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Wed 10 February, 2010

Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:25 Allahabad HC to decide Maya's spending on smaraks and statues: SC» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Allahabad High Court will now decide in four months the legality of over Rs 2,000 crore spent by Mayawati government on building memorials for dalit leaders and installing their statues in numerous projects at Lucknow.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:24 Natwar Singh loses security cover; Buta, Amar downgraded » India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Natwar Singh's security has been withdrawn while other VIPs, including Buta Singh and Amar Singh, have been downgraded from the elite Z-plus category to Z.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:22 CBI unearths passport racket; arrests four officials, touts» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
The CBI has unearthed a passport racket being run from the Madurai and Chennai passport offices and arrested four officials for allegedly issuing travel papers on the basis of "forged" documents.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:21 SC upholds Delhi govt's 30-year-old acquisition of 31,000 acres of land» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
A huge tract of land -- 50,000 bighas or 31,250 acres to be precise -- in the prime location of Chhattarpur in south Delhi will now be available for planned development of the Capital.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:20 Gadkari formally elected BJP president» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Nitin Gadkari, who was acting president of BJP since December, was on Tuesday formally elected to the top party post in the presence of senior party leaders.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:18 Panel divided on shortlisting of one name for NCERT post» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
The hunt for the new director of National Council for Educational Research and Training has taken a curious turn with the search committee divided on shortlisting of one candidate.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:17 Bengal's quota decision came after nudge from Centre» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
A week before West Bengal announced 'Muslim quota', the Centre had rapped the state on the knuckles for giving mere 7% reservation to OBCs which was at least 20% less than the provision made by other states.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:15 Iran against reconciliation package in Afghanistan» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Iran has come out strongly against a reconciliation package for the Taliban in Afghanistan. "We don't believe in good or bad Taliban," Iranian envoy Seyed Mehdi Nabizadeh said.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:14 On way to implement SC order, policemen get ambushed by naxals» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
A police force along with 300 SPOs on Tuesday was trapped in a landmine and then ambushed by naxals in a village in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:11 Vayalar Ravi to be flown to Chennai today» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Overseas Indian affairs minister Vayalar Ravi, who suffered injuries after meeting with a road accident on Feb 4 while on an official visit to Liberia, will be flown to Chennai on Wednesday in a special aircraft.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:23 Australia admits some attacks were racist» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Worried by the damage to its reputation in India and bilateral ties, Australia has for the first time acknowledged that some of the attacks on Indians were racial in nature, and has promised to punish those responsible.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:12 NA for judicial inquiry into Karachi killings, blasts» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Tuesday called for a judicial inquiry into terrorism and target killing incidents in Karachi. The Lower House of Parliament resumed debate on bomb blasts in Ashura an...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:11 Humanitarian crisis for Pakistans displaced far from over - UN official» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The top United Nations humanitarian official in Pakistan has called on the international community not to forget the vulnerable civilians displaced in the country?s northwest, urging donors to contrib...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:02 Afghan tunnel avalanches kill 28» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Avalanches around a mountain tunnel in Afghanistan kill at least 28 people and leave hundreds more stranded, officials say.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:00 England hockey raise safety fears» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
England's hockey team criticises the sport's governing body for failing to detail its security plans for the World Cup in India.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:58 Terrorism States or Victims of Terrorism» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
For the past few months we had the ldquo;honourrdquo; to read many articles and news reports in which above countries have been described as mayor threats and terrorism/terrorist supported states without an...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:51 Prepare for death, Pak PM tells terrorists» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday warned terrorists to prepare for death if they did not abandon nefarious acts of terrorism and adopt the right path. Addressing a ...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:45 Commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal put on hold» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
