By Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) -- Draft dodgers in South Korea will be punished with
longer military services while additional medical checks will be required for

Islamabad, Oct 9 (PTI) A mini bus packed with
explosives was Friday detonated at a crowded market in
Pakistan's North West Frontier Province provincial capital of

Washington, Oct 9 (PTI) US President Barack Obama has
sent the report on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal to the US
Congress, the White House said Friday.

Kathmandu, Oct 9 (PTI) In one of the largest drugs
seizures in Nepal, an Indian has been arrested for allegedly
possessing 19 kg of White Heroin worth Rs 47 crores.

"It is time for the global community to conclude the
negotiations and make a firm commitment by adopting the
Convention," he added.

Betwa Sharma

Hyderabad, Oct 9 (PTI) Normalcy returned to the flood
affected areas of India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh as
water receded from almost all places and relief and

PYONGYANG, October 9 (Itar-Tass) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has
urged the republic's population to join the struggle for harvest. He said

BEIJING, October 9 (ITAR-TASS) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao praised
highly the cooperation between Russian and Chinese mass media. The Chinese

SUIFENHE (Heilungjiang Province, North-East of China), October 9
(Itar-Tass) -- General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist