Archive for November, 2009

India marks the first anniversary Thursday of last year’s militant attacks on Mumbai with a series of ceremonies to honour the 166 victims killed in the deadly rampage by 10 Islamist gunmen.
   
The day of remembrance comes as India’s government continued to push neighbouring Pakistan — where the gunmen are believed to have trained — [...]

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez used a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington.
 
Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries.
 
The Venezuelan singled out a comment by Israeli [...]

 The first-ever night trial of India’s nuclear capable Agni-II Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) has failed to meet all the mission parameters.
“The test-fire, conducted from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast last night, could not achieve all the desired results and pre-coordinated parameters,” they said after a thorough analyses of the mission data.
The two-stage indigenously [...]

 
                                       
US President Barack Obama promised he would unveil his decision “shortly” on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan and pledged: “It is my intention to finish the job.”
  
“I will be making an announcement to the American people about how we intend to move forward. I will be doing so shortly,” Obama said during a [...]

                                                 
A longed-for public inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq war opens Tuesday, with former civil servants first to appear in hearings set to climax with Tony Blair taking the stand.
  
One-time top officials from the foreign and defense ministries will outline Britain’s policy towards Baghdad in the early 2000s as a five-member committee begins investigating [...]

Roger Federer blazed past Fernando Verdasco after an early stumble on Sunday, while Andy Murray (pictured) marked the start of London’s five-year hosting of the ATP Tour Finals with a three-set win over Juan Martin del Potro.

REUTERS – Roger Federer blazed past Fernando Verdasco after an early stumble on Sunday while Andy Murray marked [...]

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (pictured) arrived in Washington on Sunday for a state visit with US President Barack Obama, urging him to stay committed in Afghanistan and to pressure Pakistan to act against Islamic extremists.
AFP – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday started a high-profile state visit to the United States with a [...]

Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, bringing the regime’s prison chief closer to justice for the “Killing Fields” atrocities 30 years ago.
AFP – Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in its first trial, bringing [...]

Breaking News: LAHORE: Five policemen have been injured in a bomb blast at police check post near Babu Sabu Interchange, Geo News reported Monday.
The blast took place when a white Suzuki Mehran rammed into the police check post, sources said.
Rescue teams have reached the blast site.

KABUL – Afghanistan’s election commission declared Hamid Karzai elected as president on Monday after it called off a runoff following the withdrawal of his only rival.
The run-off, called after the first round in August was marred by widespread fraud, was to have been held on November 7.
“The Independent Election Commission declares the esteemed Hamid Karzai [...]