November 8th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
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Lahore, Nov 8 (ANI): African-American Democrat Barack Obama won the Nov 4 presidential poll because the White votes outnumbered non-White votes and in the end, the scope of Obamas victory showed ...
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August 17th, 2008 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Yangon, Aug 17 (DPA) Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been permitted a rare meeting with her lawyer, the second this month, giving rise to speculation about her possible release, ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Kuala Lumpur, Aug 14 (IANS) Malaysian audiences should see Tamil superstar Rajnikanth's latest film "Kuselan" since it is a blend of a good story and fine acting, says a noted film critic ...
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August 14th, 2008 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
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United Nations, Aug 14 (IANS) A new documentary, funded in part by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), airs this week on BBC, spotlighting the issue of 700,000 missing girls in India ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
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Dharamshala/Shimla/Varanasi, Aug 9 (ANI): As China opened the Olympics with a burst of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony on Friday, hundreds of exiled Tibetans held a candlelight vigil in Dharamsala to ...
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August 9th, 2008 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
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By V.Krishnaswamy
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) A grand opening ceremony with Apsaras descending from the skies amidst a rendition of Confucius' famous saying "Friends have come from afar, how happy we are" ushered ...
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May 30th, 2008 - 7:49 pm ICT by admin
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Los Banos (Philippines), May 30 (ANI): The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has appointed a leading German soil scientist as head of its research programs for the next five years.
Born ...
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May 16th, 2008 - 8:41 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Vatican City, May 16 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI Friday urged Thailand's Roman Catholic bishops to continue working with Buddhists in combating secularism and other "disturbing" aspects of globalization. "You have readily expressed ...
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May 6th, 2008 - 8:55 am ICT by admin
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DPA
New York, May 6 (DPA) The UN's efforts to assist cyclone-hit Myanmar have been hampered by the lack of information about the extent of destruction, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday. ...
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May 1st, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Berlin, May 1 (DPA) Germany has said it will send extra army instructors to Afghanistan, including 15 personnel, to join an existing 30-men military-police training unit in the Asian nation. Defence ministry ...
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April 20th, 2008 - 7:26 pm ICT by admin
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New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Ahead of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad coming to India this month on his first visit, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan Sunday asked the international community to treat ...
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February 21st, 2008 - 1:01 am ICT by admin
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By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, Feb 20 (IANS) It is "premature" for the US to consider a free trade agreement with India, United States Trade Representative (USTR) Susan C. Schwab said Wednesday. Schwab ...
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