The govt on Tuesday decided to put the commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal on hold, bowing to protests from activists, resistance from opposition as well as Cong govts and suspicions about the genetically modified crops.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:27 UN calls for aid pledges for displaced Pakistanis» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The United Nations led an appeal yesterday for millions of dollars to feed and assist more than one million people displaced by conflict in Pakistan#039;s northwest and in border areas with Afghanistan.Th...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:16 Still Reeling from Cricket Terrorism» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
In cricket-obsessed Pakistan, last year#039;s attack on foreign players left the country more divided internally and isolated internationally
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image05:46 No financial crisis impact? India's poor grew by 34 mn» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
It's a myth that recession left India unscathed. The country is the biggest victim of financial crisis-induced poverty, according to the data obtained by TOI from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image05:45 Pakistani court orders A.Q. Khan#039;s medical examination» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Feb 9 : The Lahore High Court Tuesday ordered the government to allow disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, whose movements have been restricted, to meet his relatives and friends and...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image05:33 Naxal leader sets terms for peace talks with govt» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Even as P Chidambaram met the CMs of naxal-affected states to strategise on anti-Maoist operations, the ultras made a renewed pitch for peace talks on the condition that some of their top jailed leaders be released.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image05:05 Sri Lankan parliament dissolved» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa dissolves parliament to set up early elections, a day after his main rival was arrested.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image04:53 In disarray» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
The leaderless and outmanoeuvred Sri Lanka opposition
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image04:12 Quake questioner» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
The Chinese activist jailed for asking too much over Sichuan
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image04:10 Pakistani court orders A.Q. Khan#039;s medical examination» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Feb 9 (IANS) The Lahore High Court Tuesday ordered the government to allow disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, whose movements have been restricted, to meet his relatives and friends and to get him medically examined.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image04:06 Pakistan to take all stakeholders on board on talks with India» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb 9 : Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to take parliament and the national political leadership on board on the proposed foreign secretary-level talks with India, a...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:50 'Not a dog'» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Guantanamo man stars in protest play in Australia
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:49 Australia-China mine deal mix-up» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
The status of a coal deal between Australian mining firm Roadhouse and a Chinese energy firm is thrown into question
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:42 Still Reeling from Cricket Terrorism» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
In cricket-obsessed Pakistan, last year#039;s attack on foreign players left the country more divided internally and isolated internationally
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:30 Hakimullah Mehsud dead, say Taliban sources» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that its chief Hakimullah Mehsud had died of injuries sustained in drone strike last month, ending weeks of speculation over his fate. Noor Jamal has been named the new acting leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:19 'Avatar' a reality for Indian tribe fighting mine» CNN.com - Asia
Campaigners fighting for the rights of indigenous peoples have appealed to the makers of the movie Avatar to help an Indian tribe protect its home from a real-life threat.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/hB99daA_u-4" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:10 Pakistan to set its agenda Wednesday for talks with India» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistan will set its agenda for the proposed foreign secretary-level talks with India at a high-level meeting Wednesday chaired by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a media report Tuesday said.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:45 Taslima returns to India, seeks visa extension » India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has returned to India seeking extension of her visa. The 47-year-old, who has been a target of Islamic fundamentalists, is staying at an undisclosed destination, sources said.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:39 Chinese quake activist sentenced» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
An activist who questioned why so many died in a huge quake in China in 2008 is jailed for five years for subversion.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:37 Toyota recalls more than 400,000 hybrid cars» CNN.com - Asia
Toyota's president apologized profusely Tuesday as he announced the global recall of more than 400,000 of the automaker's 2010 hybrid models, including the popular Prius, for problems in their anti-lock braking systems.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/Z-NEU7v3JCM" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:14 UN appeals for 537-million-dollar aid to help displaced Pakistanis» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad - The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for 537-million-dollar aid for thousands of Pakistanis affected by the military assault against Taliban militants in the country#039;s north-west region....
