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High Court Dismisses PIL on BSP Maha-Rally 200 Crore Spending
Lucknow (ABC Live): The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday rejected a PIL seeking CBI probe into alleged expenses of about Rs 200 crore by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on BSP recent Maha-rally.
Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Paved Way for Healthcare Reform Bill Safe Passage
Washington (ABC Live): The US House of Representatives on Sunday has approved President Barack Obama's agenda top item the landmark healthcare reform bill with thin margin....
Nepal Loses Its Former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala
Kathmandu (ABC Live): Nepal’s five-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, passed away on Saturday after multiple organ failure....
White House All Set to Host State Dinner for Mexican President Felipe Calderon
Washington (ABC Live): After hosting his first state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, now US President Barack Obama will host the second state dinner of his presidency for his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon....
US-Russia Decide to Sign New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
Moscow (ABC Live): United States and Russia held crucial talks on a new nuclear disarmament treaty after the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) expired in December....
US Prepares to Strike on Iranian Nuclear Installations
New York (ABC Live): The Global resources suggested that United States is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities....
Israel Rejects US Pressure to Withdraw 1,600 Ramat Shlomo New Homes Plan
Tel Aviv (ABC Live): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has \refused to oblige United State on recently Announced 1600 Jewish settlement in and around Jerusalem....
After US Threat Israel Decides to Probe Joe Biden's Visit Fiasco
Tel Aviv (ABC Live): After United States Threat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a probe into why officials announced plans for constructing new housing units in East Jerusalem during US Vice-president Joe Biden's visit....
US Rejects Israel’s Jerusalem New Settlements During Vice-President Joe Biden Visit
Washington (ABC Live): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has refuted Israel’s decision to build new settlements in East Jerusalem during a visit by US Vice-President Joe Biden aimed at restarting peace talks. ...
Japan Finally Accepts US Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station Relocation Accord
Tokyo (ABC Live): Japan has finally decided to accept 2006 accord to relocate US Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station from Ginowan to CampSchwab in Nago. ...
Israel Approves 1,600 New Homes in East Jerusalem
Tel Aviv (ABC Live): Israel has approved the building of 1,600 new homes in east Jerusalem, where the Palestinians want their capital just before the US Vice-President Joe Biden's visit. ...
6 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Turkey
Okcular (ABC Live)A 6 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey Monday, killing 57 people....
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 11 People in Lahore
Lahore(ABC Live):A suspected suicide car bomber on Monday struck special investigation unit's building in Pakistan's key city in Lahore, killing at least 11 people and wounding 61 others. ...
Sarath Fonseka Goes on Hunger Strike
Sri Lanka (ABC Live): Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka facing detention under treason charges, on Sunday went on a hunger strike for not being allowed to speak to his daughters on telephone that are overseas. ...
Sri Lanka Rejects UN Probe into Human Rights Violations
Colombo (ABC Live):Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has rejected UN chief Ban Ki-Moon proposal to ask panel of experts to look into human rights issues on the island. violations ...
After Taliban Afghanistan School Enrollment Reaches Highest in History
Kabul (ABC Live): Afghanistan After the fall of Taliban rule (1996-2001) is trying to recover from more than two decades of war especially in the field of education....
India Tries to Check Cheap Chinese Goods Entry into India
New Delhi (ABC Live): India on Friday has decided to issue permits to Indo-China border districts residents to restrict flow of cheap Chinese goods into the country....
Dalai Lama is A Political Monk : China
Beijing (ABC Live): China has termed the Dalai Lama as a political monk....
Vatican Revives Direct Relations with China After 59 Years
Vatican (ABC Live): The Vatican has secretly elected a new delegate for China after 1951. ...
Chilean 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Creates Tsunami Alert for Japan
Tokyo (ABC Live): One of the largest earthquakes on record killed at least 300 people in Chile and sent giant waves roaring across the Pacific Ocean that forced Japan to issue a major tsunami alert on Sunday....
8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Chile
Santiago (ABC Live): A deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has hit central Chile, resulted into deaths of at least 78 people on Saturday....
