Sub-Continental News

New Delhi, (IANS) The sinking by the Indian Navy of a Somali pirate "mother ship" in the international waters off the Gulf of Aden took a curious turn Tuesday with a Thai company claiming the vessel that went down was a trawler it owned.

Islamabad, (IANS) Al-Qaeda member Rashid Rauf, who was a British national of Pakistani origin, was among the five people killed in US drone attack early Saturday morning, said an official of the interior ministry.

Dhaka, Bangladesh's Election Commission is mulling to put back the already delayed national elections by 10 days provided former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led four-party alliance commits to participate.

Islamabad, Pakistan Thursday summoned the US ambassador to Islamabad to protest the American drone attacks in the troubled parts of the country and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said the government has warned the US against such attacks.

Srinagar, Fruit growers and traders in the Kashmir Valley have decided not to send their consignments across the Line of Control (LoC) Tuesday due to lack of communication, banking arrangements and contact with traders across the border.

New Delhi, An Indian surgeon Muffazal Lakdawala is travelling to Pakistan to perform weight loss surgeries on at least eight people there.

Islamabad, The father of Nasir Sultan, a 15-year-old Pakistani boy who has been imprisoned since August for having entered India illegally to meet Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, is hopeful that the Punjab and Haryana High Court will soon order his son's release.

Washington,(IANS) Outlining a far-reaching action plan to tackle the growing global economic crisis, world leaders have agreed to act urgently upon all the three major issues Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raised at the G-20 summit here.

Islamabad, Top officials from the interior ministries of Pakistan and India will meet here Nov 25 to discuss liberalizing their visa regime, as also issues related to counter-terrorism and counsellor access to prisoners in each other's country.

Dubai, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will set up a grievance redressal mechanism soon to solve labour-related issues involving expatriate Indian workers in this Gulf nation.