Protesters march in Istanbul, denounce Israel
Around 10,000 Turks are marching from Israel’s Consulate in Istanbul toward the city’s main square, shouting slogans denouncing Israel after 10 pro-Palestinian activists were reported killed and dozens wounded by Israeli forces.
The protesters earlier Monday tried storm the Consulate building…
Posted on June 1, 2010 | Leave your comment
Israeli troops storm Gaza bound aid ships: 19 killed: Worldwide condemnation, demonstration in front of Downing Street
At least 19 people have been killed after Israeli commandos stormed a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army says.
Armed forces boarded the largest vessel overnight, clashing with some of the 500 people on board.
It…
Posted on June 1, 2010 | Leave your comment
Aid ships launch mission to defy Gaza blockade
A convoy of ships containing pro-Palestinian activists and aid destined for the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday steamed south from Cyprus towards Israeli naval vessels determined to stop them.
The five ships, carrying more than 700 passengers, are on the last…
Posted on May 31, 2010 | Leave your comment
Israel rejects new drive to ban nukes from Mideast
Israel, thought to be the Middle East’s only nuclear power, has rejected a new U.N. call to come clean about its secretive nuclear program, calling it a “deeply flawed and hypocritical” act that ignores the threat posed by its sworn…
Posted on May 31, 2010 | Leave your comment
China urges region to step back from Korea clash
China deflected pressure to censure North Korea at a regional summit on Sunday, instead urging its neighbors to calm tensions over the sinking of a warship and avoid any clash that could shake Asia.
Seoul and Tokyo blame North Korea, whose…
Posted on May 31, 2010 | Leave your comment
India, US seek to bridge prickly gaps in ties
India and the United States this week hold their first strategic dialogue, testing a pledge from the Obama administration that it really does consider New Delhi a global partner.
New Delhi is keen for the June 2-3 talks to go beyond…
Posted on May 31, 2010 | Leave your comment
BB unveils reform plans in financial sector
The central bank on Sunday unveiled its first ever long-term action plan for vigorous reforms in the country’s financial sector.
The plan, a guideline for the next five years, aims at a stable monetary policy, speedy automation and skilled development in…
Posted on May 31, 2010 | Leave your comment
Industrial park to be set up: Light engineering, electronics, electrical industries at one place
A Cluster Industrial Park is likely to be set up in the country for the first time combined with four-type of industries- plastic, light engineering, electronics and electronical.
Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Foundation on behalf of the government is supervising…
Posted on May 25, 2010 | Leave your comment
Water submerges Pakistani tourist town
Panicked people took everything they could carry, even doors and windows, as a lake threatened to flood dozens of villages in northern Pakistan, officials and witnesses said Monday.
The lake emerged on January 4 as a result of a massive landslide…
Posted on May 19, 2010 | Leave your comment
Obama extends sanctions on Myanmar
President Barack Obama on Friday formally extended sanctions against Myanmar, keeping US pressure on a military regime aiming to hold its first elections in more than two decades later this year.
Obama extended the emergency sanctions, first employed in May 1997,…
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