Sri Lankan Ex-Army Chief Sarath Fonseka Faces Treason Charges
Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday said charges will be framed in two weeks' time against detained ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka in civil courts for allegedly plotting against the government and creating unrest within the force. ...
United Nations Confirms 222,517 Deaths in Haiti's Earthquake
Port-au-Prince (ABC Live): United Nations has issued official death toll list of Haiti's devastating earthquake....
David Miliband All Set to Address Global Tamil Forum
London (ABC Live): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is all set to address the Global Tamil Forum at the British Parliament Tuesday. ...
Italy Court Convicts Three Top Google Executives On Defamation Charges
Milan (ABC Live): Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday in Italy because bullies posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused, a case closely watched due to its implications for Internet freedom. ...
Dalai Lama Loves China
Washington (ABC Live): Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has love for China despite cultural "suppression" of his homeland. ...
Portuguese Floods Death Toll Reaches 40
Madeira (ABC Live): The death toll in flash floods on the Portuguese island of Madeira rose on Sunday to 40 with over 100 injured, authorities said, warning that the number was likely to rise. ...
United States, Russia All Set to Ink START Follow-on Treaty
New York (ABC Live): The United States and Russia are within sight of a new deal to slash their nuclear arsenals but certain "principles and elements" have yet to settled, a top US official said Wednesday. ...
Suicide Air Attack on US Internal Revenue Service in Texas
Texas (ABC Live):A disgruntled software engineer, smashed his small plane into a seven-storey tax office building in Texas in a kamikaze-style attack, killing one person and leaving 13 others injured, police said Friday. ...
Seoul’s Incheon International Airport Gets World Best Airport Award
Geneva (ABC Live): The Airports Council International awarded Seoul’s Incheon International Airport as the world's best airport for the fifth straight year in the latest customer satisfaction survey....
France Promises USD 400 million Aid for Quake-Stricken Haiti
Paris (ABC Live): French president Nicolas Sarkozy has promised 230 million euros (USD 400 million) in aid for quake-stricken Haiti on Wednesday....
Benjamin Netanyahu Reaches Moscow to Get Russian Support Against Iran
Moscow (ABC Live): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached Moscow on Sunday for garnering support to impose tough sanctions against Iran....
United States Senate Approves 27 Nominees List for Obama Administration
Washington (ABC Live): United States Senate confirmed 27 nominees of the Obama Administration out of it’s around 50 appointments on last day of its session ...
Sri Lanka All Set to Face General Elections in April
Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday dissolved the country's parliament to conduct of general elections two months ahead of schedule. ...
Russia Refuses to Send Its Troops in Afghanistan
Moscow (ABC Live): Russia on Tuesday ruled out sending its troops to Afghanistan but said it was ready to help train the military and police personnel of the country to develop its internal security capability....
Sri Lanka Arrests Losing General Sarath Fonseka
Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lanka military police has arrested former Sri lankan Army chief and losing presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka from his office on Monday night....
At Lest 50 Died in US Power Plant Explosion
Hartford (ABC Live): Atlest 50 person feared died in A huge explosion occurred in a US power gas-fired plant in Middletown, home to 40,000 people on the Connecticut River on Sunday....
World Loses Bo Languages with Boa Sr Death in Andamans
Port Blair (ABC Live): World lost an ancient language in India on Thursday when last speaker of an ancient language was died at age of 85 years. ...
Blackwater Comes Under US Justice Department Scanner
New York (ABC Live): The US Justice Department has started investigation regarding the allegations against security firm Blackwater Worldwide for bribing Iraqi government officials to get work....
African Union Faces Kadhafi Fear Factor in Addis Ababa Summit
Addis Ababa (ABC Live): The African Union (AU) summit started on Sunday faced rift over leadership issue as Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is no mood to leave the leadership of AU....
High Court Bar to File Petition against CBI Closure Report in Cash-at-Judge's Doorstep
Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh): The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has decided to file a petition against the closure report of CBI in the 'cash-at-judge's door' case....
Hackers Hack Websites of Members of US House of Representatives
Washington (ABC Live): Internet hackers hacked 50 Official websites of members of the US House of Representatives....
