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Nam Calls For Follow-up Meeting Of Annapolis Conference

By ANTARA News,

Jakarta : The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has called for an international conference on Palestine to be held in Russia as a follow up of the 2007 Annapolis Conference.

Miltant leader killed, 2 others arrested in central Afghanistan

By Xinhua,

Kabul : A targeted militant leader was killed and two others were detained Monday during a U.S.-led Coalition forces operation to disrupt Taliban operations in central Afghan province of Wardak, said a Coalition statement released here on Tuesday.

Abbas says he is committed to peace talks, but names no date

By DPA

Ramallah : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday he remained committed to peace negotiations with Israel, but declined to say when the talks, frozen in wake of the worst violence in the region for decades, would resume.

Mindless violence in Palestine must stop: India

By IANS

New Delhi : In an indirect criticism of Israel, India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday strongly condemned the "disproportionate use of retaliatory force" in "occupied Palestine" and appealed to all parties to bring "mindless violence" to an end.

Workers in UAE can now receive salaries at doorstep

By IANS

Dubai : Workers in the construction sector in the UAE can now receive their salaries at their doorstep, thanks to Wall Street Exchange, the financial services arm of Emirates Post Group.

Wall Street Exchange has started disbursing salaries through mobile teams at designated venues, usually labour accommodation sites, on fixed days.

UN resolution will have no impact: Iran

By DPA

Tehran : The latest UN Security Council resolution would have no impact on Iran's nuclear plans, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said Tuesday.

"The latest UN resolution will have no impact on Iran's will to pursue peaceful nuclear programmes," Hosseini said in a statement.

Iran nuclear impasse likely to persist despite new UN resolution

By Wu Zhiqiang, Xinhua

United Nations : The stalemate surrounding Iran's nuclear program looks set to persist despite a new resolution adopted by the UN Security Council slapping additional sanctions aimed at pressing Tehran to suspend its uranium enrichment and reprocessing activities, analysts say.

Dual-Track approach

IAEA members split, drop resolution against Iran

By DPA

Vienna : Differences among the member-states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over Iran's nuclear issue led to Western nations Tuesday dropping a draft resolution urging Iran to cooperate fully with the UN agency, diplomats in Vienna said.

Palestinian death toll in Israeli strikes rises to 234: UN

By DPA

Geneva : Up to 234 Palestinians have been killed in 2008 till date as a result of Israeli military attacks as against 301 in 2007, according to figures published by the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Tuesday.

IAEA members split, drop resolution against Iran

By DPA

Vienna : Differences among the member-states of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) over Iran's nuclear issue led to Western nations Tuesday dropping a draft resolution urging Iran to cooperate fully with the UN agency, diplomats in Vienna said.

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