Prayers, feasts and love - India celebrates Eid with fervour (Roundup)NEW DELHI - From Srinagar to Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai to Kolkata, India celebrated Eid Monday with millions of Muslims congregating at prayer grounds and mosques to bow down as one before Allah, greeting each other with the traditional embrace and gathering at homes for the festive feast. Pakistani, Indian foreign secretaries to meet Sep 26ISLAMABAD - Hoping to resume the stalled peace process and discuss “the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir”, Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said Monday that he would meet his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao in New York Sep 26. Israeli Defence Minister says US should halt N Korea’s nuke programme before Iran’sJERUSALEM - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has asked the US to work towards halting North Korea’s nuclear weapons program before Iran’s, as the move would have a big influence on the Islamic republic. China says its military’s arsenal comparable with West, with further developments plannedBEIJING — China’s military now possesses most of the sophisticated weapon systems found in the arsenals of developed Western nations, the country’s defense minister said in comments published Monday. Report: North Korea shuts down biggest wholesale market
Report: Ahmadinejad says he is proud to have angered West with Holocaust denial commentsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president said Monday he is proud to stoke international outrage with his latest remarks denying the Holocaust as he heads for the United Nations this week — showing he is as defiant as ever while his country comes under greater pressure to curtail its nuclear program. |