Mahinda Rajapaksa Wins Second Term For Sri Lankan Presidency
Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday won a second term in office defeating united opposition candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka....
Russian Navy to React Against US Patriot Deployment in Poland
Moscow (ABC Live): Russia has decided to strengthen its Navy’s Baltic fleet in to counter US plans to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland....
China Beats Japan to Become World Second Largest Economy
New York (ABC Live): China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has officially issued a statement that it has maintained economy grew by 8.7% in 2009, and by 10.7% in the final quarter of the year, compared with 2008. ...
Japanese Law Makers Question Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Integrity Over Funds Scandals
Tokyo (ABC Live):The four-month-old Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is facing tough heat over funds scandals involving him and his ruling party's no. 2, Ichiro Ozawa....
World Bank Grants USD 100 Million to Earthquake Hit Haiti
Washington (ABC Live): The World Bank on Thursday announced an additional USD 100 million in emergency grant fund to worst earthquake hit the Caribbean nation Haiti. ...
Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Reaches Over One Million
Port-au-Prince (ABC Live): The 7.0-magnitude quake, Haiti's worst in two centuries, has taken lives of at lest 100,000 people....Major Earthquake Hits Haiti
Haiti (ABC Live): A massive Earthquake hit the Caribbean nation of Haiti and damaged presidential palace besides other government buildings in the country's capital Port-au-Prince....
Obama Appoints Rajiv Shah as USAID Chief
Washington (ABC Live): Obama Led US administration has appointed Indian origin Rajiv Shah as chief of a nearly $ 40 billion US foreign aid program USAID....
World's Tallest Tower Burj Dubai Opens For Public
Dubai (ABC Live): The world's tallest tower, Burj Dubai, which the Gulf Emirates hopes will pep up its international image, shaken by debt woes. ...
Taiwan Reassures China On Independence
Taipei (ABC Live): Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday reassured China that on Taiwan will not seek independence and improve ties with China....
Al-Qaeda Operative Tries to Blast US North West Airlines
Washington(ABC Live):A Nigerian passenger, suspected to be an al-Qaeda operative, tried to ignite an incendiary device aboard a North West Airlines plane from Amsterdam to Detroit, a development termed as an "attempted act of terrorism" by the White House. ...
US Senate Passes Obama's Healthcare Bill
Washington (ABC Live):The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, President Barack Obama said supporters were "incredibly close" to enacting the reform package into law. ...
Nepal Asks Un to Extend UNMIN Tenure
Kathmandu(ABC Live): Nepal has decided to ask Unites Nations to extend United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in the country, monitoring the Maoists arms and its personnel....
Russia Successfully Test Fires RS-20V Voevoda Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Moscow (ABC Live): Russia on Thursday successfully test launched a nuclear-capable RS-20V Voevoda intercontinental ballistic missile....
Soyuz TMA-17 Takes Three Astronauts to International Space Station
Baikour (ABC Live): Russian rocket Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft blasted off from Baikonur at 00:52 a.m. on Monday, ...
UNSC Resolution 1904 Authorizes to Create Ombudsman for Terrorism
New York (ABC Live): the UN Security Council resolution No 1904 as authorized to create an office of Ombudsman in fighting against Terrorism....
Iran Successfully Tests Fire Sajjil-2 Missile
Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has successfully test-fired Sajjil-2, a medium-range missile on Wednesday....
Silvio Berlusconi Loses Two Teeth in Massimo Tartaglia's Punch Attack
Milan (ABC Live): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced sudden punched in the face and downed to the ground resultant into loss of his two teeth and a minor nose fracture in political rally in Milan on Sunday....
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Punched in Political Rally
Milan (ABC Live): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced sudden hit in the face and downed to the ground by assailant after a political rally in Milan on Sunday. ...
CIA Snaps Ties with Blackwater over Drone Missile Loading in Pakistan, Afghanistan
New York (ABC Live): The CIA has canceled a contract a private security firm Blackwater for to load bombs onto drone aircraft in Pakistan and Afghanistan. ...
