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Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills two Spanish soldiers

Suicide attack in Afghanistan kills two Spanish soldiersKabul/Madrid - Two NATO-led Spanish soldiers were killed and four were wounded when a suicide bomber attacked their convoy in Afghanistan's western Herat province, Afghan and Spanish officials said Sunday.

The bomber rammed his explosives-laden van into a convoy of Afghan and NATO soldiers in the Shindand district on Sunday morning, Abdul Raouf Ahmadi, spokesman for police forces in western Afghanistan, said.

Suicide bomber blows herself up in hospital, kills three

Suicide bomber blows herself up in hospital, kills three Baghdad - Three people were killed and seven injured when a female suicide bomber blew herself up at a hospital west of Iraq's capital Baghdad on Sunday.

A doctor and his wife were among the injured in the attack that took place in Amiriyat al-Fallujah near the city of Fallujah, 50 kilometres west of Baghdad, the Iraqi al-Buratha news agency reported.

Earlier, US military said that extremists have killed four civilians, a policeman and a US soldier.

Govt ready to redefine ‘major parties’: Khanal

Govt ready to redefine ‘major parties’: KhanalKathmandu, Nov 9 : The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal said on Sunday that the government is all set to table a proposal at the legislature-parliament in a bid to resolve the differences among the political parties over the definition of ‘major parties’ as mentioned in the interim constitution.

Amitabh Bachchan visits a temple in Rajasthan

Amitabh Bachchan visits a temple in RajasthanUdaipur, Nov 9 : Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan visited the famous Shrinathji temple in Udaipur in Rajasthan for the first time after recovering from recent illness on Sunday.

His wife Jaya Bachchan, his friend and politician Amar Singh, and industrialist Anil Ambani accompanied him.

Amitabh, who is recuperating from his illness, arrived in Udaipur on Tuesday.

He was discharged from hospital on October 17, almost a week after he was admitted to a Mumbai hospital.

Indian Railways dedicates Kalka-Shimla rail track to nation

Indian Railways dedicates Kalka-Shimla rail track to nationKalka (Haryana), Nov 9 : Indian Railways dedicated the Kalka-Shimla railway line to the nation as world heritage track after being declared by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage.

In a vibrant ceremony laced with cultural performance at Kalka station in Haryana, union Minister of State for Railways R. Velu dedicated over a century old Kalka-Shimla rail track by unveiling the plaque on Sunday.

“The entire world know that such a railway, such a wonderful system is here,” said Velu.

German President Koehler: Curb Africa's illegal raw material trade

German President Koehler: Curb Africa's illegal raw material tradeAbuja - German President Horst Koehler on Sunday called on developed nations and African countries to fight the illegal trade in raw materials.

Illegal trade in oil, timber or diamonds had to be classed as criminal and prosecuted, Koehler said at the close of the fourth Africa Forum in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

Curbing illegal trade in raw materials did not necessarily depend on the stability in Africa.

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