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:10 Toyota in global recall of Prius» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars in Japan because of braking problems, in the latest blow to the world's largest carmaker.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:10 Pakistani actress Meera challenges marriage certificate in court» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistani actress Meera has challenged a marriage certificate filed in a court here by a man claiming to be her husband, saying it was a fake.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:04 Former Sri Lankan general arrested» CNN.com - Asia
A former Sri Lankan general who ran against President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January has been arrested on charges of plotting to overthrow the country's government, authorities announced.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/eKaoi-iBqK4" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:40 Pakistan to take all stakeholders on board on talks with India» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has decided to take parliament and the national political leadership on board on the proposed foreign secretary-level talks with India, a media report Tuesday said.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:39 Sri Lankan general's arrest 'abduction'» CNN.com - Asia
As the Sri Lankan government declared it would court-martial its most decorated former soldier on conspiracy charges, main opposition parties said they would stage nationwide protests over his arrest.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/w_9bmk_UF3s" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:39 In the wilderness» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Toyota fights back as its problems escalate
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:29 Food fight» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
India's battle over whether to grow GM aubergines
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:27 Sources: Pakistani Taliban leader is dead» CNN.com - Asia
Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has died while on his way to a treatment center in Karachi, three Taliban sources say.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/Nj3bLsn1Zqs" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:23 IOM appeals for $16 mln to help displaced people in Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday appealed for 16 million U.S. dollars in 2010 to contribute to relief and rehabilitation activities for families displaced by military operatio...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:20 Three #039;RAW#039; agents arrested in Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have arrested three men said to be agents of Indian intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), a media report said Tuesday.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:48 India defers first GM food crop» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
India defers the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:43 Wife fears for Sri Lanka general» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
The wife of arrested former presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka pleads with Sri Lanka's government to release him.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:43 Tortured and murdered Christian girl an example of growing violence against women» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The sad story of Shazia - a Christian girl who was raped, tortured, and killed by her employer, a wealthy Muslim lawyer in Lahore, Pakistan ndash; is quot;a reminder to the public and the internatio...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:31 UN appeals for $538M in Pakistan humanitarian aid» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)Elderly Pakistani men line up to get a ration of rice during a donated food distribution in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:30 Rain-related incidents kill 11 in Pakistan - Summary» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad - Heavy rains in Pakistan killed 11 people over the past 24 hours, while a lake formed by an earthquake five years ago burst its banks and destroyed dozens of houses in the Pakistani part of...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Former Pakistani minister injured in gun attack» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Gunmen opened fire on Monday at the election office of a former Pakistani government minister, killing four people and wounding two, officials said.The identity of the gunmen, who opened fire at Sheik...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Yo-Yo Ma's coming» TAIWAN News
Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, this year's Grammy winner in the best classical crossover album category, will tour Taiwan in April with the Silk Road Ensemble,
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Unstable financial conditions top barrier to Taiwanese businesses» TAIWAN News
Unstable financial conditions and marginal profits are top barriers to Taiwan's small businesses seeking to expand cross-border business, according to the results of a biannual
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Traffic accident jolts cancer vaccine research» TAIWAN News
The medical research department of the Taichung City-based China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) was in mourning yesterday after a genetics expert and a medical technologist
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Taiwan's young malt a surprise whisky winner» TAIWAN News
There are palm groves here, not heather on the heath, but that hasn't stopped a company in northeastern Taiwan from trying to produce a whisky
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Taiwan will pull its weight to fight global warming: Chu» TAIWAN News
Chu said energy conservation and carbon reduction are the most important human missions in the 21st century.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Taiwan distributor to recall 630 cars» TAIWAN News
The Taiwanese representative for Japan's Toyota announced yesterday it would recall 630 hybrids to repair faulty brakes. The recalls are part of a worldwide action by
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Taipei Fullerton Hotel offers SE Asia seafood buffet special» TAIWAN News
From Jan. 16 on, Taipei Fullerton Hotel East provided a wide variety of seafood cuisine from Southeast Asian countries for customers who enjoy tasting varied
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 TANDBERG 3-screen telepresence works with Cisco telepresence» TAIWAN News
TANDBERG (OSLO: TAA.OL) announced it has successfully demonstrated telepresence interoperability between TANDBERG Telepresence and the Cisco CTS 3000. This demonstration, the first of its kind,
