Iran free trade pact top EU-India summit agenda

Aiming to bring Iran back to the negotiating table:

India: The European Union looks set to push India at a summit Friday to use its commercial and diplomatic influence to try to bring Iran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear programme. India has a good relationship with Iran, which is the South Asian nation's second-largest oil supplier after Saudi Arabia, providing 12 percent of India's crude needs at an annual cost of around $12.7 billion.

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Pakistan court throws out PM contempt appeal

Pakistan : Pakistan's top court threw out a last-ditch appeal from embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday, ordering him to appear in court on Monday to face indictment for contempt.

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NATO airstrike killed eight children - Karzai

Afghaniastan: A NATO airstrike killed eight children in Afghanistan's Kapisa province, President Hamid Karzai said Thursday. The president “strongly condemned the aerial bombing by foreign troops that killed a number of children in Nejrab district” northeast of Kabul on Wednesday, said a statement from his office.

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