners from the headquarters office in NY. UN is exhorting its staff and representative's of...

SA Judge Nominated as UN Rights Chief

South African Navanethem Pillay, has been nominated as the next UN high commissioner for human rights."Ms Pillay has a background defending anti-apartheid activists in South Africa and is currently a judge at the International Criminal Court. The UN General Assembly still has...

Condoleezza Rice to meet North Korean counterpart for nuclear talks

Ending their long held position US has extended olive branch to communist regime of  North Korea after latter abandoned their nuclear programme. Now US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will meet her Korean counterpart next week to take the discussion further. ...

New RI ambassador presents credentials to Queen Elizabeth II

"London (ANTARA News) - By using a horse-driven carriage, Indonesian new ambassador to the United Kingdom Yuri Octavian Thamrin went to Backingham Palace in London to present his credentials to the Queen Elizebeth II on Thursday. While it was drizzling inLondon, from the...

U.S. reverses course, will send envoy to talks with Iran

"The Bush administration has decided to break with previous policy by sending one of its most senior diplomats to engage Iran's top nuclear official, the White House announced Wednesday. ...

India accuses Pakistani ISI over Kabul attack on Embassy

According to Indian National Security Adviser, M K Narayanan, Pakistani intelligence agency -ISI-is behind a recent attack on India Embassy at Kabul where 60 people died. Afghan government has accused Pakistan too while the Taliban denied any involvement in the attack on July...

Iran lifts hopes of progress on nuclear strategy

The US government is heralding Iran's recent change in tone with cautious approval today, acknowledging that there appears to be debate within the country over how to handle the economic sanctions caused by its...

Two Indonesian diplomats injured in Kabul suicide bomb attack

The risk in the place was not safe.." AFP reported on Monday that a suicide car bomber rammed the vehicle against an Indian embassy car in Kabul on Monday, killing 41 people, including two Indian diplomats in the Afghan capital`s deadliest attack since the 2001 fall of the...

Cuba says US organizing demonstrations

"Cuba on Wednesday accused U.S. diplomats of instigating opponents of the communist-run government to hold public protests to mark American Independence Day."There has been an escalation of provocative actions organized and financed by the U.S. Interests Section in Havana,"...

N. Korea destroys nuclear tower

" YONGBYON, North Korea - North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making...

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