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Sat 21 November, 2009

Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image13:47 Homecoming hell» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Tamil activists' horror at what has become of Jaffna
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image12:57 US sets marker on Afghan corruption» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates says foreign aid donors must use their influence to tackle corruption in Afghanistan.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image12:11 Water world» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Filipino villages still deluged weeks after storms hit
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:29 Visa rider on Mirwaiz's China visit » India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
India has declared that it has no objection if Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq goes to China but only on the condiction stapled visas on passports would not be valid for travel abroad.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:22 India loses Rs 70k cr/yr in road mishaps» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
India loses nearly Rs 70,000 crore due to road accidents every year and on an average 315 persons are killed and 5,000 seriously injured every day.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:09 Pakistani Private Schools as Alternatives to Madrassas» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
A girl attends class in a school in Qutbal, Pakistan. The country is witnessing a boom in private schools as parents look for alternatives to underfunded public schools and to the exclusively religiou...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image11:03 Govt backs off on sugarcane pricing» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Pushed to the backfoot by Opposition protests, the Centre blinked and announced it would roll back the controversial clause in the sugarcane-related amendments.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image10:35 This year, more planes get fog-fit» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Since last year, the number of CAT III-compatible aircraft has gone up from 162 to 206. Airlines for long have been reluctant to train pilots in CAT-III operations citing costs.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image10:16 Senior cop wanted NSG taken off 26/11 ops: Gafoor» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Former Mumbai police commissioner Hasan Gafoor said there was a suggestion from a very senior police officer to call off the NSG as they were taking too much time to complete the operations.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:57 China can play a role in resolution of Kashmir issue, says Mirwaiz» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
SRINAGAR: Chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (moderate) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday that China had a stake in peace in the region, thus suggesting a role for it in the resolution of the Kashmi...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:57 France not for India-like nuclear pact with Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
PARIS: Much as Pakistan has been trying to project in recent months that Francersquo;s initiative for a ldquo;strategic relationshiprdquo; with it was on the same lines as that with India, a top Fr...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:46 Rugby: England v NZ preview» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
England face the daunting task of taking on New Zealand as they attempt to get their uninspiring autumn campaign back on track on Saturday.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:32 Coaxing Karzai» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Will Clinton's approach to Afghan leader pay off?
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:21 '1 million newborns die every yr in India' » India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Almost 20 years after India signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child, experts are now looking at the glass as half full, on indicators related to child survival and development.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:18 From car cleaners to class toppers » India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Nestled in the Aravallis and about 190 kms from Delhi, Bal Ashram's four-acre campus is a different world from the sweat shops, factories and farms familiar to the kids.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image08:14 SC panel wants Reddys to stop 'illegal' mining» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Karnataka's Reddy brothers have been slammed by the Supreme Court's high-powered environment panel which has accused their Obulapuram Mining Company of indulging in largescale illegal mining.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:10 Taliban leader said to be in Karachi» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Last Updated: November 20. 2009 11:42PM UAE / November 20. 2009 7:42PM GMT LAHORE // Pakistan yesterday strongly denied a US report that Mullah Omar, the head of the Afghan Taliban and a close confide...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:10 Pakistani army gets tough to turn people against Taliban» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
LAHORE // Earlier this month, Abdul Malik, the mayor of Awaizi, was walking through the local market, about 16km south of the main north-west city of Peshawar. The market was bustling with shoppers ou...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:09 Taliban leader said to be in Karachi» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Last Updated: November 20. 2009 11:42PM UAE / November 20. 2009 7:42PM GMT LAHORE // Pakistan yesterday strongly denied a US report that Mullah Omar, the head of the Afghan Taliban and a close confide...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:08 Pakistani army gets tough to turn people against Taliban» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
LAHORE // Earlier this month, Abdul Malik, the mayor of Awaizi, was walking through the local market, about 16km south of the main north-west city of Peshawar. The market was bustling with shoppers ou...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:07 AT flays NFC decision to announce award in Lahore» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
KARACHI: President, Awami Tehrik (AT), Ayaz Latif Palijo, has bitterly criticised the announcement made from the platform of National Finance Commission (NFC) the other day that vital decisions about ...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:06 'No better time to be a communist in US'» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
The international conference of communist and workers' parties began amidst a call to intensify popular struggles and expand solidarities in the wake of the current world capitalist crisis.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image07:01 Snowstorm kills 8 in Rohtang» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Eight people crossing the Rohtang Pass on foot were killed on Friday when they were hit by a snow storm.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:57 Report warns of Pakistan#039;s younger generation losing faith in democracy» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Pakistan faces a quot;demographic disasterquot; if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical about democracy, has greatest faith in the military and is resentful of western...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:56 Babus risk angering Left, attend Mamata's dinner» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Mamata held a quiet, private dinner for bureaucrats from the West Bengal cadre on Wednesday at party MP and minister of state for surface transport Mukul Roy's residence.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:52 Naidu denies claim that RSS scuttled bid for BJP top post» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Senior party leader M Venkaiah Naidu has strongly denied that he was turned down for the post of party chief by RSS.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:44 Naxals 'sorry' for Jharkhand train attack» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
On the back foot after Thursday's attack on a passenger train in Ghagra, the rebels apologised, saying it was carried out by "overzealous new recruits".