North Korea Accepts Swine Flu Drug Tamiflu Supply From South Korea
Seoul (ABC Live): Difference between North and South Korea seems to be improving as North Korea has accepted South Korea's offer of drugs help to fight against a swine flu outbreak....
Five Car Bombings Killed At Least 110 People in Bagdad
Baghdad (ABC Live): Five Car bombings have killed at least 110 people and injured 190 in Baghdad on Tuesday....
Putin Indicates to Contest Russian Presidential Elections in 2012
Moscow (ABC Live): PM Vladimir Putin has indicated to reclaim for Russian President’s office in 2012. ...
Iran Decides to Review Its Foreign Policy As per IAEA Voting
Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has announced to reviews its foreign policy as per voting against it its nuclear activities at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week....
Space shuttle Atlantis Safely Landed at Kennedy Space Center
Washington (ABC Live): Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts returned after 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with an early morning landing on November 27 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ...
Pakistani Prime Minster Gilani Gets Nuclear Button
Islamabad (ABC Live):The row over control of the Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals has at last ended on Friday night, when President Asif Ali Zardari officially handed over to these to Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani....
Iran Confiscates Shirin Ebadi’s Nobel Peace Medal in Want of Tax Liability
Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi. ...
General Wolfgang Schneiderhan Resigns over Civilians killing in Nato Air Strike in Afghanistan
Kabul (ABC Live):General Wolfgang Schneiderhan of Germany Army posted in Afghanistan has resigned over a Nato air strike on in Afghanistan, which resulted into killing of 70 civilians. ...
US President Obama to Mark Knoller on US Afghanistan Policy@ Joint Press Meet
White House(ABC Live):US President Obama asked one question each, one from an American journalist and one from an Indian journalist, and named Mark Knoller ,an award-winning White House Correspondent for CBS News to ask his question....
Iran Starts Huge Military Exercise to Show its Readiness to Defend Its Nuclear Sites
Tehran (ABC Live): Iran has started its five days of large-scale military exercise to Show its Readiness to retaliate Attacks on its nuclear sites....
Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy Becomes European Union Chief
Brussels (ABC Live): Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy named as European Union Chief on Friday....
China Asks Equal Footing to Resolve US-Chinese Trade Imbalance
Beijing (ABC Live): China on Tuesday asked equal status from US to properly resolve economic and trade frictions of US-Chinese Trade....
United States Recognizes Tibet, a part of China
Beijing (ABC Live): United States on Tuesday categorically Recognized Tibet, a part of China, when visiting US President Barack Obama accepted it in his statement....
Obama Teaches Universal Freedoms Lesson to Chinese Students
Shanghai (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama on Monday delivered a speech to Chinese youth at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum during his four-day state visit to China....
President Barack Obama Starts China Visit from Shanghai
Shanghai (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama on his maiden visit to China has reached Chinese city of Shanghai, where he held with a town hall style meeting on Monday with young people....
Suicide Bombers Struck ISI Office, Police Station in NW Pakistan
Peshawar (ABC Live): At least 10 people killed and 40 injured in the latest terrorist attack when suicide bombers on Friday struck an office of the ISI and a police station in northwest Pakistan....
Sri Lankan Army Chief Gen Sarath Fonseka Resigns
Colombo (ABC Live): Sri Lanka's armed forces chief Gen Sarath Fonseka has finally resigned from his post after reports published about US Department of Homeland Security asked him to present before it during his private visit to United States in Last month....
China Runs Many Black Jail in Beijing :Human Rights Watch
Beijing (ABC Live): Human Rights Watch alleged that China is running a number of unlawful detention centres in Beijing to torture citizens, who report local injustices. ...
US Returns Back Nazis’ Looted 16th Century Hebrew Bible to Vienna Jewish Library
Manhattan (ABC Live): US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials turned over the two-volume of a 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis six decades ago Vienna's Jewish community at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan....
Russian Military Plane Tu-142-M3 Crashes in TatarskyStrait
TatarskyStrait (ABC Live): A Russian military plane crashed in the country's Far East, killing all nine people aboard on Friday....
