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US drone kills nine in Pakistan
12:16pm Wednesday 17th March 2010
Suspected US drones fired missiles at vehicles and hit a militant hide-out in a tribal region of north-western Pakistan , killing at least nine suspected insurgents, two officials said.
Students killed in bus plunge
9:48am Monday 15th March 2010
A bus fell from a bridge into a dry riverbed in northwestern India, killing at least 26 students and teachers on board, police said.
43 dead in Lahore attacks
1:40pm Friday 12th March 2010
Two suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other in the Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least 43 people.
Blockade is 'continuing atrocity'
6:40pm Thursday 11th March 2010
Israel’s continuing blockade of Gaza is a “continuing atrocity” that must be stopped immediately, an MP has demanded.
Mexican named world's richest
10:09am Thursday 11th March 2010
A Mexican telecoms tycoon has been named as the world’s richest person, overtaking the likes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates and investor Warren Buffett.
Settlement plan is denounced
4:51pm Wednesday 10th March 2010
Britain today joined the United States in condemning the announcement by Israel of a planned new settlement in disputed East Jerusalem.
Caning puts pupils in hospital
10:28am Tuesday 9th March 2010
A Bangladeshi school teacher has been accused of caning eight of her pupils so hard for forgetting to bring their pencils to class that they needed hospital treatment.
Jobs rush kills applicant
1:20pm Monday 8th March 2010
One man died and several were injured in a crush caused by tens of thousands of people applying for police jobs in India.
Blast kills 12 in Lahore
9:49am Monday 8th March 2010
A suicide car bomber struck a building where police interrogate high-profile suspects in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore, killing at least 12 people and wounding 61 others, including women taking children to school, officials said.
British plane spotters allowed to leave India
12:29pm Friday 5th March 2010
Two plane spotters were planning their return to the UK after being fined for illegally monitoring aircraft in India.
Death toll rises in Temple stampede
12:03pm Thursday 4th March 2010
The death toll in a stampede at a temple in north India rose to 63.
Plane case delayed by Indian court
11:55am Wednesday 3rd March 2010
Two plane spotters facing up to three years in an Indian jail after being accused of illegally monitoring aircraft had their case put back at court, an MP said.
Missile strike kills Taliban chief
10:59am Tuesday 2nd March 2010
A senior Taliban commander wanted over the 2006 bombing of the US consulate in Karachi was killed in a suspected American missile strike in north-western Pakistan, the Pakistani Taliban confirmed.
Police storm holy site
12:14pm Monday 1st March 2010
Israeli police today stormed a Jerusalem holy site to disperse Palestinian protesters.
India and Pakistan meet for peace talks
10:35am Thursday 25th February 2010
India and Pakistan held high-level peace talks today for the first time since the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in an attempt to reduce tension between them.
Plane spotters face jail terms in India
11:44am Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Two plane spotters were facing up to three years in an Indian jail after admitting illegally monitoring aircraft.
Third-world nations becoming 'dumping-grounds'
8:20pm Monday 22nd February 2010
The world faces being swamped with a tidal wave of electronic waste as sales of household gadgets boom over the next decade, according to a report.
New drone fleet unveiled
2:40pm Monday 22nd February 2010
Israel’s air force has introduced a fleet of large unmanned planes that it says can fly as far as Iran.
Small man on a big mission
10:36am Monday 22nd February 2010
A 22-inch tall man has left his home country of Nepal in a quest to be recognised as the world’s shortest man.
Row erupts over halal switch
3:56pm Friday 19th February 2010
A French fast-food chain's decision to offer halal menus at some restaurants has been criticised by some politicians.
Commander's son 'killed in US missile strike'
11:28am Friday 19th February 2010
The son of a senior Afghan Taliban commander has been killed in a US missile strike, Pakistani officials said today.
Mosque bomb kills 29
2:04pm Thursday 18th February 2010
A bomb at a mosque in Pakistan’s north-western tribal belt killed 29 people today.
Prime suspects in Dubai assassination
1:10pm Wednesday 17th February 2010
The assassination of a senior Hamas official in a Dubai hotel room has all the hallmarks of Israel’s feared Mossad spy agency.
Pakistan confirms arrest of leader
11:28am Wednesday 17th February 2010
A Pakistan military chief confirmed today that the Afghan Taliban’s number two leader has been arrested.
'Hit squad' used fake passports
4:13pm Tuesday 16th February 2010
Members of a suspected hit squad blamed for the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai used fake British and Irish passports, it has emerged.
'British and Irish in hit squad'
11:45am Tuesday 16th February 2010
Dubai police appealed for an international manhunt after releasing names and photographs of an alleged 11-member hit squad - including six with British passports and three with Irish passports - accused of killing a Hamas commander last month.
Hit squad 'responsible for killing'
7:40pm Monday 15th February 2010
Dubai’s police chief said an 11-member hit squad carrying European passports was responsible for killing a Hamas commander in his hotel room last month.
Tata motors appoints Forster as new chief
3:45pm Monday 15th February 2010
Carl-Peter Forster will take over as group chief executive officer of India’s Tata Motors, with responsibility for all global operations including the troubled Jaguar and Land Rover brands, the company said today.
Obama statue removed
12:04pm Monday 15th February 2010
Authorities removed a statue of Barack Obama from a park in the Indonesian capital Jakarta due to a public backlash and moved it today to a nearby elementary school that the US president attended as a child.
Anger in run-up to Shahrukh Khan movie premiere
12:21pm Friday 12th February 2010
Hindu nationalists tore up posters and stoned cinemas to block the premiere of a movie starring Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan because he recently spoke in support of Pakistan’s cricketers, police said.
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