Riyadh, January 09, 2010, SPA -- The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has
provided an amount of SR 55 billion in support of the agricultural sector since
its establishment.

The GCC Secretary General reiterated the Council's states' principal and firm
stance of support to the Palestinian legitimate rights, rejecting the repeated

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SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is unlikely to visit

SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Yonhap) -- Funeral services were held Saturday for five squatters,
355 days after they were killed during a clash with police trying to evict them

The threat of flooding in Alice Springs has lessened with rain easing.
The flood threat level was lowered to a category B at 1.15pm (CST) on Saturday after

New Delhi, Jan 9, IRNA – The first international annual conference of Iranian students in India held at India Islamic Cultural Centre Saturday in New Delhi.

Qantas says it is confident that two senior employees currently prevented from
leaving Vietnam have done nothing wrong.

New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) India and Bangladesh will sign
three pacts related to counter-terrorism and organised crime
during the visit of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Jan 9 (PTI) A 29-year-old Indian-origin man
was set ablaze by a group of four attackers here on Saturday,

The body of another Indian youth, 25-year-old Ranjodh
Singh, was found beside Wilga Road in Willbriggie in the
neighbouring state of New South Wales on December 29. The