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Su could win Taipei City mayoral election: poll» TAIWAN News
Former Premier Su Tseng-chang could be elected mayor of Taipei if the opposition Democratic Progressive Party nominates him for the year-end election, a poll said
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Singapore Airlines introduces new cabin products» TAIWAN News
Singapore Airlines will be introducing new cabin products on some of its Boeing 777-200 aircraft from later this month. A total of 11 B777-200s will be
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Number of influenza B cases on rise as A(H1N1) wanes» TAIWAN News
While the number of influenza A(H1N1) cases has continued to wane, cases of seasonal influenza B have continued to increase, the Department of Health (DOH)
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Nissan inks Mercer as retirement consultant» TAIWAN News
Nissan Motors signs Mercer as global retirement consultant for second consecutive year Nissan Motors has appointed Mercer as their global retirement consultant for the second year
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Ma needs education on Taiwan-PRC pact» TAIWAN News
President Ma Ying-jeou confirmed the validity of widespread worries over whether his rightist Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) administration has the acumen to negotiate a comprehensive
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Guam mural begins production» TAIWAN News
TAMUNING, Guam - The "We Are Yigo" mural begins production on Saturday, February 6, 2010 in the island's northernmost village. As part of the Guam
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Gov't removes Taiwan-origin CEO from top of state enterprises» TAIWAN News
The government of President Ma Ying-jeou was planning to remove Taiwan-origin top managers from the top of state-run enterprises, reports said. The moves would happen
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Good old Taiwanese singles from the thirties» TAIWAN News
Look around the Internet for music zealot Lin Tai-wei and you will find no shortage of articles on his vast collection of Taiwanese phonograph records
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Golden Tulip sustains Asian expansion with two more new Thailand properties» TAIWAN News
BANGKOK, Thailand - Global hospitality management conglomerate Golden Tulip has continued its strategic expansion into South-east Asia with the recent signing of two hotels in
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 EPA to probe oil firms over excess pollution fees» TAIWAN News
CPC Corporation Taiwan and Formosa Petrochemical Corporation should be investigated for pocketing a total of NT$1.37 billion in excess air pollution fees last year, the
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 ECFA with China will help Taiwanese do business: President Ma» TAIWAN News
An Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China will help Taiwanese people do business and will raise the country's competitiveness, President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday. He was
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Driving permits will be valid for 3 years» TAIWAN News
Taiwanese drivers will be able to obtain international driving permits (IDPs) with a fixed term of validity of three years and will no longer need
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 DPP insists on legislative taskforce to supervise ECFA» TAIWAN News
The Legislative Yuan needs to form a taskforce to supervise the eventual Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party reiterated yesterday. The

Tue 09 February, 2010

Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:53 UN appeals for $538M in Pakistan humanitarian aid» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army clashes against the Taliban, the U.N. said in an international appeal...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:21 UK's Afghan casualties pass Falklands toll» CNN.com - Asia
The death of a British soldier on an explosives-clearing operation in Afghanistan has pushed the British death toll there past that of the 1982 Falklands War, the Ministry of Defence announced Tuesday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/eu16OZm15yY" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:20 UN appeals for $538M in Pakistan humanitarian aid» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Elderly Pakistani men line up to get a ration of rice during a donated food distribution in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:18 UN appeals for $538m in Pakistan aid» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Last Updated: February 09. 2010 4:13PM UAE / February 9. 2010 12:13PM GMT ISLAMABAD // Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million (Dh1.98bn) over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:16 UN appeals for $538m in Pakistan aid» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Last Updated: February 09. 2010 4:13PM UAE / February 9. 2010 12:13PM GMT ISLAMABAD // Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million (Dh1.98bn) over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:00 UN asks for $538M to aid Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Aid groups in Pakistan need nearly $538 million over the next six months to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by army clashes against the Taliban, the UN said i...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:40 Lahore High Court says only govt entitled to take action in Aafia case» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Feb.9 : The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Foreign Ministry to consult the Law Ministry and take necessary action for safe and early release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, who was recently indicted by a US court on terrorism charges.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:33 Baseless Western concerns over Iranrsquo;s N-program» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb 9, and IRNA -- Tanvir Ahmed Khan Director General of Institute of Strategic Studies here on Tuesday termed baseless the concerns of West against peaceful nuclear program of Iran.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:29 1-Taliban confirm Hakeemullah`s death .....» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Government officials too have confirmed his death and have said that he was killed in a Shaktoi drone strike last month. American and Pakistani officials had been saying Mehsud was dead since the past...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:17 Kazakhstan lifts media critic ban» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