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:23 India can win Nobel for filth, says Jairam Ramesh» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh, known for courting controversy, said if there was a Nobel Prize for dirt and filth, India would get it.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image06:03 Dalai Lama's dig at judges' 'pocket money'» India News, Latest News in India, Live News India, India Breaking News - Times of India
Venturing far beyond where public figures have treaded on judicial corruption, the Dalai Lama during a lecture said, "Maybe in judiciary some pocket money... is working."
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image05:19 ISI helped Mullah Omar to flee to Karachi to escape US drone attacks» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Washington, Nov 20 : Pakistan#039;s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) has helped Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar to flee from the border town of Quetta to the port city of Karachi, fearing that US dron...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image05:03 Sri Lanka minorities hold talks» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Political parties representing minority Tamils and Muslims in Sri Lanka hold talks in Switzerland, the first since the end of the conflict.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image05:02 Right-wing activists storm TV station over 'bias'» CNN.com - Asia
A band of right-wing activists ransacked an Indian television station in the country's financial hub of Mumbai in an assault their party said was an act of retaliation against the channel's "bias" against their veteran leader.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/YgBsoIHfVqk" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:34 India plans surge in solar power» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
India backs plans for a massive increase in the amount of electricity it generates from solar power.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:33 Manmohan Singh to US» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
By Arun Kumar, Washington, Nov 20 : Expressing concern about the rise of terrorism in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India would like the United States to use all its influence with ...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:25 8 militants killed in reported US strike» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
(AP Photo/Naveed Sultan)Internally displaced Pakistani tribal women and their children, who fled their villages due to ongoing fighting between Pakistani security forces and Taliban militants, visit a...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:17 Elliott and Fulton get recalls for Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Grant Elliott and Peter Fulton have won recalls to the New Zealand test squad, and given a preference for six specialist batsmen seem certain to be in the starting XI in Dunedin on Tuesday. The squad...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:10 Lahore lawyers condemn suicide blasts» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned suicide attacks and the use of violence against innocent lives, saying there is no justification in Islam for terrorism.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:07 8 Militants Killed in Reported U.S. Strike in Northwestern Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Pakistan (AP) -- A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least eight militants Friday in northwestern Pakistan, officials said, the second attack this week in an area believed to hold many insurgent...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image03:00 #039;Pakistan has nothing to fear from India#039;» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
NEW DELHI -- Wearing white robes and a blue turban, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared relaxed this week as he discussed his upcoming state visit to Washington. Singh, 77, will meet Preside...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:30 #039;US drone#039; targets Pakistan hideout» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
At least eight people have been killed in a suspected US missile attack targeting al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Pakistan#039;s mountains on the Afghan border. The strike on Friday came as Leon Panetta, the...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image02:10 Pakistan denies presence of Mullah Omar in the country» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Nov 20 : Pakistan Foreign Office has denied reports regarding the presence of Taliban supreme leaders Mullah Omar in Pakistan.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:52 Pakistani court seeks report on US agency Black Water» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Nov 20 : The Lahore High Court has sought a detailed reply from the government on an application alleging that US security agency Black Water was indulging in illegal activities in Pakistan an...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:51 Vietnam denies blocking Facebook» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Vietnamese officials deny blocking access to Facebook for the site's million users, instead blaming a technical fault.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:30 Include Pakistan#039;s input in Afghan policy, US urged» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Friday urged the US to fully share the contours of its road map on Afghanistan and incorporate Islamabad#039;s input in it.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:20 Pak PM says new Afghan policy should not affect regional balance» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Nov 20 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani during his meeting with the visiting CIA chief Leon Panetta stressed that the new US strategy for Afghanistan should not affect regional balance in South Asia.