SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea recorded its fifth-hottest year in 2009,
with its average temperature of 14 Celsius reflecting the overall trend of global

SEOUL, December 28 (Itar-Tass) -- South Korea has decided to
additionally give 26 billion wonas (22.2 million dollars) to North Korea

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (Bernama) -- Two senior citizens were among 27 bird
lovers fined for cruelty to animals in separate magistrate's courts here Monday.

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By Muin Abdul Majid

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Saudi Arabia pledged to boost
cooperation in various areas and welcomed Malaysian involvement in major

Vinay Shukla
Moscow, Dec 28 (PTI) India would receive its first new
generation Nerpa Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine by

Built by the Amur Shipyards in Komsomolsk-on-Amur the
submarine has 'successfully passed final trials, a Pacific
Fleet spokesman said.

Vilas Tokale
Satara (Mah), Dec 28 (PTI) The Indian Air Force will
complete flight test evaluation for the medium multi-role

Naik, who recently visited Indian Air Force (IAF)
facilities in the north-east region bordering Bangladesh,
Myanmar and China, said India wants to build its own mechanism