Pope calls for end to Syria violence
Vatican City, Feb 12 Pope Benedict XVI Sunday launched a fresh appeal to the Syrian authorities, urging them to address the demands of protesters and put an end to the months-long violence in the country.
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UAE bans groundwater export
Abu Dhabi, Feb 12 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sunday banned the export of groundwater in view of depleting resources and in keeping with a parliamentary recommendation.
Nurse case: Bishnois allege CBI harassment
Jodhpur, Feb 12 Hundreds of people from the Bishnoi community took out a massive rally here Sunday in protest against the alleged harassment of a Rajasthan Congress legislator's 80-year-old mother by the CBI in the missing nurse Bhanwari Devi case.
Indian Army chief to visit Britain from Monday
New Delhi, Feb 12 Just three days after the Supreme Court rejected his plea to reconcile his birth date in official records as May 10, 1951, Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh is all set to undertake a four-day visit to Britain from Monday, indicating that he may not quit his post.
Five killed in Bengal accident
Kolkata, Feb 12 Five people, mostly labourers, were killed and nine others injured Sunday in West Bengal's Bankura district when their vehicle collided head on with another vehicle,
Constable arrested for molesting minor
New Delhi, Feb 12 A Delhi Police constable was arrested in central Delhi on charges of molesting a minor girl in the capital, an official Sunday.
UAE envoy meets British ministers
London, Feb 12 United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to Britain Abdul Rahman Ghanem Al Mutaiwee Sunday met British Minister of State for Northern Ireland Hugo Swire and Northern Ireland's Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to discuss political and economic issues as well as boosting trade links between the UAE and Northern Ireland.
Bangladesh journalists protest couple's killing
Dhaka, Feb 12 Bangladeshi journalists Sunday warned of waging a movement for the resignation of the home minister if the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi were not arrested.
Top official dead, minister hurt in Congo plane crash
Kinshasa, Feb 12 An adviser to the Democratic Republic of Congo's president was killed and the finance minister injured in a plane crash Sunday, Xinhua reported.
Five Bangladeshi government websites hacked
Dhaka, Feb 12 A group of hackers, claiming to be Indians, attacked the websites of five ministries in Bangladesh as well as that of a trade organisation, a media report said Sunday.