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:20 Blueprint for peace corridor between India and Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Amritsar, Nov 20 : Under the aegis of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy (IMTD), the US based NGO is preparing a blueprint for the quot;peace corridorquot; between India and Pakistan in order to support the safe and easy passage of pilgrims to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image01:03 Pakistani Politics Take on a Nationalist Tone» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Anti-Americanism is peaking. Enemies of the state lurk around every corner, if the nationalist media is to be believed. President Asif Ali Zardari could hardly be more unpopular. Political insiders ma...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:50 Pakistan wants U.S. to share Afghan roadmap» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday asked Leon E. Panetta, the chief of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to share the American strategy with Pakistan, official said. U.S....
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:50 Pakistan army kills five militants in Taliban base» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Pakistan#039;s security forces advanced further into the Taliban strongholds of South Waziristan tribal agency during the last 24 hours and killed five militants, the army said Friday in a daily press rel...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:48 Japan says deflation has returned» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
The Japanese government warns that deflation has returned to the country's economy for the first time since 2006.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:22 Drone Kills 8 in Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Suicide Bomber Kills 19 in Pakistan Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone attack has killed at least eight people in the country#039;s northwest. The officials say two missiles were fired at a...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:05 US drone strike, Pakistani troops kill 21 militants - Summary» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad - A suspected US missile strike in Pakistan#039;s north-western tribal region on Friday killed at least eight militants, while 13 more died in clashes with Pakistani troops, officials said. The ...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Wang says Yankees still his first choice» TAIWAN News
New York Yankees Taiwanese right hander Wang Chien-ming yesterday said that he was ready to return to the mound after the surgical operation on his
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Vice Foreign Minister in heated debut at Legislative Yuan» TAIWAN News
New Vice Foreign Minister Shen Lyushun marked his debut appearance at the Legislative Yuan amid vehement verbal clashes with aides and lawmakers alike, reports said
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Taiwan shares close down 0.99 percent» TAIWAN News
Taiwan share prices closed down 0.99 percent yesterday as investors followed a retreat on Wall Street overnight, dealers said. The weighted index fell 77.01 points to
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Taiwan donates funds for global bird conservation» TAIWAN News
In a move to contribute to global wildlife conservation, Taiwan has again donated funds to Bird Life International (BLI) , a London-based organization working to
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Picturing America art exhibition» TAIWAN News
The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) announced yesterday that the exhibition "Picturing America" will be shown throughout Taiwan to give local residents an understanding of
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Office in Sapporo» TAIWAN News
Taiwan's representative office in Sapporo will be opened Dec. 1, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official said yesterday. The office will be officially known as
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Now is not the right time for cross-strait peace talks: Wu» TAIWAN News
Premier Wu Den-yih stated yesterday that the time is not yet ripe for negotiations for a cross-strait "peace agreement" with the People's Republic of China
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 KMT likely to lose 3 counties in local elections, says poll» TAIWAN News
The ruling Kuomintang was likely to lose control over three counties in the Dec. 5 local elections, a poll said yesterday. The opposition Democratic Progressive Party
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Former Interior Minister Yu Cheng-hsien gets two-year suspended sentence for corruption» TAIWAN News
Former Interior Minister Yu Cheng-hsien was sentenced to two years in prison suspended for five years yesterday in one of the corruption scandals surrounding jailed
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image00:00 Cultural center» TAIWAN News
President Ma Ying-jeou said yesterday his administration plans to open a cultural center in Tokyo to facilitate the promotion of cultural exchanges between Taiwan and

Fri 20 November, 2009

Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:58 CIA boss in Pak to discuss war on terror» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD: The CIA boss Leon Panetta today met Pakistan#039;s top civil and military leaders to discuss the war against terror and sharing of information between Washington and Islamabad to boost the c...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:40 Pakistani court seeks report on US agency Black Water» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Lahore High Court has sought a detailed reply from the
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:39 Pacquiao returns home to hero's welcome» CNN.com - Asia
