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October 11, 2010 9:19 AM

Chinese Nobel peace prize winner’s wife under house arrest

Lawyers acting for the jailed Chinese dissident and Nobel peace prize winner, Liu Xiaobo say, his wife has been placed under house arrest. Her mobile phone has been taken away and media has been stopped from meeting her. Ms Lia Xia was able to speak to her husband in prison before being detained at ...

October 11, 2010 9:19 AM

Chinese Nobel peace prize winner’s wife under house arrest

Lawyers acting for the jailed Chinese dissident and Nobel peace prize winner, Liu Xiaobo say, his wife has been placed under house arrest. Her mobile phone has been taken away and media has been stopped from meeting her. Ms Lia Xia was able to speak to her husband in prison before being detained at ...

October 10, 2010 8:20 PM

Heavy rain & tidal waves continue to lash coastal districts in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, at least twelve persons have been killed and nearly 50,000 people rendered homeless in the coastal districts due to the recent tidal surges and heavy rain for three days till Saturday. The heavy downpour have inundated several villages with more than 2500 houses completely damaged and...

October 10, 2010 8:20 PM

Heavy rain & tidal waves continue to lash coastal districts in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, at least twelve persons have been killed and nearly 50,000 people rendered homeless in the coastal districts due to the recent tidal surges and heavy rain for three days till Saturday. The heavy downpour have inundated several villages with more than 2500 houses completely damaged and...

October 10, 2010 6:03 PM

'Million dollar' Al Qaeda leader killed in drone attack in Pak

An al-Qaeda leader with a bounty of a million dollars on his head was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt earlier this week, security officials have said. Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, an Al Qaeda operative of Libyan origin, died in a missile strike on Thursday, said the offic...

October 10, 2010 6:03 PM

'Million dollar' Al Qaeda leader killed in drone attack in Pak

An al-Qaeda leader with a bounty of a million dollars on his head was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt earlier this week, security officials have said. Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, an Al Qaeda operative of Libyan origin, died in a missile strike on Thursday, said the offic...

October 10, 2010 5:24 PM

12th round of voting to elect Nepali PM fails

Nepal's parliament has failed to elect a new Prime Minister in the 12th round of voting held this afternoon as the lone Nepali Congress candidate failed to get the required simple majority. Unified CPN (Maoist) candidate Prachanda withdrew from the electoral fray before the 8th round of voting ...

October 10, 2010 5:24 PM

12th round of voting to elect Nepali PM fails

Nepal's parliament has failed to elect a new Prime Minister in the 12th round of voting held this afternoon as the lone Nepali Congress candidate failed to get the required simple majority. Unified CPN (Maoist) candidate Prachanda withdrew from the electoral fray before the 8th round of voting ...

October 9, 2010 9:30 PM

Chile rescue workers break through to trapped miners

In almost a miraculous rescue in Chile, the 33 miners trapped for more than 2 months saw the light of the day on Saturday with engineers finally breaking through the underground chamber to rescue them. The men were trapped at a depth of seven hundred meters since a part of the San Jose mine collapse...

October 9, 2010 9:30 PM

Chile rescue workers break through to trapped miners

In almost a miraculous rescue in Chile, the 33 miners trapped for more than 2 months saw the light of the day on Saturday with engineers finally breaking through the underground chamber to rescue them. The men were trapped at a depth of seven hundred meters since a part of the San Jose mine collapse...

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