Karadzic denies genocide charges in Bosnia
June 12th, 2012 - 5:38 am ICT by IANS
The Hague, June 12 (IANS/AKI) Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has denied that forces under his command committed genocide in Bosnia. He demanded an acquittal, claiming prosecutors had failed ... Read more...
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American held captive in Iraq released
March 18th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) An American national reportedly held captive for around nine months in Iraq has been handed over to the US embassy, CNN reported.The man had earlier been ... Read more...
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North Korea to release US citizen held for six months
May 27th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 27 (IANS) North Korea has said it would releasing an American citizen it has been holding for six months on unspecified charges, BBC reported.Eddie Jun Yong-su would be ... Read more...
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No evidence that Pak floods benefited Taliban: Holbrooke
October 14th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Oct 14 (ANI): US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that he had seen no evidence that the floods in Pakistan have benefited the Taliban.Holbrooke made ... Read more...
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South Korea, DPRK hold Red Cross talks on family reunion
September 17th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Sep 17(ANI): South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) have began a round of Red Cross talks over reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.According to ... Read more...
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Egypt opens Rafah crossing for stranded Palestinians
May 15th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Gaza, May 15 (DPA) Egypt opened its crossing point with the Gaza Strip at Rafah Saturday to allow around 8,000 stranded Palestinians to cross into Egypt, the Palestinian Border Crossing Corporation (PBCC) ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan president’s emissary to visit India (Lead)
April 22nd, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Sri Lanka is planning to send President Mahinda Rajapaksa's brother Basil as a special envoy to brief India about the situation in the strife-hit island where ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan president’s special emissary coming to India
April 22nd, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) With the plight of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka becoming an electoral issue in India and boatloads of fleeing refugees landing in Tamil Nadu, ... Read more...
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Myanmar junta announces amnesty for 6,000 prisoners
February 20th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Feb 20 (DPA) Myanmar'a junta announced an amnesty Friday for more than 6,000 prisoners, although it remained unclear how many political prisoners were included, Naypyitaw radio reported.
"For the humanitarian reasons, for ... Read more...
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Spain grants residence permit to Cuban dissident writer
February 12th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Barcelona, Feb 12 (IANS) A Spanish court, citing humanitarian reasons, has granted a temporary residence permit to dissident Cuban writer Carmen Paula, EFE reported Thursday.
The court in the northeastern region of Catalonia ... Read more...
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Gaza’s water woes likely to get worse
January 24th, 2009 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Gaza City, Jan 24 (DPA) Five small children, aged 3 to 7, gathered outside a small kiosk in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, carrying dirty yellow and red plastic ... Read more...
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NATO planning `winter development surge to undercut resurgent Taliban offensive
September 27th, 2008 - 11:30 am ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.27 (ANI): Faced with an ever more aggressive Taliban, NATO alliance troops are planning a winter "development surge" in the form of civil works projects in eastern Afghanistan.
According to the ... Read more...
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Russian troops to stay in South Ossetia (Lead)
August 10th, 2008 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
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New York, Aug 10 (DPA) Russia has said its military forces will remain in the Georgian breakaway enclave of South Ossetia to protect ethnic Russians, while the United Nations said fighting has ... Read more...
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Rudd embarrassed by halal gaffe at 2020 Summit
April 28th, 2008 - 3:05 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr.28 (ANI): An embarrassed Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been forced to apologise to Muslim delegates at this month's 2020 Summit because their religious dietary needs were ignored by ... Read more...
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Zimbabweans want change, says EU chief
April 9th, 2008 - 11:39 pm ICT by admin
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Brussels, April 9 (DPA) Saying Zimbabweans want change, European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso Wednesday urged the country's President Robert Mugabe to favour a "peaceful transition" towards full democracy in his poverty-stricken ... Read more...
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