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UN says Israel deliberately targeting civilians in Gaza

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Gaza City, Jan 7 (IANS) Israel is deliberately targeting civilians in the Gaza Strip, IRNA reported quoting an UN official as saying here Wednesday.



Sri Lanka bans LTTE with immediate effect

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Colombo, Jan 7 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government Wednesday banned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), terming it a terrorist organisation, a minister said here.



Six-year-old girl raped in Punjab town

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Mohali (Punjab), Jan 7 (IANS) Luring her with a chocolate, an unidentified man raped a six-year-old girl in the industrial area here, police officials said Wednesday.



Aid agencies call for suspension of EU-Israel pacts

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

London, Jan 7 (IANS) A coalition of major human rights and development organisations Wednesday called on the European Union (EU) to immediately suspend its latest pacts with Israel until the violence in Gaza ends, IRNA reported.



Police action against Ramalinga Raju unlikely without complaint

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) The Hyderabad police are not likely to take any action on their own against B. Ramalinga Raju, who Wednesday admitted to a Rs.40 billion fraud while resigning as chairman of IT major Satyam Computer Service Limited.



Israel says Egyptian truce efforts are ‘positive’

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Jerusalem, Jan 7 (DPA) Israel said Wednesday that it viewed as “positive” the Egyptian-French attempts to advance a diplomatic solution to the conflict in the Gaza Strip.



Iraq calls on Arab states to cut ties with Israel

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Baghdad, Jan 7 (DPA) Iraq’s Prime Minister Wednesday called on all Arab and Muslim countries to cut their ties with Israel, calling the Israeli military attacks on Gaza “a dreadful crime”, according to a press statement.



Sikkim student commits suicide in Allahabad

Jan 7th, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: World

Allahabad, Jan 7 (IANS) A meritorious B.Tech student, hailing from Sikkim, allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room here Wednesday, officials said.