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Iran launches international Islamic TV channel

23:42 31/10/2009

Iran has launched an independent TV channel to promote Islam, national media reported on Saturday.

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China builds its fastest supercomputer
23:14 31/10/2009
The National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) has unveiled China's fastest supercomputer, Xinhua has reported.
India expects to get non-permanent UNSC seat
22:39 31/10/2009
India hopes to win the non-permanent Asian seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), a top government official has said.
Israel drops opposition to Iran enrichment deal
21:53 31/10/2009
The Israeli government seems to be retracting its opposition to a UN plan for Western nuclear cooperation with Tehran, Iranian media reports say.
Abdullah expected to boycott Afghan runoff
21:16 31/10/2009
Abdullah Abdullah, the main challenger to President Hamid Karzai, threatened on Saturday to boycott a presidential run-off election planned for November 7.
Lebanon envoy warns UN of possible Israeli attack
20:37 31/10/2009
Lebanon's ambassador to the United Nations has warned there are signs of an imminent Israeli attack on his country, a Lebanese newspaper has reported.
Atlantis' payload delivered - NASA
19:48 31/10/2009
The cargo for space shuttle Atlantis' mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was moved to a launch pad and will be installed into the shuttle's payload bay, NASA has said.
Senior Iran MP slams nuclear deal
18:57 31/10/2009
An influential Iranian lawmaker on Saturday criticized a plan that requires the country to send its nuclear fuel abroad for processing due to a lack of guarantees over its return.
French warship to visit Russia in November
18:04 31/10/2009
A French warship will visit Russia in November, a top Russian Navy official said on Saturday.
Estonian doctor denies aid to Russian patients
16:24 31/10/2009
A doctor in ex-Soviet Estonia's capital Tallinn denied medical help to two Russian patients because they could not speak Estonian, Estonian television reported on Saturday.
Ukraine's Tymoshenko formally registered as presidential contender
15:22 31/10/2009
Ukraine's prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, was formally registered on Saturday as a candidate in the presidential election due on January 17.
Roadside bomb kills 7 Pakistani troops
14:54 31/10/2009
A roadside bomb killed seven and injured 11 paramilitary soldiers in the tribal Khyber region in Pakistan's northwest on Saturday, regional media reported.
PNA says no talks until Israel freezes settlement construction
11:55 31/10/2009
Palestinians will not resume peace talks with Israel until it freezes settlement construction on the West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Saturday ahead of a meeting with the top U.S. diplomat.
Brazil, Venezuela sign $13.5 bln refinery deal
11:01 31/10/2009
Brazil and Venezuela have signed a long-delayed deal on a joint venture to build and run an oil refinery in Brazil, Venezuela's Universal newspaper said on Saturday.
15 farmers killed at a ranch in Mexico
10:09 31/10/2009
Fifteen people, including a prominent farmworker leader and his three children, were killed at an isolated ranch in northern Mexico, local television said on Saturday.
13 dead as bus plunges into valley in north China
09:26 31/10/2009
Thirteen people were killed and 41 injured when a bus plunged into a valley along a mountainous road in China's northern Shanxi province, the official Xinhua agency said on Saturday citing local authorities.
WHO says A/H1N1 vaccines safe, have no adverse reaction
07:35 31/10/2009
The World Health Organization said that vaccines against swine flu (A/H1N1), that swept worldwide, are safe for people and have no adverse reaction.
Russia donates Nicaragua 23 metric tons of medicine
06:16 31/10/2009
Russia has donated Nicaragua two cargo containers with medicine.
White House says Gen. Jones' arms talks in Moscow fruitful
05:08 31/10/2009
Washington positively assesses recent visit of the U.S. president's national security adviser, Gen. James Jones, to Moscow for another round of talks on a new strategic arms reduction treaty.
U.S. welcomes S.Korea's plans to send troops to Afghanistan
03:45 31/10/2009
Washington supports and welcomes South Korea's plans to deploy troops to Afghanistan to protect its nationals working in humanitarian organizations.

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