India to develop anti-missile defence system by 2010
India will develop an indigenous defence system
to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles by 2010, a defence
official said. The system was currently being designed and would go
on trial from 2009, said V.K. Saraswat, the chief controller of the
Defence Research and Development Organisation.
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Amnesty chief faults Bangladesh Government on rights
Bangladesh's army-backed emergency government
has failed to protect human rights and hold itself accountable over
its anti-graft drive since taking power a year ago, Amnesty
International says.
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US envoy urges full declaration from N.Korea
Chief US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill called
Tuesday on North Korea to provide a complete account of its weapons
programmes, saying its partners in six-nation talks were expecting a
full accounting.
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