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Iran not to pursue N-bomb production: Ahmadinejad

Affirming that Iran was not after nuclear weapons, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said enriching ...

Iran razes buildings near alleged nuclear site

New satellite photographs published by a US-based think tank appear to indicate attempts by Iran to ...

Driverless `convoy` hits the road

Spanish drivers witnessed the first real-world test of “platooning” technology, which places a vehic...

Hunger strike by elected reps in Meghalaya

Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council went on a day`s hunger-strike demanding the GoI intervene in...

Acute water crisis in Bankura blocks

Acute water scarcity has hit several blocks of Bankura district, which has been experiencing tempera...

Man held for spying near Ahmadinejad`s helicopter

Iran has arrested more than 40 US and Israeli spies over the past year, Fars said.

Pak-origin UK politician faces inquiry for misusing funds

Pak-origin British politician Baroness Warsi is facing calls for a police investigation into her Par...

Ahmadinejad urges Iran Parl to unite against evil

Iran is under pressure from Western countries who accuse it of trying to developing nuclear weapons ...

Army team successfully summits Mount Everest

An Indian Army mountaineering team, including four lady officers, on Friday successfully summited th...

Ex-Libya PM fears death if extradited home

Libyans accuse Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which he denies.

US N-submarine catches fire, 7 injured

At least seven people were wounded after a fire broke out overnight on a US Navy`s nuclear-powered s...

Spaniard dies after reaching Everest`s summit

The family of the Barcelona-born climber decided to let Juan Jose Polo Carbayo`s body remain on the ...

Dalai Lama meets British girl with brain tumour

The Dalai Lama has met a terminally-ill British girl suffering from brain tumour.

Case against FB in Pak for blasphemous materials

Acting on the orders of a judge, police in the Pakistani capital have registered a case against soci...

Egypt poised for historic presidential elections

While the first round of voting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, a run off will follow on Jun...

`Anonymous` attacks Chicago govt websites

US authorities are investigating a possible cyber attack against government websites in Chicago.

Nishat 1st Bangladeshi woman to climb Everest

A 31-year old government official earned the repute of being the first Bangladeshi woman to climb at...

Two teams from Pune scale Everest

A dozen mountaineers from Maharashtra reached the summit of Mount Everest, the world`s highest moun...

73-year-old Japanese becomes oldest woman to scale Everest

A 73-year-old Japanese has made history by becoming the oldest woman to scale the world`s highest mo...

Iran`s Parliament approves $462 bn budget

Iran has also increased the price of exporting oil to USD 85 from USD 81.5 per barrel.

Cong website goes offline amidst hacking rumours

The Congress website aicc.org.in went offline for a while in the late afternoon sparking rumours tha...

Iranian President may visit London for Olympics

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that he would like to be with Iranian athletes in London ...

Six killed in coal mine gas explosion in China

At least six people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northwest China.

IAEA, Iran hold new talks; Ahmadinejad warns West

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad directed the West to "correct its manners" if it wants Iranian...

`Iran’s Ahmadinejad assassination foiled in 2007`

The Sunni militant group Jundullah plotted to assassinate Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his trip to sou...

Egyptian court says prez elections as scheduled

Egypt`s Higher Administrative Court overturned lower court`s decision to suspend the prez polls, whi...

‘Cut ties, give dirty looks to destroy Israel’

Iranian Prez Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that war was not essential destroy Israel, and that could ...

Talks ongoing to end Palestinian hunger strike

Some 1,600 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails are on hunger strike to put an end to detenti...

Iran not to retreat on nuke programme

Iran will not retreat "an iota" from its right to develop nuclear energy despite Western-led sanctio...

Egypt holds first ever presidential debate

Millions of Egyptians tuned into the debate between presidential frontrunners Amr Moussa and Abdel-M...

Deori retained as Tiwa council CEM

Ramakanta Deori was retained as the chief executive member of the Tiwa Autonomous Council following ...

Ahmadinejad suffers parliamentary poll setback

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad`s supporters won just 13 of the 65 seats that were up for elec...

Ahmadinejad rivals cement hold on Iran Parliament

Final results for many Iranian parliamentary constituencies showed supporters of Ahmadinejad outnumb...

Iran begins runoff Parliamentary Elections

A report said 130 hopefuls were competing for 65 seats in 33 constituencies, including Tehran with 2...

Squid and zebrafish inspired materials could help camouflage

Researchers have come up artificial muscles that mimic the colour-changing ability of squid and zebr...

Oldest blood cells found in wounds of iceman

Scientists have discovered the oldest known blood cells in the wounds of Otzi, the stone age “Iceman...

College student abducted

The student had received a threat call around 20 days ago and the caller demanded Rs 20 lakh and thr...

Palestinian government cracks down on critics

Mashour Abu Daqa said that the attorney general`s office ordered several websites shut down over the...

Volcano erupts in Indonesia

Mount Lokon in Indonesia`s North Sulawesi province erupted Tuesday, an official said here.

Chavez dismisses death rumours, says he`ll be back

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez scoffed at rumours that his health took a turn for the worse and sa...

Philippine websites hit by Chinese hackers: Govt

The Philippines said alleged Chinese hackers attacked three websites maintained by President Benigno...

Egypt: Moussa vows Army voice in key policy body

Amr Moussa said Egypt needed a president with lobbying skills to work effectively with the Islamist-...

Anonymous creates website to ‘combat censorship’

Notorious Internet hacking group Anonymous has created an online portal that would allow people to p...

Egypt demonstrators block main Cairo bridge

Hundreds of Egyptian demonstrators briefly blocked a main Cairo bridge to back their call for an end...

Iran Army ready for action on disputed Gulf island

Iran took control of tiny Abu Musa and two nearby islands — the Greater and Lesser Tunb — in 1971, a...

Ahmadinejad vows to defend territorial integrity

Iran will respond with force to any threats to its territorial integrity, President Mahmoud Ahmadine...

Six-party talks on Iran N-programme `positive`

The West accuses Iran of building nuclear weapons, but Iran maintains that its nuclear programme is ...

`Iran seeks dialogue, trust in nuclear talks`

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi hopes all sides in upcoming talks on its nuclear program w...

Palestinians spurn Netanyahu call to resume talks

Abbas` spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdeneh, said that Abbas is ready for talks only if Israel halts settleme...

UAE slams Iran Prez’s visit to disputed Gulf island

The United Arab Emirates and Iran claim Abu Musa and two other small islands, located near key shipp...

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