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Conciliatory Bhutto widower urges Pakistani unity

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:37:01 +0530

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The widower of assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto struck a conciliatory note on the eve of a general election, saying his

Conciliatory Bhutto widower urges Pakistani unity

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:37:01 +0530

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The widower of assassinated Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto struck a conciliatory note on the eve of a general election, saying his

Security forces kill 20 Maoists after Orissa raids

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:10:28 +0530

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Security forces killed 20 Maoist rebels in Orissa after the guerrillas attacked police stations and looted weapons in one of the

Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:37:02 +0530

PRISTINA, Serbia (Reuters) - Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody break-up of Yugoslavia.

China concerned by U.S. satellite missile plan

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:18:01 +0530

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is concerned by U.S. plans to shoot down an ailing spy satellite and is considering what "preventative measures" to take, the

Unitech SPV to develop Chemical SEZ in Nayachar

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:01:00 +0530

Unitech Ltd has announced that Government of West Bengal has given possession of about 12,500 acres of land at Nayachar Island (near Haldia) on February 15, 2008 to the developer PCR Chemicals Pvt Ltd for development of, inter alia, Chemical SEZ.

Forward bloc slams Communist Parties over lost motto

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:58:00 +0530

The All India Forward Bloc Sunday slammed the Communists Parties in the country alleging that they have lost direction, have deviated from their path and are following capitalist forces, its general secretary, Debarata Biswas, MP said Sunday.

TMC workers block Howrah Bridge

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:53:00 +0530

Trinamool Congress supporters blocked road at various places in the city, including the busy Howrah bridge which led to traffic snarl.

Trinamool Congress protests against petrol price hike

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:52:00 +0530

Trinamool Congress activists took out processions and blocked roads across West Bengal on Sunday to protest against petroleum price hike.

Picnic site blast kills over 80 Afghans

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:23:12 +0530

ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed more than 80 people at a picnic spot in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Sunday