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October 28, 2010 10:37 AM

India will be central part of any reform of UNSC: US

The US has said India will be central part of any consideration of reform and expansion of the UN Security Council, the most powerful wing of the world body.Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns told this to reporters in Washington at a special White House news conference on I...

October 28, 2010 10:37 AM

India will be central part of any reform of UNSC: US

The US has said India will be central part of any consideration of reform and expansion of the UN Security Council, the most powerful wing of the world body.Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns told this to reporters in Washington at a special White House news conference on I...

October 28, 2010 9:20 AM

Death toll rises to 300 following tsunami in Indonesia

In Indonesia, the death toll following devastating tsunami has mounted to 300 and at least four hundred are still missing. Rescue teams are still trying to reach eleven villages that are thought to have been devastated by tsunami off the west coast of Sumatra. Another 13 villages were flattened by t...

October 28, 2010 9:20 AM

Death toll rises to 300 following tsunami in Indonesia

In Indonesia, the death toll following devastating tsunami has mounted to 300 and at least four hundred are still missing. Rescue teams are still trying to reach eleven villages that are thought to have been devastated by tsunami off the west coast of Sumatra. Another 13 villages were flattened by t...

October 27, 2010 9:34 PM

Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner passes away

Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner, the current president's husband and one of the country's most powerful politicians, has died. Mr Kirchner's doctor said it was a sudden death. Mr. Kirchner had undergone two arterial procedures earlier this year. Mr Kirchner, considered pres...

October 27, 2010 9:34 PM

Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner passes away

Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner, the current president's husband and one of the country's most powerful politicians, has died. Mr Kirchner's doctor said it was a sudden death. Mr. Kirchner had undergone two arterial procedures earlier this year. Mr Kirchner, considered pres...

October 27, 2010 9:34 PM

France's parliament approves to raise retirement age from 60 to 62

France's parliament has given final approval to a bill to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, a reform that has sparked weeks of strikes and street protests. The National Assembly approved the final text of the bill in a 336-233 vote on Wednesday evening, marking its final hurdle in parliam...

October 27, 2010 9:34 PM

France's parliament approves to raise retirement age from 60 to 62

France's parliament has given final approval to a bill to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62, a reform that has sparked weeks of strikes and street protests. The National Assembly approved the final text of the bill in a 336-233 vote on Wednesday evening, marking its final hurdle in parliam...

October 27, 2010 9:33 PM

Mikhail Gorbachev says victory is impossible in Afghanistan

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says it is impossible for the coalition forces to secure victory in Afghanistan. Mr. Gorbachev, who was in charge when Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989 after a war lasting nearly a decade, said that the alternative to pulling out troops was anoth...

October 27, 2010 9:33 PM

Mikhail Gorbachev says victory is impossible in Afghanistan

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says it is impossible for the coalition forces to secure victory in Afghanistan. Mr. Gorbachev, who was in charge when Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989 after a war lasting nearly a decade, said that the alternative to pulling out troops was anoth...

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