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  • Russia to sell tanks to Algeria, Turkmenistan

    Tue, February 14 2012 20:32

    Russia has signed contracts to sell 120 T-90C tanks to Algeria and 30 to Turkmenistan, Vedomosti business daily reported Tuesday, citing sources in the arms industry..

  • British Secretary of State on visit to Indonesia

    Tue, February 14 2012 20:08

    UK Secretary of State Andrew Mitchell of the Department for International Development (DFID) is visiting Indonesia from February 13 to 6..

  • US envoy to meet north Koreans

    Tue, February 14 2012 03:42

    A senior US envoy will hold talks this month in Beijing with North Korea, resuming a dialogue put on hold last year by the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, the State Department said Monday..

  • British airman killed in Afghanistan attack: ministry

    Tue, February 14 2012 03:40

    A British airman was shot dead on Monday in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, the 398th serviceperson to die since the military mission there started in 2001, the defence ministry said..

  • Indian police hunt motorbike assailant in Israel attack

    Tue, February 14 2012 00:45

    Indian police said Monday they were hunting for a man on a motorbike suspected of attaching a device to an Israeli diplomat`s car shortly before it exploded in New Delhi..

  • Deported saudi blogger faces blasphemy charge

    Mon, February 13 2012 20:34

    A Saudi journalist wanted in the kingdom for comments deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed was arrested after being deported from Malaysia and will face charges of blasphemy, a report said Monday..

  • Malaysia defends deporting Saudi in Ttwitter row

    Mon, February 13 2012 20:30

    Malaysia on Monday defended its deportation of a Saudi journalist wanted at home for comments deemed insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, saying it was not a "safe haven" for fugitives..

  • NATO admits killing Afghan children in air strike

    Mon, February 13 2012 19:58

    NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Monday they had mistakenly killed a group of children in an air strike that has enraged the government, and said their deaths may have been linked to an anti-insurgent operation in the area..

  • 2 killed, 12 injured in SW Pakistan blast

    Mon, February 13 2012 19:37

    Two people were killed in an explosion in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Monday, officials said..

  • Sri Lankan Air Force jet crashes

    Mon, February 13 2012 18:25

    A Sri Lankan air force jet was completely destroyed when it crashed in north western Sri Lanka on Monday, the air force said..

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