US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan Killed His 12 Fellow Soldiers at Fort Hood Military Base
Texas (ABC Live):A US army major killed his 12 fellow soldiers and injured 31 officials in open fire at the Fort Hood military base in Texas....
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Moves Fast to Cutrail Zardari powers
Islamabad(ABC Live):Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has started to work fastly to cutrail the Presidential powers. ...
Afghan Election Commission Declares Hamid Karzai Winner After UN Clearance
Kabul (ABC Live): Afghan Election Commission on Monday after United Nations clearance declared Hamid Karzai as next Afghan president for a second term, cancelling a one-man presidential run-off....
Suicide Bomber Attacks Near Pakistan Army's Headquarters
Rawalpindi (ABC Live): A suicide bomb attack occurred outside a hotel in a high-security area near Pakistan Army's headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Monday, killing at least ten people and injuring several others. ...
US to Question Sri Lankan Army Chief Fonseka Over Human Rights Abuses
Washington (ABC Live): Sri Lanka has expressed anger against United States decision to question Sri Lankan army chief General Sarath Fonseka, who is currently on a visit to the US over alleged war crimes committed during the war with the Tamil Tigers....
Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah Withdraws from Run-off Election
Kabul (ABC Live): Afghan Presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of on election run-off on Sunday after his demands for a fair vote were not full filled....
US President Barack Obama Declares Swine flu As National Emergency
Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama on Saturday declared swine flu a national emergency....
Afghanistan's Presidential Election Run-off All Set to Start
Kabul (ABC Live): All actions for Afghanistan's presidential election run-off are set to start....
US Congress Passes Guantanamo Bill As Per Obama's Deadline
Washington (ABC Live): The US Senate has approved the bill enabling Guantanamo inmates to be tried on US soil....
UN Secretary General Asks to Remove Fraud Poll offcials Before Afghanistan's Run-off Vote
New York(ABC Live):UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after UN-backed panel lowered Mr Karzai's vote share below 50% has asked to replace majority of the top poll officials under whose supervision Afghanistan's election was conducted. ...
Iran Orders Swiftly Crack Down of Sistan-Baluchestan Attackers
Tehran(ABC Live):Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered swiftly track down those who planned Sunday’s suicide attack in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan. ...
United States Allows North Korean's Nuclear Negotiator Visit
Washington(ABC Live):United States has allowed senior North Korean diplomat Ri Gun to visit country in last week of October. ...
Pakistani Talban Suicide Bombers Killed At least 11 people in Peshawar
Peshawar (ABC Live): Pakistani Talban Suicide bombers including a woman on Friday again set off two blasts outside police station in Pakistani city of Peshawar killing at least 12 people....
India Rejects Albanian Government Demand to Return Mother Teresa Remains
New Delhi (ABC Live): India has rejected a demand by the Albanian government to return the remains of Mother Teresa, buried in the city of Calcutta....
Pakistani Taliban Terrorists Strom Lahore Security Establishments
Lahore (ABC Live): Terrorists on Thursday stormed the Federal Investigation Agency building and two other security establishments in Lahore, triggering fierce exchanges of fire with police that left at least seven persons dead and several injured. Information and confirmation to this effect was shared by Khusro Pervez, Commissioner of Police, and Lahore....
Researchers Discover Clear Evidence of Modular Evolution
London (ABC Live): Researchers in China and the UK claimed that they have discovered the fossils of a new type of flying reptile, which were in existence more than 160 million years....
US Senate Committee Approves Barack Obama's Supported US Healthcare Bill
Washington (ABC Live): US Senate committee has accorded its approval to President Barack Obama's supported bill to reform US healthcare on Wednesday....
China,Russia Sign Ballistic Missile Launch Plans Agreement
Beijing (ABC Live): China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit this week to Beijing. ...
North Korea Agrees to Have Bilateral Talk With South Korea
Pyongyang (ABC Live): North Korea agreed to hold talks with South Korea this week, apparently signaling a wish for better relations a day after it test-fired short-range missiles. ...
