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Rare Bond novels sell for $31,200

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:27:24 -0400

Edinburgh, Sept. 3: A set of James Bond novels once owned by the man who may have been the model for agent 007 has sold

Aid plane crashes with 17 on board

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:06:21 -0400

By FRANK JORDANS GENEVA Sept. 2: A humanitarian aid flight carrying 17 people crashed on a ridge in eastern Congo, and the US-based group that operated the

‘Pak Taliban outfit is new Qaeda face’

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:06:42 -0400

Islamabad, Sept. 2: The Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) was a new face of Al Qaeda and the former was working hand-in-glove with the latter providing them with

Oz school apologises to Sikh boy

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:06:52 -0400

Melbourne, Sept. 2: A Sikh student has received an apology from an exclusive private school after he was denied admission for violating strict uniform rules. Scott

Terror suspects kept in dog pens by Oz troops

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:07:24 -0400

Sydney, Sept. 2: Australia’s defence minister on Tuesday rejected criticism of the country’s special forces in Afghanistan after they were accused of detaining suspected Taliban

Lanka troops seize key Tiger bastion

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:07:39 -0400

By Amal Jayasinghe Colombo Sept. 2: Sri Lanka’s government said on Tuesday that it had dealt a major blow to Tamil rebels by capturing the key northern

Maoists shut down Nepal Dabur factory

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:08:03 -0400

Kathmandu, Sept. 2: Even as Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal sought more foreign investment and assured full security to industries, Maoists on Tuesday forced the

Bangkok emergency amid fierce clashes

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:08:24 -0400

Bangkok, Sept. 2: Thailand’s Prime Minister declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in Bangkok, calling it the "softest means available" for restoring order after

PPP-PML(N) feud worsens

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:09:19 -0400

By Rezaul H. Laskar Islamabad Sept. 2: The ruling coalition in Pakistan on Tuesday virtually launched a war against estranged ally and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

UK court lets off Indian rape accused

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:06:01 -0400

London: An Indian, accused of attempting to rape a prostitute, has been cleared of the charge by a British court which accepted his plea that