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Russia, Venezuela to start naval drills in Caribbean

Caracas/Moscow, Dec 1 (RIA Novosti) Russia and Venezuela are set to begin two-day joint naval exercises in the Caribbean.6:02 PM on December 01

More than 60 militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, Dec 1 (RIA Novosti) At least 60 Taliban militants have been killed in Afghanistan in security operation overnight Monday, a defence ministry said.6:01 PM on December 01

'Pakistan cricketers should cut ties with Indian leagues'

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif Monday urged leading national cricketers to cut off ties with cash-rich Twenty20 Indian leagues following Indian claims about Pakistan's alleged involvement in the Mumbai killings.6:01 PM on December 01

Thai protestors to lift siege of Government House

Anti-government protestors in Thailand decided Monday to end their three-month occupation of the prime minister's office, but remained in place at Bangkok's two airports which they have shut down for almost a week.6:00 PM on December 01

Mexican woman killed in Mumbai terror attack

A Mexican woman was killed in Wednesday's terror attacks in India's Mumbai metropolis, EFE reported Monday quoting Mexico's foreign ministry.5:03 PM on December 01

Colombian hostages' families want Betancourt to represent them

The families of the 26 soldiers and police officers being held hostage by Colombia's leftist guerrillas have urged Ingrid Betancourt, who was rescued in July from the rebels' captivity, to act as their spokesperson abroad.5:02 PM on December 01

Gunmen on motorbike kill governor in Afghanistan

Two Taliban fighters on motorbike shot dead a district governor in southern Afghanistan Monday morning, the latest in a series of assassinations of senior provincial officials.5:02 PM on December 01

Zimbabwe faced with worst anthrax outbreak : Aid agency

An outbreak of the deadly cattle-born disease anthrax is threatening Zimbabwe, compounding a seven-week countrywide epidemic of cholera, an international aid agency warned Monday.5:01 PM on December 01

Pakistani parties join hands to prevent souring of India ties

Pakistani politicians have agreed to come together to tackle the diplomatic crisis arising out of India blaming 'elements in Pakistan' for the Mumbai terror attacks even as tribal leaders in the restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP) urged the government to remove troops from their region and focus on securing the border with India.5:01 PM on December 01

18 African migrants drown off Yemeni coast

At least 18 Somalis and Ethiopians drowned off Yemen Monday, and 73 were still missing after smugglers forced them to jump overboard from two boats, rescuers said.5:01 PM on December 01

Swedish Academy member Sten Rudholm dies aged 90

Long-serving Swedish Academy member Sten Rudholm, 90, has died, aged 90, the body that awards the Nobel Literature Prize said Monday.5:01 PM on December 01

Indian, Pakistani students, rights officials meet in Nepal

Even as relations between India and Pakistan hit a rough patch in the wake of the audacious terror attack in Mumbai, students and human rights officials of both countries are meeting in Nepal.5:00 PM on December 01

Not all Chabad hostages killed by terrorists: Jerusalem Post

The commando raid on Mumbai's Nariman House may have inadvertently ended the life of one of the hostages, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday, quoting the head of an Israeli emergency disaster team currently in the Indian city.4:02 PM on December 01

Karachi violence toll mounts to 19

At least 19 people were killed and 150 injured in fresh wave of violence between the ruling Muttahida Qaumi Movemment (MQM) and Pashtun nationalist Awami National Party in various parts of the Pakistani port city, Online news agency reported Monday.4:01 PM on December 01

ICC suspends Bangladesh spinner Razzak for suspected action

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday suspended Bangladesh spinner Abdur Razzak from bowling due to a suspected action.4:00 PM on December 01