Global Divide Still Persists over Carbon Emission Targets
Bangkok (ABC Live): The deadlock over setting concrete targets for carbon emission still persists between the developed and developing countries after the latest round of negotiations in Bangkok on Climate Change....ISI Behind Attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul : Afghan Ambassador to US
Kabul (ABC Live): Afghan Ambassador to the United States claimed that Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI was behind the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul which killed 17 people and wounded more than 60...Suicide Car Bomber Strike in Peshawar of pakistan
Peshawar (ABC Live): At least 45 people killed and more than 100 injured in Peshwar city of northwest Pakistan on Friday when a suicide car bomber struck in a crowded market. At least 15 of the injured are said to be in critical condition. Women and children were among those killed and injured in the blast. ...
US President Barrack Obama Gets Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo (ABC Live): United States President Barrack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said in Oslo on Friday that Obama got this prize for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." ...Indian origin Scientist V Ramakrishnan wins Nobel Prize for Chemistry
New Delhi (ABC live): Indian Scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a senior scientist at the MRC Laborartory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others, the Nobel Committee announced on Wednesday. ...
US President to sign Bill on Civillian Military aid to Pak shortly
Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama would "shortly sign" the Kerry-Lugar Bill on civilian and military aid to Islamabad which has been passed by both senate and house of representatives last week....12 Killed, 85 Injured in Suicide Blast Near Indian Embassy in Kabul
Kabul (ABC Live): At least 12 people killed and about 85 injured in the Afghan capital on Thursday when a suicide bomber blew up his car outside the compound of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. ...
British novelist Hilary Mantel Wins Man Booker prize
London (ABC Live): British novelist Hilary Mantel won Man Booker prize of this year for her gripping 16th century tale titled 'Wolf Hall'. ...Three Persons Killed in Blast at UN agency in Islamabad
Islamabad (ABC Live): At least three persons, a foreigner and two women were killed and several others injured in an explosion at the office of a UN agency in a high-security area in the heart of the Pakistani capital, police said. ...China Celebrates 60 Years of Communist Rule
Beijing (ABC Live): China on Thursday, Celebrated 60 years of Communist rule on Thursday by staging its biggest-ever military parade...Two Earthquakes in Indonesia Fear Killed Thousands
Sumatra (ABC live): Thousands are feared dead in an earthquake occurred in the city of Padang on Indonesia's Sumatra Island...Mohammad ElBaradei Gets Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace
New Delhi(ABC Live): Mohammad ElBaradei, Director General of IAEA was honored by India with the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for his "impassioned opposition to use of nuclear energy for military purposes", on Wednesday when President Pratibha Patil gave away the Prize....
India to Play Crucial Role in Creating New Global Accord on Climate Change
New York (ABC Live): India is planning to play an active role in crafting a new global accord on climate change....
A Suicide Car Bomb Attack Kills 10 in North-West Pakistan
Kohat (ABC Live): A suicide car bomb attack has killed at least 10 people killed and 35 persons injured at a village market in north-west Pakistan. ...
European Union Hails Obama's Plan to Drop Bush-Era Missile Defence Plan
London (ABC Live): European Union leaders have welcomed President Barack Obama's announcement to drop a Bush-era missile defence plan....
Yukio Hatoyama Takes Power as new prime Minister of Japan
Tokyo (ABC Live): Yukio Hatoyama has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Japan on Wednesday after a landslide victory of his party ending an almost half a century long, virtually uninterrupted rule of Taro Aso’s Liberal Democratic Party. ...Musharraf Takes U-Turn on His US Military Aid Statement
Washington (ABC Live): Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has taken u-turn over his statement on misusing of US military aid to Pakistan to strengthen its defenses against India....Japan Yukiya Amano All Set to Take Charge of IAEA Chief from 1st December
New York (ABC Live): UN nuclear watchdog, IAEA has approved the name of Japanese ambassador to the IAEA, Yukiya Amano as its new director general from 1st December, and succeeding Mohamed ElBaradei. ...
Shoe Thrower Iraqi Journalist on Bush Ends His Prison Term on Monday
Baghdad (ABC Live): The Iraqi journalist, Muntadar al-Zaidi who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush during a news conference has completed the prison sentence on Monday. ...
