International

Pak arrests halt secret UN talks with Taliban
March 20 2010 |

The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret UN contacts with the insurgents at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the UN’s former envoy to Afghanistan said on Friday.

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India born shot dead in US city
March 20 2010 |

An India born cash clerk was gunned down by unknown assailants in a midwestern Kansas city store even after he had complied with the instructions of the gunmen and handed over the entire day’s cash proceeds in a bag.

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3-D cloak of invisibility developed
March 20 2010 |

European scientists have claimed to have developed the first ever prototype of a 3-D “invisibility cloak”, similar to those worn by fictional wizard Harry Potter.

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Man eats child’s brain to cure fits
March 20 2010 |

In a gory incident, a Chinese man has allegedly killed an 11-year-old boy and ate his brain to cure his epilepsy, a media report said.

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Goof-up in Pak’s Punjab police ad
March 20 2010

An advertisement issued on Friday in Pakistani newspapers by the police force in Punjab province featured the logo of its counterpart in India’s Punjab state, triggering an outcry among the people.

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Oz: No uranium to India
March 20 2010 |

Australia on Friday ruled out uranium sales to India as the government cleared export of this metal to Russia.

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