A Kazakhstan court overturns a ruling banning the media from criticising President Nursultan Nazarbayev's son-in-law.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:15 Charges over Philippine massacre» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
A former governor and 196 other people are charged with murder over an election-linked massacre in the Philippines.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:12 Pakistan Court Orders A Q Khan Be Provided Facilities» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
(RTTNews) - A court in Pakistan on Tuesday directed the federal government to provide medical care and other facilities to disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadir Khan after he complained that author...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:11 Islamabad can#039;t give an inch» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
argument is gaining ground in Washington at all levels that New Delhi needs to be more flexible ... towards Pakistan ... on its eastern borders.quot; The Holbrooke brief was seen in Pakistan not as bend...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:04 South Africa complete India rout» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Dale Steyn secures match figures of 10-108 as South Africa beat India by an innings and six runs in the first Test in Nagpur.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image21:50 Rain-related incidents kill 11 in Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb 9 (DPA) Heavy rains in Pakistan#039;s north-western region and the Himalayan territory of Kashmir that is divided between India and Pakistan killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image21:47 Force India will improve - Sutil» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Adrian Sutil is aiming for a consistent season as Force India unveil the car he will drive for them in 2010.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image21:40 Iran reminds Pak of duty to crackdown on #039;terror group#039; Jundullah» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Feb.9 : Iran has once again urged Pakistan to take strong actions against the hardcore Islamic militant group, Jundullah.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image21:13 Australia too strong for Windies» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets in the second one-day international in Adelaide.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image21:10 Pakistan#039;s Naseem Akhtar becomes fastest Asian woman sprinter» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Dhaka, Feb.9 : Pakistan#039;s Naseem Akhtar has become the fastest woman in South Asia as she clocked 11.81seconds to win the 100-metre sprint gold medal at the South Asian Games here.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image20:12 Murder charges filed against Philippines ex-governor» CNN.com - Asia
Authorities in the Philippines have filed murder charges against the former governor of southern Maguindanao province and 196 others in connection with last year's election-related massacre there.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/HtXE6WhIhZ8" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image20:00 Second avalanche in Kashmir kills 18th soldier» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Srinagar, Feb 9 : Another army soldier was killed in a second avalanche on Tuesday, even as 13 out of the 14 already trapped, were rescued from an Army forward post in Jammu and Kashmir Tangdhar District.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:53 Nissan reports return to profit» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Japanese carmaker Nissan has reported a return to profit for the last three months of 2009.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:51 Pakistani Military Retakes Key Town in Tribal Belt From Taliban» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani military has retaken the key town of Damadola, in the Bajaur area of the tribal belt, where the army has been fighting
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:51 Avalanche Kills Soldiers» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
At least 15 Indian soldiers were killed after an avalanche smashed into a military training camp near the countryrsquo;s disputed border with Pakistan on Monday, the army said. The accident occurred ...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:36 1-Iran tells UN of enrichment plan .....» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
TEHRAN: Iran said on Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking fresh warnings by world powers of new sanctions against the defiant Is...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:36 Wasim joins PCB inquiry committee» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has been appointed to a Pakistan Cricket Boardrsquo;s (PCB) six-member inquiry committee looking into the national teamrsquo;s poor performance on their just conc...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:30 Kasuri rejects Qureshi#039;s remarks over Kashmir issue» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb.9 : Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has rejected his successor Shah Memhood Qureshi#039;s view on there being no progress on the Kashmir issue for several years.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:30 Pak worried over #039;open ended#039; talks with India» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb.9 : Pakistan is looking to adopt a tough stance over India#039;s offer to resume foreign secretary level talks, as it is worried about engaging New Delhi in #039;open-ended#039; talks, diplomatic sources said.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:30 Pak FO in a #039;fix#039; over India#039;s #039;luring#039; offer» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Feb.9 : As the foreign secretary level talks between India and Pakistan are expected to resume later this month, Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) officials are sceptic about New Delhi#039;s overtures and believe the offer has landed Islamabad in a #039;fix#039;.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:30 Taliban sends #039;veiled#039; female bombers to wreak havoc in Punjab» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Feb.8 : Pakistani intelligence agencies have warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has sent eight female suicide bombers to target strategically important establishments in the province.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:19 Militants kill policeman in India-controlled Kashmir» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Suspected militants Tuesday morning shot dead an Indian policeman in India-controlled Kashmir, police said. The attack took place around 10:30 a.m. local time in Sopore town, 50 km northwest of Srinag...
