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1,000 N. Koreans jailed for watching S. Korean films

SEOUL: More than 1,000 North Koreans have been jailed for secretly watching South Korean TV shows and films as the... Published 07 Dec, 2010 02:49am

No reason for settlement freeze: Israel

LJUBLJANA: Israel sees no reason to re-impose a freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank after an initial... Published 07 Dec, 2010 02:49am

After Brazil, Argentina recognises Palestinian state

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina said on Monday it recognised a “free and independent” Palestinian state, days after Brazil... Published 07 Dec, 2010 02:49am

Israel’s top policewoman dies from fire burns

JERUSALEM: Israel`s top policewoman, who had clung to life for four days after her patrol car was trapped in a... Published 07 Dec, 2010 02:49am

US supertanker joins air war on Israel blaze

HAIFA, Dec 5: The world`s biggest firefighting plane on Sunday joined an international offensive against the worst... Published 06 Dec, 2010 03:03am

Israel must `clear blood` to mend ties: Turkey

ANKARA, Dec 5: Turkey`s prime minister insisted on Sunday on an Israeli apology and compensation over a deadly raid... Published 06 Dec, 2010 03:03am

Bomb attack kills 4 in Afghanistan

KHOST, Dec 5: A suicide bomber killed two foreign troops and two Afghan civilians in a bazaar outside a Nato base in... Published 06 Dec, 2010 03:03am

`EU doesn`t believe in Afghan success`

BRUSSELS: Leaked diplomatic memos said that European Union President Herman Van Rompuy told America`s ambassador ... Published 06 Dec, 2010 01:44am

Roots of Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan: Leaks

WASHINGTON: Former Taliban leaders told US officials at a meeting in Kabul that the roots of Taliban insurgency war... Published 06 Dec, 2010 01:44am

Maulana Fazl a cooperative`interlocutor`

WASHINGTON: A US diplomatic cable describes JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman as “more a politician than a mullah”... Published 06 Dec, 2010 01:44am

Ahmadinejad`s real danger lies among his own people

LONDON: Negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme restart in Geneva on Monday in the shadow of the WikiLeaks... Published 06 Dec, 2010 01:44am

Wiki Leaks cables a `slander`: Erdogan

ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday accused US diplomats of spreading “gossip” and “slander”... Published 06 Dec, 2010 01:44am

Iran `dominant player` in Iraq politics

PARIS: Tehran is a “dominant player” in Iraq using “all means of diplomacy, intelligence and economy” to get a... Published 06 Dec, 2010 01:44am

Saudi Arabia cashpoint for terrorists: WikiLeaks

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest source of funds for Islamist militant groups such as the Afghan... Published 06 Dec, 2010 01:44am

What Taliban leader could tell about ISI

        Pakistan wanted to trade Mullah Brader with Baloch seperatist leader Brandagh Bugti because of possible... Published 05 Dec, 2010 06:01am

Malik told that support for NRO withdrawn under US, UK pressure

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik pauses during a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan. - AP Photo... Published 05 Dec, 2010 04:58am

US anger over possibility of A.Q. Khan`s release from house arrest

  CLASSIFIED BY: SCA Richard A. Boucher, Reasons: 1.4 B C AND D Oct 4, 2008 Washington is concerned that the... Published 05 Dec, 2010 04:57am

Turkish-US tensions exposed

LONDON: US diplomats have cast doubts on the reliability of Nato ally Turkey, portraying its leadership as divided... Published 30 Nov, 2010 02:30am

US confirms Arab sentiments about Iran’s nuclear programme

WASHINGTON: A day after a leaked diplomatic cable quoted the Saudi monarch as advocating attacks on Iran`s nuclear... Published 30 Nov, 2010 02:30am

US tries to contain damage from leaked documents

WASHINGTON: Bristling over the unauthorised release of more than a quarter million classified State Department... Published 30 Nov, 2010 02:30am