Finally Pervez Musharraf Accepts US Military Aid Used Against India
Islamabad (ABC Live): Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has accepted that military aid provided by the US to Pakistan was used Against India during his tenure....
World Loses Father of the Green Revolution
Texas (ABC Live): The father of the Green Revolution in agriculture, Norman Borlaug, has died late on Saturday evening at his home in Dallas from cancer on Saturday....
20,000 H-1B Visas Still Waiting For ?
New York (ABC Live): After stern rules on jobs outsourcing, more than 20,000 H-1B visas are still not filled out of 65,000 allocated for financial year 2008-09....Yukio Hatoyama Aims to Reduces Japan Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 25 Percent
Tokyo (ABC Live): Japan’s next prime minister and Democratic Party leader Yukio Hatoyama has announced on Monday at climate symposium that Japan under Democratic Party governance would aim to cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020 compared with 1990 levels....Former U.S army Soldier gets Life in Prison for rape, murder of Iraqi girl
Paducah, Kentucky (ABC Live): A former U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced for life in prison with no chances of parole by Judge Thomas Russell for the gang rape and murder of an Iraqi girl and the slaughter of her family on Friday....
Bad Weather Forces Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to Visit Pakistan
Karachi (ABC Live): Bad weather on Thursday night in New Delhi has forced Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna to land at Karachi's Quaid-e-Azam International airport at 10:45 pm PST....
TTP Chief Hakimullah already killed: Pak media
Islamabad (ABC Live): Pakistani security forces said that recently appointed Taliban Pakistan chief Hakimullah Mehsud has already been killed and the person interviewed by the BBC was his brother who looks like him. ...
Los Angeles Coroner's Office Rules Out Foul Play in Michael Jackson's Death
Los Angeles (ABC Live): The Los Angeles Coroner's office on Saturday ruled out foul play or "external trauma" in pop star Michael Jackson's death after conducting an autopsy. ...
US House of Representatives Passes American Clean Energy and Security Act
Washington (ABC Live): The US House of Representatives narrowly passed historic legislation to limit pollution blamed for global warming....
World Loses King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson
Los Angeles (ABC Live):Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana (Illinois) to Joseph Walter "Joe" and Katherine Esther....
Pop Star Michael Jackson Dies in Los Angeles
Los Angeles (ABC Live): World famed Pop Star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles on Thursday at 2:26 pm (2126 GMT) local time after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest....
United States National Security Adviser James Jones Reaches India
New Delhi (ABC Live): United States National Security Adviser James Jones after touring Afghanistan and Pakistan has reached in New delhi on Thursday, and met his counterpart M K Narayanan....
Barack Obama To Meet Pope Benedict XVI on 10th July 2009
Washington (ABC Live): US President Barack Obama will meet Pope Benedict XVI for the first time at the Vatican on 10th July....
Washington DC Subway Trains collision Claims 9 Lives
Washington (ABC Live):At least nine people have been killed and 70 injured in a subway train collision in Washington DC....Heavy Security Deployment Silences Iranian Protests’ Voice
Tehran (ABC Live): Iran remained quiet after Iranian government has deployed heavy security forces after a week of mass protests on the streets of Tehran....ABC Log in
- Country-made Bomb Found in Kingfisher Flight IT-4731
- Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Paved Way for Healthcare Reform Bill Safe Passage
- India Successfully Test-Fires BrahMos Vertically
- Narendra Modi Ignores Supreme Court Appointed SIT’s Summon
- Karan Johar To Make Dostana-2
- Jide Zeitlin’s Independent Mobile Infrastructure Puts United States in Hot Spot
- NIPER Director Dr.P.Ramarao Resigns in Want of Extension
- India, United States Sign Two Agreements on Intellectual Property Rights
- Indian Media, Jairam Ramesh Compete to Change Environment into Entertainment
- India Plans Bachelor of Rural Medicine and Surgery for Rural Health System
- Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Three Day Visit of India
- BRIC Raises Voice Against protectionism in Global Economy
- Suicide Air Attack on US Internal Revenue Service in Texas
- Dangiya School Attends Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots Premiere in Mumbai
- Sensex Gains in Early Trading
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