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Iran to announce nuclear progress

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday said the Islamic Republic, targeted by tougher Western sanctions, would soon announce advances in its nuclear programme.

Strikes in Egypt to mark Mubarak ouster

Activists called for a day of strikes in Egypt on Saturday to mark exactly a year since they toppled Hosni Mubarak, leaving an increasingly unpopular and defiant military in charge.

Oldest couple to give advice on Twitter

A British couple who have been married for 76 years — the longest in the country — have now joined Twitter to speak about the secret of their remarkable romance.

UK judge bans public prayers

The right of Christian worship in British schools and parliament faced a fresh assault after a High Court banned prayers at council meetings.

Gunmen assassinate army general in Damascus

Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus today in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began in March, the state-run news agency said.

Obama to felicitate Amartya Sen

US President Barack Obama would felicitate India-born Nobel laureate Amartya Sen with the 2011 National Humanities Medal, along with others, the White House announced today.

UK police looking for Indian 'tantrik'

The UK police is looking for an Indian-origin man who posed as a 'spiritual healer' and allegedly sexually assaulted a teenager.

Journalist couple stabbed to death in Dhaka

A Bangladeshi husband-wife journalist duo was stabbed to death by unidentified attackers early Saturday in front of their five-year-old son at their home in a posh locality of Dhaka, officials said. Home Minister Shahara Khatun has ordered the...

Nasheed disappointed with India's response to Maldives crisis

Maldives' ousted president Mohammed Nasheed today said he was disappointed with India over its response to the political turmoil without having properly understood the ground situation in his country.

UK is and will remain safe: British HC

Asserting that it takes any act of violence ''very seriously'', the UK today assured Indians that Britain was going to remain a ''safe country''.

UK MP Vaz meets Bidve's family; hands over 2000-pound cheque

British member of parliament Keith Vaz today met the family members of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student from Pune who was killed in Manchester city last December, and handed over a 2000-pound cheque.

No evidence North Korean leader dead: US official

The US intelligence has found no evidence to suggest that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was dead, an official said following web posts in China that claimed Kim was assassinated in Beijing.

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