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Indian American is Obama campaign senior spokesman - Dt( 2008-06-17 00:00:00 )
New York, June 17 (IANS) An Indian-American attorney, Hari Sevugan, has been functioning as Barack Obama presidential campaign's senior spokesman. He has been taken on to augment the massive media ope  more ...

'US not doing enough to keep nukes out of unwanted hands' - Dt( 2008-06-17 00:00:00 )
Washington, June 17 (IANS) A US intelligence official suggests Washington is not doing enough to keep nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists, as others downplayed new revelations about "notor  more ...

I met Kareena during 'Tashan', so I don't mind it: Saif (Interview) - Dt( 2008-06-17 00:00:00 )
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) "Tashan" was a flop, but it is still actor Saif Ali Khan's favourite film because it brought girlfriend Kareena Kapoor into his life. "It was great fun making 'Tashan' and so  more ...

12 killed, 23 injured in Sri Lanka suicide blast (Lead) - Dt( 2008-06-16 00:00:00 )
Colombo, June 16 (IANS) At least 12 policemen were killed and 23 others injured when a motorcycle borne Tamil Tiger rebel blew himself up opposite the office of the senior superintendent of police (SS  more ...

A. Q. Khan network may have shared weapon design with Iran, North Korea : Report - Dt( 2008-06-16 00:00:00 )
Washington, June 16 (IANS) An international smuggling ring once led by Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan may have secretly shared blueprints for an advanced nuclear weapon with Iran, North Korea a  more ...

South Korea pledges free trade agreements with US, EU - Dt( 2008-06-16 00:00:00 )
"The Korea-US FTA is now awaiting legislative approval in both countries, while the Korean government will try to conclude the ongoing FTA negotiations with the EU and five countries worldwide as soon  more ...

Suicide blast in northern Sri Lanka - Dt( 2008-06-16 00:00:00 )
"According to initial reports, it is a suicide explosion targeting the police personnel manning a roadblock. The casualty details are not known immediately," military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara told  more ...

Israelis in Ankara for talks with Syria: Report - Dt( 2008-06-16 00:00:00 )
The officials were identified by media reports as Yoram Turbovitz and Shalom Turjeman, the aides who had participated in the first part of the negotiations. The talks with Damascus began last month  more ...

Kosovo passes new constitution amid uncertainty over its future - Dt( 2008-06-16 00:00:00 )
"We reached a historic moment to complete the process of completing our statehood," Sejdiu said after signing 41 laws under the new constitution, which was passed by parliament two months ago. The cer  more ...

Sipping spirits and spirituality on board Superstar Virgo (Special) - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
On Board Superstar Virgo, June 14 (IANS) God cleanses money even if it is a slightly dubious shade of grey. So it was that some superrich Indians, riding the crest of spirituality and holistic living,  more ...

Strong earthquake kills two in northeast Japan (Lead) - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
A 56-year-old man died after falling into the ocean while fishing in Fukushima province. Another man was hit by a truck in Iwate province as he left the house during the earthquake. At least four w  more ...

Take better candids with your digital camera - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
Washington, June 14 (DPA) Most people start out in digital photography taking 'candids' - pictures of people in their environment when they are not posing. Unfortunately, most of those pictures end  more ...

Taliban militants free hundreds from Afghanistan prison - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
The commando-style attack, carried out by suicide bombers and other militants using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades, broke the entrance of Kandahar province main jail, a police official  more ...

Passengers suffer 16-hour ordeal aboard Mumbai-Abu Dhabi flight - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
The Etihad Airways flight that was scheduled to leave Abu Dhabi at 10.15 a.m. Friday and reach Mumbai at 2.45 p.m. same day finally reached Delhi at around 1 a.m. Saturday. "The Etihad flight EY206  more ...

EU foreign policy chief arrives in Iran - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
Solana said in a statement prior to his departure that he would be making "a generous and comprehensive offer" to Iran showing the desire of the EU and 5+1 "to develop a constructive and cooperative r  more ...

Irish voters reject EU treaty, Cowen seeks to reassure EU - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
Referendum Returning Officer Maurice Coughlan announced at the national count centre in Dublin Castle that the combined results from Ireland's 43 constituencies in Thursday's voting showed the no side  more ...

Bush praises US-Europe ties in Paris speech - Dt( 2008-06-14 00:00:00 )
In the speech, which was delivered shortly after his arrival in Paris, Bush told his audience at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): "Instead of dwell  more ...

New conflict with Ugandan rebels looms on horizon - Dt( 2008-06-13 00:00:00 )
Kampala, June 13 (DPA) The two-year peace process in Uganda aimed at ending a rebellion by the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) lies in tatters as the rebels re-arm and Uganda, Congo and souther  more ...

I love to hate Rakhi Sawant: Kashmera - Dt( 2008-06-13 00:00:00 )
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) The war of words between two Bollywood item girls continues as actress Kashmera Shah says she is far better than Rakhi Sawant who, she asserts, gets into controversies just for  more ...

Cuba starts to come out of closet with great discretion - Dt( 2008-06-13 00:00:00 )
Havana, June 13 (DPA) In Havana, Monica and Elizabeth hold hands and proudly wear the small golden rings that sealed their "wedding". The party took place in December in Cuba's National Centre for  more ...