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Pakistan, India may sign two accords: Bush phones Manmohan
NEW DELHI, Sept 30: The United States on Friday indicated it would closely watch Indian Foreign Minister Kunwar Natwar Singh’s visit to Pakistan starting Sunday following a telephonic conversation between US President George W....
Major, 7 soldiers killed in North Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH / ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: Six army soldiers and a major and a paramilitary Frontier Constabulary sepoy were killed on the second day of a military operation against militants in the North Waziristan Agency....
Hopes for headway on Siachen
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh will arrive here on Sunday evening aboard a special aircraft, leading a 15-member delegation for a review session of the composite dialogue with his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri....
Petrol price raised
KARACHI, Sept 30: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) on Friday raised price of petrol by Rs3.68, from a previous rate of Rs52.61 per litre to Rs56.29...
Aziz to sign trade pact with Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrived in Kaula Lumpur from Seoul on a three-day visit on Friday evening. During his stay, the PM would sign an ‘Early Harvest...
WB proposes changes in water management
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: The World Bank has proposed development of a modern and accountable ‘new water state’ in Pakistan by overhauling the irrigation system, ground water extraction and other water-related operations....
WB, ADB offer aid for infrastructure
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to offer substantial financial assistance for rehabilitating the crumbling infrastructure of bigger cities in Pakistan, it is learnt....
19 killed in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Sept 30: Nineteen people were killed in the latest violence in occupied Kashmir, four of them soldiers gunned down in a firefight with militants, officials said on Friday....
BD sees India-based gangs behind blasts
NEW DELHI, Sept 30: A top Bangladeshi security officer said on Friday that criminal gangs in India were involved in last month’s wave of bombings that killed two people, an allegation New Delhi angrily denied....
2 Muslims face fresh indictment in US
NEW YORK, Sept 30: A US federal grand jury on Thursday returned a new indictment with additional charges against two Muslims who had been managing a mosque in Albany, New York....
Indonesia doubles fuel prices
JAKARTA, Sept 30: Indonesia more than doubled the average cost of fuel on Saturday despite angry protests before the larger than expected hike that Jakarta hopes will keep an economic crisis at bay....
Man jailed for feeding black worker to lion
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 30: A white farmer convicted of murder for feeding a black worker to lions was jailed for life by a South African judge on Friday, ending a racially charged case which highlighted abuse of rural black labourers....
More US funds to fight bird flu
WASHINGTON, Sept 30: The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to add $4 billion to the fight against deadly avian flu by stocking up on anti-viral drugs and increasing global surveillance of the disease....
Pakistan, China to develop ties in meteorology
ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: Pakistan and China inked an agreement to cooperate in the field of meteorology here on Thursday. The agreement was signed by Yanchao Hong, a senior official of the...
Car bomb in Iraq market kills 12
BALAD, Sept 30: At least 12 Iraqis were killed in a car bomb explosion on Friday in a surge of violence ahead of the Oct 15 constitutional referendum that has claimed more than 110 lives in two days....
Ten students die in Indian police firing
GUWAHATI, Sept 30: Ten students were killed and 90 people injured on Friday when police opened fire during two separate clashes with thousands of protesters in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya, an official said....
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JAKARTA, Sept 30: Indonesia more than doubled the average cost of fuel on Saturday despite angry protests before the larger than expected hike that Jakarta hopes will keep an economic crisis at bay....
