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January 12, 2011 9:39 PM

Floods, mudslides kill 31 people in Brazil

In Brazil, at least 31 people died in floods and mudslides near Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. This brings the overall toll from heavy rains in Brazil's southeast this week to 44.Heavy rains common during Brazil's summer wet season were intensified this week by a cold front which doubled the...

January 12, 2011 9:39 PM

Haiti marks first anniversary of its devastating earthquake

Haiti on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of its devastating earthquake, with the country still struggling to recover in the face of political instability and other problems.Schools and government offices closed for a national day of mourning as Haitians gathered at observances, including a Ca...

January 12, 2011 9:39 PM

Haiti marks first anniversary of its devastating earthquake

Haiti on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of its devastating earthquake, with the country still struggling to recover in the face of political instability and other problems.Schools and government offices closed for a national day of mourning as Haitians gathered at observances, including a Ca...

January 12, 2011 9:39 PM

Haiti marks first anniversary of its devastating earthquake

Haiti on Wednesday marked the first anniversary of its devastating earthquake, with the country still struggling to recover in the face of political instability and other problems.Schools and government offices closed for a national day of mourning as Haitians gathered at observances, including a Ca...

January 12, 2011 9:07 PM

Ram Chandra Poudel pulls out of PM election runoff in Nepal

Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Poudel has pulled out of the Prime Ministerial election after 16 rounds of failed attempts to get elected.As soon as the parliament met on Wednesday evening, five hours behind schedule, Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba who proposed the ...

January 12, 2011 9:07 PM

Ram Chandra Poudel pulls out of PM election runoff in Nepal

Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Poudel has pulled out of the Prime Ministerial election after 16 rounds of failed attempts to get elected.As soon as the parliament met on Wednesday evening, five hours behind schedule, Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba who proposed the ...

January 12, 2011 9:07 PM

Ram Chandra Poudel pulls out of PM election runoff in Nepal

Nepali Congress parliamentary party leader Ram Chandra Poudel has pulled out of the Prime Ministerial election after 16 rounds of failed attempts to get elected.As soon as the parliament met on Wednesday evening, five hours behind schedule, Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba who proposed the ...

January 12, 2011 9:06 PM

Tunisian President sacks his interior minister

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has dismissed his interior minister. He also ordered the release of all of those detained during the recent unrest triggered by unemployment and high food prices.At a news conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi revealed that the presiden...

January 12, 2011 9:06 PM

Tunisian President sacks his interior minister

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has dismissed his interior minister. He also ordered the release of all of those detained during the recent unrest triggered by unemployment and high food prices.At a news conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi revealed that the presiden...

January 12, 2011 9:06 PM

Tunisian President sacks his interior minister

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has dismissed his interior minister. He also ordered the release of all of those detained during the recent unrest triggered by unemployment and high food prices.At a news conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi revealed that the presiden...

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