Washington, June 27: US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher would visit Islamabad next week to convey the message that US endorses Pakistan’s strategy to empower the army to deal with mili

Kuala Lumpur, June 27: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has formed a new cabinet committee to look into the welfare of Indians.

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Washington  - The US Senate passed a 257.5-billion-dollar measure late Thursday to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for education benefits for veterans of the ongoing conflicts.

Beirut - A German mediator is expected in Beirut next week to finalize a prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah, a high- ranking Lebanese security source said Thursday.

The source said Gerhard Conard would travel to Lebanon after holding talks in Israel, where the cabinet is due to vote on the deal on Sunday.

The source said Condrad would meet Wafik Safa, a close aide of Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, who has been involved in previous swaps between Hezbollah and Israel.

Melbourne, June 26: Australia’s Islamic community members have said that a small number of Victorian Muslims are living in polygamist relationships, but shouldn’t be seen as a threat to country’s w