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British Council holds workshop of English language for govt teachers
ISLAMABAD: The British Council in collaboration with Federal Ministry of Education organised a week long workshop for 30 government school teachers to improve their performance in classrooms by enhanc .....more |
Democratic rule returns to Bangladesh
DHAKA: Bangladesh premier-elect Sheikh Hasina Wajed is set to be sworn into office on Tuesday, with more than 1,000 extra police being deployed to safeguard the country's return to democratic rule. .....more | |
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Franken on top in Minnesota board recount; Coleman to sue
ST. PAUL (Minn.): A Minnesota board on Monday certified results showing Democrat Al Franken winning the state's U.S. Senate recount over Republican Norm Coleman, whose lawyer promised a legal challeng .....more |
Ukraine gas official; Talks to resume
KIEV (Ukraine): The head of Ukraine's gas company Naftogaz says talks on resolving the gas dispute with Russia will resume on Thursday. Oleh Dubina announced on Tuesday that he will travel to Mosco .....more | |
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Burris determined to take his Senate seat on Tuesday
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama's appointed successor declared on Tuesday he's qualified to take a seat in the Senate and said he'll go to Capitol Hill to do just that. "I'm presenting myself as the legal .....more |
South Korea unveils ‘Green New Deals’ to kick-start economy
SEOUL: South Korea said on Tuesday it will invest some 38 billion dollars over the next four years in "eco-friendly" projects to create jobs and boost its slumping economy. The government unveiled .....more | |
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Sri Lanka seizes key rebel defense line in north
COLOMBO (Sri Lanka): Sri Lankan forces overran the Tamil Tigers' northernmost defense line on Tuesday, forcing the beleaguered rebels to retreat from one of their strongest fortifications, the militar .....more |
Nkunda rebel dissident committed ‘treason’; spokesman
GOMA (DR Congo): Laurent Nkunda is still in charge of DR Congo's powerful rebel movement and a rival who challenged his authority will be charged with "high treason," a spokesman said on Tuesday. M .....more | |
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Economic crisis, Obama response face new Congress
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-dominated Congress convenes on Tuesday to confront perhaps the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and to grapple with a hugely ambitious agenda set by Presiden .....more |
Ill. impeachment panel may end without FBI tapes
CHICAGO: Members of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment panel say they will move forward despite the possibility that they might not get to hear federal wiretaps of the governor's conversations with ai .....more | |
