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November 12, 2010 11:21 AM

A blaze in South Korea kills ten people

In South Korea, a blaze has swept through a nursing home for the elderly, killing ten people and injuring seventeen others. Officials say the fire in a two-storey building in the south-eastern city of Pohang broke out today. The victims - all women in their 70s and 80s - suffocated from smoke becaus...

November 12, 2010 11:21 AM

A blaze in South Korea kills ten people

In South Korea, a blaze has swept through a nursing home for the elderly, killing ten people and injuring seventeen others. Officials say the fire in a two-storey building in the south-eastern city of Pohang broke out today. The victims - all women in their 70s and 80s - suffocated from smoke becaus...

November 12, 2010 11:18 AM

Iraqi President appoints Nuri al-Maliki as PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has been appointed as Prime Minister by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to form a new government in Iraq. He was appointed during Parliament session held on Thursday night in Baghdad, where Kurdish party leader, Jalal Talabani was re-elected by MPs as President. Ir...

November 12, 2010 11:18 AM

Iraqi President appoints Nuri al-Maliki as PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has been appointed as Prime Minister by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to form a new government in Iraq. He was appointed during Parliament session held on Thursday night in Baghdad, where Kurdish party leader, Jalal Talabani was re-elected by MPs as President. Ir...

November 12, 2010 11:16 AM

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Indonesia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck off Maluku island in eastern parts of Indonesia today, but it has no potential for tsunami and there was no initial report of damage or fatalities. The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake jolted with epicenter 192 kilometers northwest Saumlak...

November 12, 2010 11:16 AM

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Indonesia

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck off Maluku island in eastern parts of Indonesia today, but it has no potential for tsunami and there was no initial report of damage or fatalities. The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake jolted with epicenter 192 kilometers northwest Saumlak...

November 11, 2010 8:25 PM

G-20 summit gets underway in Seoul

The fifth G-20 summit got underway in South Korean city Seoul amid sharp divisions among members on measures to sustain the global recovery. The summit officially kicked off with a working dinner this evening and a full day of meetings tomorrow, where topics like exchange rates, global financial sec...

November 11, 2010 8:25 PM

G-20 summit gets underway in Seoul

The fifth G-20 summit got underway in South Korean city Seoul amid sharp divisions among members on measures to sustain the global recovery. The summit officially kicked off with a working dinner this evening and a full day of meetings tomorrow, where topics like exchange rates, global financial sec...

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