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An alumina refinery in east India run by a UK-based firm causes pollution threatening the health of locals, a rights group says.
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North Korea tells China it is committed to a non-nuclear peninsula, say reports, as a top UN envoy heads to Pyongyang.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:50 Gunmen target Pakistan politician» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
A senior Pakistani politician survives an attempt on his life after gunmen fire at him in the city of Rawalpindi.
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Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Asif has been refused entry to the UAE for two Twenty20 games next week after authorities refused to lift a ban imposed on him for an alleged drug offence.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:08 PM Gilani contacts Nawaz, Asfandyar .....» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has begun efforts to create consensus on repealing the 17th Amendment before presidential address to the joint sitting of the parliament.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:08 3-Govt urged to take up water issue with India .....» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Q, Parliamentary leader in the National Assembly, Makhdoom Faisal Saleh Hayat while urging the government to take up the issue of lsquo;water terrorismrsquo; with New Delhi...
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ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rehman Malik while responding to an accusation from a PML-N parliamentarian told the National Assembly that Blackwater was not providing security to the president and the ...
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ISLAMABAD: The protest of the students of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) against thrashing of Professor Malik Tahir by Registrar Brigadier (R) Obaidullah Ranjha entered its fifth c...
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ISLAMABAD: Tension between Punjab and Sindh over opening of the Chashma-Jhelum and Taunsa-Punjnad link canals has touched a new high as the former has sought the Centrersquo;s intervention.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:08 8-12 soldiers killed in South Waziristan .....» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD: Twelve soldiers embraced martyrdom while two others were injured in a clash with militants during the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), the ISPR said on Monday...
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At least 23 people are killed when a vehicle overturns in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police say.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image17:51 Pakistan police #039;foil hotel attack#039;» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Pakistani authorities have arrested six suspected Taliban fighters who were allegedly plotting to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans. Zulfikar Hameed, a senior police official, said the figh...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image17:27 Six suspected Taliban militants arrested with suicide vest, grenades in Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
PAKISTAN -- Authorities arrested six suspected Taliban militants Monday with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way to attack a five-star hotel in Lahore, Pakistan#039;s cultural capital,...
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Desperate Burmese find ways to cross the Thai border
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image13:00 Pakistan#039;s ex-minister escapes gun attack» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Rawalpindi, Feb 9 (IANS) A former minister of Pakistan was shot and four of his body guards were killed when a group of armed assailants attacked the opposition Awami Muslim League#039;s office in this district of the country#039;s north.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:39 Pakistani police prevent terror attack» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Pakistani police claim to have prevented an attack on a five-star hotel in Lahore, the country#039;s second largest city.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:30 Four killed, ex-minister injured in Pakistan#039;s election violence» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Former Pakistani minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was injured and his two guards and two supporters were killed on Monday when unidentified gunmen opened fire at his election office in the garrison city o...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 HELD SRINAGAR: The held Kashmir authorities deployed thousands of police and troops on Monday to prevent a protest outside the UN office here over the recent killing of two...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Execution of SC orders in missing persons case» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
FIRs of 21 missing MQM workers to be lodged after 15-year wait Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Salis bin Perwaiz KarachiFollowing directions of the Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding the ascerta...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Drive against smoke-emitting vehicles resumes» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By M Waqar Bhatti Karachi The Vehicular Inspection Control Programme (VECOP) experts on Monday resumed inspection of smoke-emitting vehicles plying on city roads after a...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Banned outfit suspects acquitted» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent KarachiAn additional district and sessions judge (ADSJ) acquitted two suspects allegedly belonging to a banned outfit for want of evidence.Qasim Too...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent Karachi Under the influence of mild westerly systems, some parts of the city received a drizzle on Monday in the daytime. The weather remained large...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 NUML rector snatches cell phone from female teacher» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Teachers form ASA to protect rights Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Umar Cheema ISLAMABAD: The uproar over public beating of a professor in the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) got ...