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MOSCOW: Iran will be able to build nuclear weapons in six to seven months, Israeli Prime Minister Mr Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
"They're in the last 20 yards.

KABUL: At least 40 policemen were injured on Monday when a protest against an anti-Islam movie turned violent, leading to clashes between police and protestors in the Afghan capital Kabul, police said.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday successfully test fired an indigenously developed multi-tube cruise missile with a range of 700 km and capable of carrying nuclear warheads, the military said.

WASHINGTON: Amid growing anti-US protests, al-Qaeda has called for fresh attacks on American missions and personnel in the Arab world and West, as Washington faced resistance from Gulf nations in sending marines to reinforce security of its embassies there and ordered non-essential staff in Sudan and Tunisia to leave.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities have arrested 11 Indian fishermen and seized their two boats for allegedly violating the country’s maritime boundary, officials said Sunday.

LONDON: They may be called the newer version of James Bond. Israel’s “fearsome” secret service has developed a new breed of spies -- seductive young women who can flirt their way into deciphering enemy secrets.

MALE: India on Sunday said the Maldives can count on it as a sincere friend and the two countries can work together to tackle challenges like terrorism, piracy and drug trafficking to maintain peace and stability, amid China’s efforts to gain foothold in the region.

ISLAMABAD: At least 15 people were killed and six others injured Sunday when a van they were travelling in was targeted with a roadside bomb in Pakistan’s troubled northwest.

NEW YORK: Leading US dailies have described India’s decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail and aviation as “biggest economic reforms” in two decades, while apprehending these proposals pose a “big political risk” for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led UPA government.

MOSCOW: US astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon, was laid to rest in the Atlantic in a burial-at-sea service aboard the USS Philippine Sea, NASA said.
Armstrong, who died on August 25 aged 82, was honoured with a bugler and a rifle salute Friday.