An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan had offered Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1990 to build an atomic bomb for him in three years under a USD 150 million "nuclear package deal," according to a new book.

Planned and executed under the direct supervision of Pakistan’s military officials, the 26/11 attacks are an example of state-sponsored terrorism, special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the special court hearing the case on Tuesday.

Russia plans to sign over $10 billion worth of deals with India during the visit of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later this week, Putin's deputy, Sergei Sobyanin, told Reuters in an interview.

The deals will range from contracts for the joint design of a fifth-generation fighter jet and production of multi-purpose transport planes to agreements to supply Russian mineral fertilisers and build new nuclear reactors.

Seeking more autonomy for the Chinese controlled Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), Tibet’s exiled Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said he would not hold any political position in the government in Tibet, once the vexed Tibetan issue is resolved.

Iran calls political opponents enemies of Islam A traditional Islamic concept about protecting the faith and its followers has become a judicial weapon for Iran's rulers: charging opponents as so-called enemies of God with the threat of possible death sentences.

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday defended her party's decision to abstain from voting on the Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha but said she was in favour of the Constitutional amendment.