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Page 1/12 Fidel Castro to give Sean Penn a rare interview
HAVANA: The actor Sean Penn has flown to Cuba to chase what would be the biggest scoop of his career as a part-time journalist: an interview with Fidel Castro.
The Oscar winner, who last year bagged interviews with Raul Castro and Hugo Chavez, is reportedly on assignment for Vanity Fair in his qu [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 Obama’s big ‘green push’
ARCADIA, Florida: President Barack Obama yesterday announced $3.4bn in grants to help build a “smart” electric grid meant to trim utility bills, reduce blackouts and carry power generated by solar and wind energy.
It was the largest award made in a single day from the $787bn stimulus package appr [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 Colombia to sign security pact with US by weekend
WASHINGTON: Colombia will sign a controversial security pact with the United States to enhance its war on “narcoterrorism” by the end of the week, Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said yesterday.
The agreement, which gives US troops access to seven bases to enhance Colombia’s anti-drug an [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 Venezuela arrests Colombian spies
CARACAS: Officials yesterday announced the arrest of an undetermined number of people they said were Colombian security agents spying in Venezuela.
The suspects “were captured carrying out acts of espionage that affect and damage... the relationship between brother” nations, Deputy Foreign Affai [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 Palin received $1.25m for memoir by the time she left office
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reported that she has received at least $1.25 million for her hugely anticipated upcoming memoir “Going Rogue.”
A disclosure statement released yesterday discusses Palin’s finances from January 1 to July 27, when she resigned a [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 8 US soldiers killed in Afghan attacks
KABUL: Eight US soldiers are killed in bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan yesterday, the alliance said, in one of the deadliest weeks for US troops ahead of a presidential run-off.
Several troops were also wounded in what a statement said as “multiple complex IED attacks”, referring to improvis [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 EU vows to fix police mission in Afghanistan
Luxembourg: The European Union yesterday vowed to complete its much-vaunted police mission to Afghanistan despite painfully slow recruitment of officers, the bloc’s Swedish presidency said.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg adopted a “plan for strengthened action in Afghanistan and Pakis [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 42 militants killed in Waziristan offensive
PESHAWAR: Pakistan claimed yesterday to have killed 42 Taliban in some of the heaviest fighting of a major offensive after the second gun attack on a senior army officer in the capital in less than a week.
Warplanes and helicopters waged multiple bombing sorties for an 11th day against Tehreek-e- [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 Karzai camp says Afghan run-off must take place even if rival candidate quits
KABUL: A run-off vote in Afghanistan’s presidential election must take place even if President Hamid Karzai’s challenger quits the race, Karzai’s camp said yesterday.
Karzai agreed to a run-off under severe international pressure last week after a UN-led fraud investigation annulled thousands of [more...]
Posted on:10/28/2009 India, Russia, China to jointly combat terror
Bangalore: Pushing for a multi-polar world order, India, China and Russia yesterday decided to expand their cooperation on global issues ranging from combating international terrorism and restoring stability in the volatile Afghanistan-Pakistan region to climate change and reform of international bo [more...]
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