29 Nov 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
The backers of the proposal say that the minarets at four mosques in country represent the Islamization in Switzerland. The Swiss voters approved the right-wing-backed proposal that can ban the construction of any new minarets. A majority of the voters appeared to approve the initiative, citing out the exit polls which [...]

29 November 2009, Afghanistan
The US military is holding detainees at the Bagram detain centre in Afghanistan without allowing access to the international committee of Red Cross, US media reported. The New York Times paper on Saturday quoted former detainees as saying that, they were held in secret “black jail” at the site north of [...]

29 November 2009,   Dubai
The Dubai debt fiasco has not only taken the sheen off the desert El Dorado but it has also rattled the world financial market. Big banks, financial institutions, infrastructure, and real estate companies has been rattled hard as many of these have many stakes in the emirates, which is in brink [...]

29 Nov 2009, New Delhi, India
The first online Common Admission Test (CAT) exam was cancelled in about 50 centers all over India. The authorities are trying to inform students for the exam reschedule via SMS and emails.
The problems had been reported by eleven centers from nine cities. The students complained that they faced log-in [...]

29 Nov 2009, Spain

India and Canada are finally tied up with the landmark agreement on the civil nuclear cooperation after hectic negotiations for long months, trying to pave the way to supply atomic technology, equipments and uranium from Canada to New Delhi after the gap of 34 years. The Canadian Prime Minister was [...]

29th November, 2009,   cape canveral
Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to earth with a smooth  touchdown yesterday to end an amazing flight that resupplied the space station. Within a few hours of landing,  the astronauts feasted on turkey and trimmings with their family. “You go see the doctor, you get a turkey [...]

28th November, 2009 Cape Town
Into its 19th edition, the importance of the world cup draw remains constant. The ceremony around it though has gone under sea change. What once had then FIFA president Jules Rimet letting his grandson picking his lots (France, 1938) has become a television show that took one year to get [...]

28 Nov 2009, New Delhi, India
The Muslims all over world are celebrating their most important festival of Eid Al Adha today. They offered prayers on this day at Ferozeshah Kotla mosque in New Delhi. Being dressed in the festive clothes, the Muslims thronged the mosques all over the national capital on Saturday to pray [...]