Manny Pacquiao returned home to a hero's welcome in his native Philippines on Friday after wresting the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto on a 12th round technical knockout in Las Vegas.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/NaUS90YVNlk" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:30 Bond, Fulton recalled for Test series against Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Auckland, Nov 20: New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond and batsman Peter Fulton have been included in the 13-man squad for the first of Three tests against Pakistan, starting in Dunedin on Tuesday.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image23:20 Pakistani Politics Take on a Nationalist Tone» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Anti-Americanism is peaking. Enemies of the state lurk around every corner, if the nationalist media is to be believed. President Asif Ali Zardari could hardly be more unpopular. Political insiders ma...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:50 Afghan Taliban chief moves across the border» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar has shifted his base from Quetta to Karachi with the help of Pakistanrsquo;s Inter Services Intelligence, the Washington Times reports.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:44 Taliban chief hides among Pakistan populace» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
By Eli Lake, Sara A. Carter and Barbara Slavin THE WASHINGTON TIMES Mullah Mohammed Omar, the one-eyed leader of the Afghan Taliban, has fled a Pakistani city on the border with Afghanistan and found...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:40 Bodies of Mumbai gunmen unburied» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
The unclaimed bodies of nine gunmen who were killed during the Mumbai attacks a year ago are still awaiting burial.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:22 Tendulkar hits ton in stalemate» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Sachin Tendulkar hits his 43rd Test century as the first match between India and Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad peters out into a draw.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:17 Gunman kills 4, wounds 6 on Saipan» CNN.com - Asia
A gunman went on a shooting spree on Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before turning a gun on himself, authorities said.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/fU2uARLiTQQ" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:10 Islamabad police arrests UN building attack mastermind» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Nov.20 : Islamabad police on Friday claimed to have arrested the mastermind of the suicide attack on the UN World Food Program building in which six UN officials were killed and dozen others were injured.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image22:01 Korea says no to US trade talks» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
South Korea dampens speculation the country is willing to re-negotiate a free trade agreement with the US.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image21:45 Five shot dead on Pacific island» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
At least five people are killed in a shooting incident on Saipan, one of the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image21:23 Pakistani hideouts hit by US missiles» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The US launched a missile strike at Taliban rebels in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing eight of the Islamists
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image21:03 Student leader on trial in China» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
A former leader of the Tiananmen democracy protests, handed over by Hong Kong to China, goes on trial in what his supporters call political persecution.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image20:54 Unusual feats» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Two Indian cricketers smash unique records
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image20:40 About half a million birds wetlands in Kashmir» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Srinagar, Nov 20 : About half a million migratory birds have arrived for their annual sojourn at the Hokersar wetlands in Kashmir from Central Asia.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image20:40 Eight killed in US drone attack in North Waziristan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Nov.20 : At least eight persons were killed in a suspected US drone attack in North Waziristan on Friday.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:54 Hardliner separatist in Indian-controlled Kashmir detained» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
The chairman of the hardline faction of the separatist Hurriyat Conference in India-controlled Kashmiri, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has been detained by police to prevent him from addressing a rally on Fr...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:51 Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills 13» CNN.com - Asia
A suicide bomber self-detonated Friday morning next to the governor's house in the capital of Afghanistan's western Farah province, killing at least seven people, including a policeman, police said.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/EUl5uWzyROk" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:32 Suspected drone kills militants in Pakistan» CNN.com - Asia
A suspected drone fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Friday morning, killing eight militants and wounding several others, officials said.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/0N67CWAtvZ8" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:20 Moderate Hurriyat divided over #039;quiet#039; talks» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Leaders of the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir#039;s separatist Hurriyat Conference are divided on the efficacy of the #039;quiet#039; talks with the central government.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:13 ISI helped Taliban supremo Mullah Omar flee from Quetta to Karachi» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON: Fearing that Taliban supremo Mullah Omar might be targetted by US drones, Pakistan#039;s ISI has helped him to flee from the border town of Quetta to the mega port city of Karachi, where he...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:10 Younus Khan says he#039;s available for Australia tour» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
