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• Hundreds stranded in snow in Scotland
• No loopholes in security for Airport Metro Express Line: Govt
• Afghan war progress must be 'irreversible' in 2011: British PM
• Sarkozy arrives in Mumbai; to pay homage to 26/11 victims
• WikiLeaks 'inviting' terror attacks through leaked cables: US
• Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack climbs to 43
• India wants more say for General Assembly in selection of UNSG
• Barack Obama announces bipartisan agreement on taxes
• US, allies urge China to rein in North Korea
• Barack Obama warns of new 'Sputnik moment' for America
• Egypt's ruling party crushes opposition in parliamentary polls
• Angela Merkel rebuffs IMF call to raise euro zone fund
• Suicide blasts kill 40 in northwest Pakistan
• US stocks fall on economy concerns, Dow off 26
• BJP MPs for declaring Ambedkar's home as national monument

Hundreds stranded in snow in Scotland Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:19 AM PST Hundreds of motorists were stranded overnight after snow and freezing temperatures brought more chaos to travellers in northern Britain overnight.

No loopholes in security for Airport Metro Express Line: Govt Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:09 AM PST The government on Tuesday said that it has not received any complaints related to any security related lacunae in the Delhi Airport Express Line.

Afghan war progress must be 'irreversible' in 2011: British PM Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:20 AM PST British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday told reporters in Kabul that "real progress" made this year in the nine-year Afghan war must be made "irreversible" in 2011.

Sarkozy arrives in Mumbai; to pay homage to 26/11 victims Posted: 06 Dec 2010 10:45 PM PST French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay homage to victims of the 26/11 terror attacks and also address business leaders in the country's financial capital on Tuesday.

WikiLeaks 'inviting' terror attacks through leaked cables: US Posted: 06 Dec 2010 10:05 PM PST Secretary of state Hillary Clinton said release of secret documents by whistleblower website WikiLeaks also possesses potential damage to US friends and partners.

Death toll in Pakistan suicide attack climbs to 43 Posted: 06 Dec 2010 08:55 PM PST The death toll from twin suicide bombings in Pakistan's tribal district bordering Afghanistan has risen to 43, an official said on Tuesday.

India wants more say for General Assembly in selection of UNSG Posted: 06 Dec 2010 06:24 PM PST "The (General) Assembly must have a greater say in the process of selection of the secretary general," India's permanent representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri said in his address to the UN General Assembly.

Barack Obama announces bipartisan agreement on taxes Posted: 06 Dec 2010 05:35 PM PST President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a compromise deal to extend all Bush-era tax cuts for two years, giving ground to emboldened Republicans who won big in last month's congressional elections.

US, allies urge China to rein in North Korea Posted: 06 Dec 2010 04:15 PM PST China must do more to rein in North Korea's belligerence, the United States and its chief Asian allies, said on Monday, after Beijing said tensions could "spin out of control."

Barack Obama warns of new 'Sputnik moment' for America Posted: 06 Dec 2010 01:45 PM PST Warning of a future where America could lag other nations, President Barack Obama called Monday for more spending on education, innovation and infrastructure to ensure that doesn't happen.

Egypt's ruling party crushes opposition in parliamentary polls Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:42 PM PST President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party has swept to a predictably huge win in an Egyptian parliamentary election that the opposition denounced as rigged, state media reported on Monday.

Angela Merkel rebuffs IMF call to raise euro zone fund Posted: 06 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST German Chancellor Angela Merkel rebuffed calls on Monday for a bigger euro zone financial safety net or joint euro bonds, as finance ministers appeared split on how to stem the 16-nation currency area's debt crisis.

Suicide blasts kill 40 in northwest Pakistan Posted: 06 Dec 2010 10:35 AM PST Suspected Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 40 people at the office compound of a government official in northwest Pakistan on Monday.

US stocks fall on economy concerns, Dow off 26 Posted: 06 Dec 2010 07:53 AM PST US stocks are falling a day after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy is still struggling to become ``self-sustaining'' without government help.

BJP MPs for declaring Ambedkar's home as national monument Posted: 06 Dec 2010 05:54 AM PST On the occasion of B R Ambedkar's death anniversary, a delegation of Dalit MPs from BJP submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding that a proper budget be allocated to maintain as a national monument the house where he breathed his last.

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