Thursday, September 23, 2010

Top Headlines - The Times of India

Top Headlines - The Times of India


CIA runs 3,000-strong covert army to hunt down al-Qaida in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:59 AM PDT

America's CIA is running a 3,000-strong covert army to hunt down key leaders of Taliban and al-Qaida in not only Afghanistan but across the border in Pakistan.

Al-Qaida warns France not to attempt rescue of hostages: SITE

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:46 PM PDT

Al-Qaida has warned Paris not to attempt to rescue five French nationals kidnapped by the jihadists in Niger, SITE monitoring group said Thursday, as France mobilised its forces to find them.

Chhattisgarh: Passenger trail derails; Naxal involvement suspected

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:58 PM PDT

The engine and a bogie of the Kirandul-Vishakhapatnam passenger train derailed near Bhansi railway station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district early today with police suspecting the involvement of Naxals in the incident.

Bangalore-bound JetLite flight makes emergency landing, passengers safe

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:17 PM PDT

A Bangalore-bound JetLite flight with 105 passengers on board made an emergency landing after one of its engines failed soon after take off from the IGI airport on Thursday.

Vietnam finds mass grave of communist soldiers

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:04 PM PDT

An official says a mass grave has been found containing the remains of 47 communist commandos killed during the Vietnam War.

White House: Book shows Barack Obama strong war leader

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 07:23 PM PDT

The White House has seized on a new expose of President Barack Obama's Afghan war deliberations by ace reporter Bob Woodward, saying it proved he was a thoughtful, decisive leader.

Chinese PM pushes back as US currency bill looms

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 07:20 PM PDT

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pushed back on Wednesday against US pressure to revalue the yuan, as US lawmakers threatened to penalize China for keeping its currency artificially low.

Israel flotilla raid broke international law, say UN experts

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:55 PM PDT

A report by three UN-appointed human rights experts Wednesday said that Israeli forces violated international law when they raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla killing nine activists earlier this year.

'Chance' two other US hikers may be freed: Ahmadinejad

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:53 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said there was a chance that two American hikers still held in Iran could be freed, but cautioned it was in the hands of the judge.

President Obama announces new US approach on development

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Addressing a global conference on poverty, President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States is changing its approach to development and will use diplomacy, trade, investment and other policies to help poorer countries instead of just giving them money.

Russia military cooperation with Iran to continue: Official

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:47 PM PDT

Russia joining the ban on supplying arms like missile systems and military aircraft to Iran will not mean a complete halt on military and technical cooperation between Moscow and Baghdad, Russia's deputy foreign minister said Thursday.

Al-Qaida claims to have killed 19 Mauritanian soldiers

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Al-Qaida's north African wing claimed to have killed 19 soldiers during a weekend offensive by the Mauritanian army, in a communique published today by the online Nouakchott News.

Two Russians detained on suspicion of spying for China

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:44 AM PDT

Two Russian scientists are being held in a high-security Moscow prison while being investigated on suspicion of spying for China, a lawyer for one of the scientists said.

BJP, LJP, Left unite over dialogue in JK, differ over AFSPA

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 09:28 AM PDT

After their visit to Jammu and Kashmir, the BJP, Left parties and LJP pushed for dialogue with the people of the state as a solution to resolve the vexed situation, but remained divided on withdrawal or dilution of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

US stocks waver as traders move into Treasurys, gold

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 08:35 AM PDT

Traders put their September stock rally on hold and moved into Treasurys and gold Wednesday, a day after the Federal Reserve said it was ready to take more action to boost the economy.
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