London, Nov.20 : Pakistan cricket captain Younus Khan, who opted out of the New Zealand series citing need for rest, has announced his availability for the forthcoming Australia tour.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:10 A Q Khan denies correspondence with Washington Post» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Rawalpindi, Nov.20 : Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has denied reports about correspondencing with a Washington Post journalist.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:10 Resolve A Q Khan#039;s security protocol issue out-of-court, says Lahore High Court» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Rawalpindi, Nov. 20 : The Lahore High Court#039;s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has asked the government to reach an out-of-court settlement with nuclear scientist Dr. A Q Khan with regard to his security.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image19:09 Pakistan drone attack kills eight» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
At least eight suspected militants are killed in a US drone attack in north-western Pakistan, officials say.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:55 Top South Korean model found dead» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
South Korean model Daul Kim is found dead at her apartment in Paris, amid speculation she took her own life.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:44 1-Headley, Rana being probed for involvement in 26/11 attacks .....» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
WASHINGTON: Two former students of Cadet College Hasan Abdal, currently living in Chicago, are being investigated for their possible involvement in Mumbai attacks last year in which more than 160 peop...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:44 4-US asked to take Pakistan into confidence on Afghan policy .....» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
KABUL: President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the US to take Pakistan on board regarding its new policy on Afghanistan, as it would also have an impact on Pakistan.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:44 5-Multiple criteria agreed for NFC Award .....» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
KARACHI: The Fifth National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting in the city on Thursday decided in principle to make population, revenue, backwardness and ldquo;inverse density populationrdquo; (the less the p...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:41 Bond returns to NZ team for Pakistan Tests» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Bondrsquo;s selection Friday follows a two-year absence from the New Zealand Test team due to injury and his participation last year in the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:39 Afghan minister: Taliban can be defeated» CNN.com - Asia
The war in Afghanistan is winnable, and corruption will be fought, Interior Minister Hanif Atmar told CNN's Christiane Amanpour, as President Hamid Karzai was being sworn in for a second five-year term in Kabul.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/TNs0W8rVo1c" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:30 Roadside bomb kills three policemen in Pakistan» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Islamabad, Nov 20 (DPA) A roadside bomb killed three police officers and wounded six early Friday in Pakistan#039;s troubled north-western city of Peshawar, police said.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:23 Pakistan organizes walk to observe Universal Children#039;s Day» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A committee in south Pakistan organized an awareness walk for the children rights in the eve of the Universal Children#039;s Day on Friday. The walk on Thursday started fro...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:04 Policemen die in Pakistan blast» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
At least three policemen have died in an explosion in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image18:02 India train 'derailed by Maoists'» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
A passenger train in India derails, killing at least two people, after Maoist rebels blow up a railway track, police say.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image17:48 Pakistan has nothing to fear from India, says PM» Pakistan News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com
Washington Terming as quot;tragic,quot; Pakistan#039;s use of terror as state policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India is ready to resolve all outstanding issues with the country on the condition that...
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image17:38 Pacquiao returns to Manila a hero» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returns home to Manila after his latest win, and eyes a political future.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image17:12 Bardot appeal over Nepal festival» BBC News | World | South Asia | UK Edition
Former film star Brigitte Bardot urges Nepal's president to stop a ritual slaughter of animals in an upcoming religious festival.
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image15:28 Suspected Maoists derail train in India» CNN.com - Asia
Suspected Maoists blew up a railway track in eastern India, derailing a train packed with passengers less than a week ahead of regional elections opposed by the powerful rebels, authorities said.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/edition_asia/~4/TWaoecZG_xI" height="1" width="1"/
Click here to bookmark this link.Channel Image15:17 China 'steps up US cyber-spying'» BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition
Chinese spies are aggressively stealing secrets to help build up China's military and economic power, a US advisory panel says.
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A North Korean describes life in the secret state's army
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