Afghan district governor among 21 killed in attacks (Lead)
June 16th, 2010 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 15 (DPA) A district governor and two others were killed in a car bombing in southern Afghanistan, while 12 policemen and six civilians were killed elsewhere in the country, ... Read more...
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12 Afghan police killed in insurgent attacks
June 15th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, June 15 (DPA) Twelve policemen were killed in Afghanistan's volatile southern and eastern regions, officials said Tuesday.
Suspected Taliban insurgents attacked a police checkpoint in Ghazni, the capital of the province ... Read more...
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UAE company launches aid campaign for poor
June 6th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, June 6 (IANS/WAM) A petroleum company here has found a novel way to help the poor. Some 16 service stations of the company will collect used clothes from people to distribute ... Read more...
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Iran To Arrest Tan Women To Uphold The Islamic Dress Policy
May 1st, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 1, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Iran has issued a caution to suntanned females, who appear like walking models, that they will face arrest as a consequence of a fresh governmental ... Read more...
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UAE petroleum company promotes biodegradable bags
February 12th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 12 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) based Emirates General Petroleum Corporation Emarat is promoting environment friendly biodegradable plastic bags, WAM news agency reported Friday.
Hussain Kazim, manager of corporate communications ... Read more...
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German journalist denied entry, India says he misused visa
September 2nd, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Montreal/New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has asked the Indian government to issue a press visa to German journalist Hasnain Kazim to report for Der Spiegel weekly. But ... Read more...
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Iraq government to enforce ban on weapons
April 9th, 2008 - 12:52 am ICT by admin
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Baghdad, April 8 (DPA) Iraq's security forces were ordered Tuesday to collect arms from ordinary people and political parties in Baghdad, while Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr postponed a planned protest against US ... Read more...
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