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News for Tuesday, 6 Sep 2011

Separatist strike cripples Indian Kashmir

A strike to demand the release of political prisoners shut down Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, as the chief minister warned that protests were denying an entire generation a proper education....

Thar coal to generate affordable energy

Eminent scientist Dr Samar Mubarakmand on Tuesday said Pakistan was on the brink of generating affordable electricity through the unexploited Thar coal reserves where the test burn for utilising the...

Israel ‘doesn’t want further deterioration’ in ties with Turkey

Israel does not want its relationship with Turkey to deteriorate any further, an official said on Tuesday after Ankara said it was freezing both trade and defence ties with the...

No snap checks of atomic units: Iran nuclear chief

Iran clarified on Tuesday that its offer of allowing "full supervision" of its atomic programme in return for lifting of sanctions does not include snap checks by UN inspectors of...

Yemeni troops clash with tribesmen in Taez

Fierce clashes erupted in Yemen's second city Taez overnight between troops and tribesmen siding with protesters who are demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh's ouster, tribal sources said Tuesday. Tribal gunmen...

Egypt media hails Mubarak trial a success for him

Ex-president Hosni Mubarak came out well from his third appearance at trial without being implicated by witnesses in firing at protesters during the revolt against him, Egyptian media media said...

Gaddafi rumoured in Niger, new bid to end Libya fighting

Libya's new authorities launched a fresh bid Tuesday to stave off a battle in Bani Walid, one of Muammar Gaddafi's last bastions, amid speculation the toppled strongman has crossed into...

Italians march against austerity plans

Tens of thousands of workers took to the streets across Italy Tuesday as the country's biggest union called a general strike against austerity measures by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government....

Indian PM Singh begins ‘historic’ Bangladesh visit

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday on a much-anticipated visit just months after he triggered a row with comments that many Bangladeshis were "anti-Indian". A raft...

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