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New Delhi: A special bench of the Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench comprising Mr Justice Sibghat Ullah Khan, Mr Justice Sudhir Agarwal, and Mr Justice Dharam Veer Sharma has finally decided today that the birth place of Ram, the area which is demarcated in a map Appendix 7 by Sri Shiv Shanker Lal, Pleader/ Commissioner appointed by Court. However, certain area demarcated in the map is the joint property of both the Hindu and Muslim communities.

Will the eight point Kashmir package announced by the Centre this week click or is it going to be one more formula, which fails to get response? Is there a ray of hope for the Kashmiris who have been facing violence and lack of development? Will the separatists fall in line and allow the normalcy return to the beautiful state and will the Pakistanis keep off from meddling in the state? These are questions that need to be answered by the various stake- holders but primarily it is for the centre and the state government and also the political parties to ensure that the package becomes a success.

New York: A new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) calls for unlocking the potential of small-scale dairy production in reducing poverty, raising nutrition levels and improving the livelihoods of rural people in many developing countries.

Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the authorities' skillful responses to the global financial crisis and to the devastating earthquake of last February, capitalizing on Chile's robust policy framework. As a result, the economy is back on track for a sustainable recovery.

Despite growth slowing due to the global financial crisis, Australia was one of the few advanced economies to escape recession in 2009. This reflected strong demand for commodities from China, a prompt and significant macro policy response, a healthy banking sector, and a flexible exchange rate. With a mining boom now driving the recovery and dissipating spare capacity, policy stimulus is appropriately being withdrawn, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission in a statement.

New York: India's Foreign Minister issued a call from the General Assembly podium today for Pakistan to fulfil its commitment of not allowing its territory to be used by terrorists acting against India.

New York: Defamation laws are being used disproportionately in Cambodia against journalists, activists and politicians, an independent United Nations human rights expert said today, warning against a narrowing of the political space in the South-East Asian country.

Paraguay's economy has rebounded from last year's drought and from the impact of the international financial crisis more strongly than previously anticipated. Real GDP is expected to grow by 9-10 percent in 2010, reflecting a record agriculture harvest, supportive macroeconomic policies, and particularly buoyant economic conditions in key trading partners.

Tunis - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 29 September 2010 in Tunis, approved a proposal for a multi-donor Governance Trust Fund.

New York: Despite the tough global economy, new commitments by governments give hope that deaths from malaria, which now kills some 1 million people around the world every year, can be eliminated by the target date of 2015, a senior United Nations official said today.