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• Singapore jails British writer for contempt
• US missile strike kills 20 militants in Pakistan
• It is in Pak interest to crackdown on terrorist groups: US
• Britain to pay compensation to Guantanamo detainees: Reports
• One in 7 US households hit by hunger issues in 2009
• Guinea tense as Conde declared winner of presidential poll
• Gay rights activists chain themselves to White House gate
• UN takes dozens of names off terrorist sanctions list
• Anti-UN riots hit Haiti, blame UN troops for cholera
• Four ministers submit resignations from Italy government
• CBI registers Preliminary Enquiry in Adarsh Housing scam
• Has NIA filed independent case against me: Kasab asks HC
• Govt to take strong action against corruption: Rahul Gandhi
• Khurshid says Sonia holds 'real power' though PM incharge
• Ratan Tata refuses to postpone his retirement from 2012

Singapore jails British writer for contempt Posted: 15 Nov 2010 10:44 PM PST Singapore court on Tuesday sentenced a 76-year-old British author to six weeks in jail and a fine of $15,400 for contempt of court over his book deemed critical of the city-state's judiciary.

US missile strike kills 20 militants in Pakistan Posted: 15 Nov 2010 10:25 PM PST Unmanned US drone aircraft on Tuesday fired four missiles into North Waziristan, a major sanctuary for al-Qaida and Taliban militants in Pakistan, killing at least 20 insurgents, local officials said.

It is in Pak interest to crackdown on terrorist groups: US Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:52 PM PST Observing that Pakistan itself has been the chief victim of international terrorism, a top US official has said it is in interest of Islamabad to crackdown on terrorist groups operating inside the country.

Britain to pay compensation to Guantanamo detainees: Reports Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:47 PM PST The British government is expected to announce Tuesday it will pay more than a million pounds' (1.6 million dollars, 1.1 million euros) compensation to former Guantanamo Bay detainees.

One in 7 US households hit by hunger issues in 2009 Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PST The number of US households that reported getting emergency food from a food pantry almost doubled between 2007 and 2009, at the height of the recession, a government report said on Monday.

Guinea tense as Conde declared winner of presidential poll Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:49 PM PST Guinea's veteran opposition politician Alpha Conde was declared the winner of its first free presidential election Monday after a tense day of violent clashes as his rival's camp claimed voting fraud.

Gay rights activists chain themselves to White House gate Posted: 15 Nov 2010 01:49 PM PST Gay rights activists briefly handcuffed themselves to the White House's north gate on Monday, urging President Barack Obama to repeal a ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military.

UN takes dozens of names off terrorist sanctions list Posted: 15 Nov 2010 12:44 PM PST A UN committee has taken dozens of Taliban and al-Qaida names off a terrorism sanctions list and said on Monday that many of those remaining may be dead.

Anti-UN riots hit Haiti, blame UN troops for cholera Posted: 15 Nov 2010 11:37 AM PST Protesters in Haiti who blamed United Nations peacekeepers for the epidemic of cholera there rioted in two cities on Monday, hurling rocks and setting fire to a police station, police and eyewitnesses said.

Four ministers submit resignations from Italy government Posted: 15 Nov 2010 10:47 AM PST Four ministers resigned from the Italian government on Monday, escalating a political crisis in Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's coalition that could last for weeks.

CBI registers Preliminary Enquiry in Adarsh Housing scam Posted: 15 Nov 2010 08:24 AM PST CBI today registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) in Mumbai Housing Society scam in connection with the alleged role of former and serving Army officers, apparently not exercising the option of a regular case for the moment.

Has NIA filed independent case against me: Kasab asks HC Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:37 AM PST Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab, given death sentence for his role in the 26/11 attacks, today asked whether the National Investigating Agency had registered an independent case against him and that it would soon interrogate him.

Govt to take strong action against corruption: Rahul Gandhi Posted: 15 Nov 2010 05:34 AM PST Amid storm in Parliament over reports of various scams, including 2G spectrum allocation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the government was taking "strong action" on the issue of corruption.

Khurshid says Sonia holds 'real power' though PM incharge Posted: 15 Nov 2010 04:48 AM PST Union minister Salman Khurshid says that Congress chief Sonia Gandhi holds the 'real power' in the UPA coalition though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was very much in charge of the government.

Ratan Tata refuses to postpone his retirement from 2012 Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:05 AM PST Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata today made it clear there were no change in his plans to retire in 2012 even as he assured a successor who is committed to "ethics and value".

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