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 A Pakhtoon revolutionary remembered» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Shahid Husain KarachiIn the death of Ajmal Khattak, who passed away on February 7, Pakistan in general and North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in particular lost one ...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 NA passes amended banking companies bill» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent ISLAMABAD: On the first day of the February session, the National Assembly adopted a bill enabling the State Bank of Pakistan to strengthen bank reg...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 MPAs seek check on fuel prices, fiscal policy review» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Imtiaz Ali KarachiMembers of the provincial assembly (MPAs) of Sindh on Monday sought a check on fuel prices, claiming that increase in the price of petrol and diesel...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Faizan Bangash LAHORE: Another Punjab minister was exposed on Monday after he failed to satisfy the legislators and relied merely on the textual answers sent to him b...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent LAHORE: Iranian Counsel General Saeed Khirazi has said the Iranian government has handed over all evidence regarding Jundallah to the Pakistan gover...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 City gets 30mn gallons less water due to loadshedding» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 KarachiDue to load shedding of Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC) the city was deprived of 30 million gallons of water on Monday.A Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Senate body urges improvement in service quality of mobile companies» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology here on Monday directed the Ministry of Information Technology and its attached departments, particularly...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Rangers arrest 95 suspects» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent KarachiThe Pakistan Rangers Sindh claimed to have arrested 95 suspects during their crackdown in different parts of city against terrorists and crim...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Momin Iftikhar Those with interest in the military history would know that withdrawal in face of mounting enemy pressure is one of the most difficult operations to ex...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Dr Aafia’s family meets PM» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent Karachi Ismat Siddiqui and Dr Fauzia Siddiqui, mother and sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqi, called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday at ...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 an overlooked loophole in emergency services network» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Gibran Ashraf KarachiDozens of lives were lost in the incidents of terror late last week that heralded a black chapter in the history of the City of Lights yet again....
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Both pay visit to Pir of Chakwal who made it possible Tuesday, February 09, 2010 ISLAMABAD: The longstanding enmity between Chief Executive Bahria Town Malik Riaz Hussain, former deputy speaker Na...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent KarachiPakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) will launch a campaign for the restoration of River Indus and raise a voice against mega water projects on th...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 KARACHI 10 years backKarachi, February 9, 2000Sindh cabinet on Thursday decided to consider restarting Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), keeping in view its importance to the...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Ajmal Khattak laid to rest in Akora Khattak» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent NOWSHERA: Veteran nationalist politician, noted poet, writer and former president of the Awami National Party (ANP) Mohammad Ajmal Khattak was laid ...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 KarachiGulshan-e-Iqbal Town has declared rain emergency and deployed special staff to deal with sewerage, cleanliness and other problems in the town in the wake of rain for...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Two killed, many injured as coaster collides with truck» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent KarachiAt least four people, including an older woman were killed and 15 others injured in two different mishaps on Monday.Samia, 60, and her son Ab...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Shop, post office damaged in Hangu blast» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent HANGU: A shop and a post office were partially damaged in a bomb explosion in the main bazaar here early on Monday. Sources said the bomb disposal u...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By Zeeshan Azmat KarachiThe concerned authority at the Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE) will not be taking any action against teachers who were served a show ca...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 By our correspondent KHAIRPUR: The 19th senate meeting of the Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur on Monday approved a Rs 676.110 million budget for 2009-10. The senate...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Noor Aftab IslamabadPhysical disability can be sidelined provided one has the will and determination. A brilliant example of this is the life and academic achievements o...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Our crime correspondent IslamabadThe police cops are being provided better facilities to enhance their performance, said Inspector General of Police, Syed Kaleem Imam, w...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:00 Collection of Bhitai’s thoughts launched» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 IslamabadAllama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) on Monday launched a collection of poetry, thoughts and teachings of Renowned Sindhi poet, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai.The launchin...
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Why surprise plays little part in latest Afghan operation
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