World News

Former Iran vice-president sentenced to prison for protests - Summary
Tehran - Former Iranian vice president Mohammad-Ali Abtahi was sentenced to a six-year jail term for his involvement in post- election unrest in June, a news report said Sunday. Abtahi, deputy to reformist president Mohammad Khatami from 1997 to 2005...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Four dead after ferry carrying 240 sinks in Indonesia - 2nd Update
Jakarta - At least four people were killed when a ferry carrying 240 people sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, officials said. Authorities said an estimated 202 people survived. But search teams using a number of nava...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Suicide bomber kills Iraqi policeman, injures at least eight
Baghdad - A man detonated explosives packed into his car as he approached a police checkpoint north of the western Iraqi city of Falluja on Sunday, killing a policeman, police and medics said. Medics said five policemen and three civilian bystanders ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Iran's Revolutionary Guards start military manoeuvres - 2nd Update
Tehran - Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday began military manoeuvres that are to focus mainly on testing air force capabilities against attacks on nuclear sites, the Khabar news network reported. The latest exercises, being held in central, weste...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Bomb kills five Afghan border police
Kandahar - Five Afghan border police were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, a police commander said. The incident happened in Spin Boldak, a district in the volatile province of Kandahar bordering Pakistan, said General Abd...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Ferry with more than 200 people sinks in Indonesia - Update
Jakarta - A ferry with 240 people on board sank in bad weather off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Sunday, killing at least one person, police and media reports said. Search teams are looking for survivors from the Dumai Express 10, which was sai...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Six killed, 54 injured in twin blasts in India's Assam state - Summary
New Delhi - At least six people were killed and 54 injured Sunday in two bombings by suspected separatist rebels in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials and news reports said. The bombs exploded near a police station in the Nalbari town, s...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Ten wounded in overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza - Update
Jerusalem - At least 10 Palestinians were injured in three successive Israeli airstrikes overnight and early Sunday on the southern, central and northern Gaza Strip, medical officials and and the Israeli military said. They said the aircraft fired tw...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Ferry with more than 200 people sinks in Indonesia
Jakarta - A ferry with 213 people on board sank off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday after being battered by bad weather, killing at least one person, police said. Search teams are looking for survivors from the Dumai Express 10 which was sailing f...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Australasia (World) ]

Iran's Revolutionary Guards to hold military manoeuvres - Update
Tehran - Iran's revolutionary guards were scheduled to begin military manoeuvres on Sunday, the news network Khabar reported. The exercises will last for five days and mainly focus on testing the air force capabilities and protective measures in case...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-22 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Seven security personnel injured in attack in eastern Philippines

Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson dominate American Music Awards

New Zealand glaciers melting away, survey shows

US envoy: US position on Taiwan remains unchanged

Final week of hearings starts in trial of Khmer Rouge cadre Duch

Mugabe bodyguards may face prosecution in Hong Kong over visas

US economists: 'Jobless' recovery to reach bottom at start of 2010

Taiwan's tourist figures up due to influx of Chinese visitors

Death toll rises to 27 in Indonesian ferry accident

Nine killed in Vietnam as train and bus collide

New Moon eclipses Harry Potter's Half Blood Prince in Australia

New Moon vampires take big bite of weekend box office

Pregnant women should check their blood iron levels

Reducing bacteria in the kitchen

Vaccine may be in offing for child-killer malaria

Don't completely forbid alcohol to your teens

Alcohol and obesity leading causes of fatty liver

Road tunnels risky for respiratory patients

Mumbai attacks spur paradigm shift in India's security - Feature

Pakistani groups behind Mumbai attacks off scene but active - Feature