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Islamabad, Nov.7 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has himself revealed that certain political quarters in the country are trying relentlessly to depose him from Presidency, and that he has thwarted three such attempts in the past.

Seoul, November 06 (ANI):South Korea's National Assembly ratified a trade deal with India, the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA),during a regular parliamentary session on Friday that would eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 4,400 South Korean export items.

Madagascar's leader stormed out of internationally mediated power-sharing talks in the early hours of Friday, threatening to derail attempts to form a national unity government and end months of turmoil.

Malawi threatened on Thursday to arrest protesting villagers blocking construction of Madonna's multi-million dollar girls academy, a new controversy for the singer in the African country where she has adopted two children.

California legislators on Wednesday struck a truce in their water wars that could set off the biggest spending spree on water in half a century and aims to satisfy environmentalists, unemployed farmers and the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) As FBI agents joined the probe into the shootings at the largest US military base, neighbours of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, accused of the crime, said he cleaned out his apartment before the shootings.

Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) Fearing a backlash after a Muslim US Army psychiatrist allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas, a coalition of 26 South Asian organisations has appealed for communal harmony.

Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) India has been kept informed about the case of two Pakistan-born Chicago men charged with planning a terrorist attack in India with the help of Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), according to a US official.

The U.S. Justice Department sees wire taps as a crucial tool to root out securities fraud as it collaborates more closely with mwarket regulators, a senior department official said on Friday, one day after new charges were filed in the biggest U.S. hedge fund insider trading scandal.

(Corrects name of newspaper)Two people were killed and six injured by a gunman who opened fire in a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, local media reported.

London, Nov. 7 (ANI): Critics have expressed fears that madrassas backed by the UK Government might be grooming vulnerable children for Islamic extremism or even terrorism.

London, Nov. 7 (ANI): With nearly half of Black and minority ethnic (BME) teachers complaining of racial discrimination, schools in Britain have developed an "endemic culture of institutional racism," a new research has found.

London, Nov 7 (ANI): A South African man has scooped lottery jackpot twice in seven years.The 34-year-old, who has asked to remain anonymous, came forward recently to claim 2.4 million pounds on South Africa's PowerBall draw - less than a decade after he collected 880,000 pounds in a previous competition, reports The Telegraph.

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Women will no longer have to undergo painful and lengthy boob jobs, thanks to 'Breastox' which allows girls to boost their busts in just 30 minutes.

London, November 7 (ANI): Children's classic The Gruffalo has been named the best bedtime story in the UK, says a poll.

Younger Palestinian leaders were in no rush on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas after he said he did not want to run for re-election in January.

Sana'a (Yemen), Nov 6 (DPA) Saudi air force jets resumed shelling positions of Shia rebels on the country's southwestern border with Yemen for the third day Friday, the rebel group said in an e-mailed statement.

Jerusalem, Nov 6 (IANS) Tel Aviv Friday deplored a UN resolution backing the Goldstone report that investigated human rights violations during the brief war between Israeli forces and Islamic militants in the Gaza Strip early this year.

London, Nov 6(ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that it has found evidence about Iran testing its advanced nuclear warhead design.

Abu Dhabi, Nov 5 (IANS) The UN has lauded the efforts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for improving the conditions of its migrant workers engaged in various sectors, WAM news agency reported Thursday.

Sydney, Nov. 7 (ANI): Hundreds of Indian students studying in Australia have been left in the lurch, with the sudden collapse of the Global Campus Management Group closing down four colleges in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.

Mogadishu, Nov 7 (DPA) Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab has stoned a man to death in the port town of Marka for committing adultery, officials said.

Well-known Cuban blogger and government critic Yoani Sanchez said she and two fellow bloggers were detained briefly on Friday by security agents and accused of being "counter-revolutionaries" as they walked to a demonstration against violence.

REUTERS - A U.N. Panel of Experts on Friday released a new report on compliance with Security Council sanctions and an arms embargo covering Sudan's western Darfur region.

Sydney, Nov 7 (DPA) A Qantas Airways passenger jet flying from Sydney to Los Angeles was forced to return to Australia because of a faulty fuel pump, news reports said Saturday.

Islamabad, Nov 7 (DPA) Pakistani troops have killed 12 Taliban militants in the ongoing operation in country's northwest, the army said Saturday.

Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) Ignoring a rebuff by Nepal's ruling parties, who have asked the UN not to intervene in the republic's internal matters, a top UN official is suggesting that the parties fix the powers of President Ram Baran Yadav, whose action almost six months ago triggered a fresh crisis in the Himalayan nation.

Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government in the next two days after clinching a deal with the opposition on its make-up, politicians from both sides said on Saturday.

A Russian military plane with 11 people on board crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a training flight late on Friday, the Defence Ministry said.

British finance minister Alistair Darling urged his G20 counterparts on Saturday to work toward a $100 billion deal on tackling climate change as developing nations held firm they did not want to talk about it.