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Kuala Lumpur, Nov 24 (IANS) Malaysia's education ministry is open to the idea of parents or guardians of misbehaving students to cane them.

REUTERS - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Washington for a state visit set to boost the burgeoning economic relationship between two countries, which had relatively marginal commercial dealings a decade ago.

Dhaka, Nov 24 (IANS) Greater vigil by India's Border Security Force (BSF) has curbed cattle movement that may cause a 'famine' in Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a media report said Tuesday.

Kabul/New Delhi, Nov.24 (ANI): The first shipment of Afghan apples for sale in the Indian market - branded the 'the Silk Road Harvest' - left Kabul for New Delhi by an Air India Flight on November 11, 2009.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that Pakistan need not worry about Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh's US visit, as the Obama administration is trying to strengthen its ties with all the three big countries of the region, which include China and Pakistan.

Lahore, Nov.24 (ANI): The United States is in secret talks with the Afghan Taliban, with countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Britain playing the role of mediators, sources have revealed.

Australia's government will boost compensation to big carbon emitters, coal companies and electricity generators under a revised carbon-trade scheme aimed at securing vital parliamentary support in a vote this week.

Taipei, Nov 24 (DPA) A US model has flown into Taipei to sue a Taiwan man for using his photos to lure up to 20 women into sex and defraud others, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): To involve Indian and American industries in enhancing investment flows between both countries, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday said that Indian private sector defence suppliers are now allowed to have up to 26 percent foreign investment, opening a new avenue for Indo-US collaboration.

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said that the civil nuclear cooperation agreement between India and the United States should be seen as a landmark achievement in relations between the two countries, adding that once it becomes fully operational, it will open large commercial opportunities for US business.

Washington, Nov.23 (ANI): The Obama kids will be quite happy they aren't attending Tuesday's banquet hosted by their parents - Barack and Michelle-in honour of the Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Washington, Nov. 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday assured that economic reforms being carried out by India will continue.

Washington, Nov. 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said that American business has played a vital role in transforming the Indo-US relationship into a strategic partnership.

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday boosted the forecast for India's economic growth, saying he expected growth to get back to around nine percent within the next two years.

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Addressing a select gathering of Indo-US business leaders here, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh said on Monday that New Delhi plans to sign with the US Government a Memorandum of Understanding on energy security, clean energy and climate change with the objective of increasing bilateral cooperation in specific areas.

Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): It's a different kind of china that will be in focus in Washington's social circles this week. The details about the first official banquet to be hosted by the Obamas' are so closely guarded that it has become a subject of intense speculation.

Islamabad, Nov. 23 (ANI): Constitutional experts in Pakistan have expressed divergent views on whether the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) would lose its efficacy after its expiry on November 28 or not.

Islamabad, Nov. 23 (ANI): Pakistani has advised the Obama administration not to send additional US troops to Afghanistan, and instead negotiate with the Taliban.

Islamabad, Nov. 23 (ANI): Pakistan continues to remain obsessed with a threat from India rather than concentrating on getting rid of Islamic terrorism within its territory, US officials say.

Kathmandu, Nov 23 (IANS) After a Maoist siege for nearly five months, Nepal's 601-member parliament convened Monday with the coalition government gearing up to pass the stalled budget.