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October 9, 2010 12:53 PM

Obama lauds committee for Nobel Peace elect

US President Barack Obama has applauded Nobel Committee's decision to honour jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo with this year's Peace Prize and asked Beijing to release the courageous human rights activist as soon as possible. Obama said in a statement by granting the prize to Liu, the N...

October 9, 2010 12:53 PM

Obama lauds committee for Nobel Peace elect

US President Barack Obama has applauded Nobel Committee's decision to honour jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo with this year's Peace Prize and asked Beijing to release the courageous human rights activist as soon as possible. Obama said in a statement by granting the prize to Liu, the N...

October 9, 2010 11:58 AM

Rescue ops on to save trapped minors in Chile

In Chile, rescuers say they could be just hours away from completing an escape tunnel for 33 miners trapped in a mine. Engineers said earlier they had just 34 metres to drill to reach the miners 700 metres underground. But Mining Minister Laurence Golborne warned that the rescuers had to work carefu...

October 9, 2010 11:58 AM

Rescue ops on to save trapped minors in Chile

In Chile, rescuers say they could be just hours away from completing an escape tunnel for 33 miners trapped in a mine. Engineers said earlier they had just 34 metres to drill to reach the miners 700 metres underground. But Mining Minister Laurence Golborne warned that the rescuers had to work carefu...

October 9, 2010 11:57 AM

Fresh attack on Pak NATO supply convoy

In Pakistan, there has been another attack on the NATO supply convoy. Unknown gunmen this morning targeted 30 tankers parked near roadside restaurant about 100 kilommetres of western city of Quetta torching most of them. The convoy was carrying oil was heading to Afghanistan from Karachi. An officia...

October 9, 2010 11:57 AM

Fresh attack on Pak NATO supply convoy

In Pakistan, there has been another attack on the NATO supply convoy. Unknown gunmen this morning targeted 30 tankers parked near roadside restaurant about 100 kilommetres of western city of Quetta torching most of them. The convoy was carrying oil was heading to Afghanistan from Karachi. An officia...

October 9, 2010 9:15 AM

10 militants killed in Pak in drone strike

In Pakistan, at least 10 militants were killed and five others injured in a US drone strike in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region on Friday.According to military sources in Peshawar, the drones targeted Charkhel area of Datta Khelsub-division of North Waziristan Agency.North Waziristan is a ...

October 9, 2010 9:15 AM

10 militants killed in Pak in drone strike

In Pakistan, at least 10 militants were killed and five others injured in a US drone strike in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region on Friday.According to military sources in Peshawar, the drones targeted Charkhel area of Datta Khelsub-division of North Waziristan Agency.North Waziristan is a ...

October 9, 2010 9:11 AM

In US 95,000 jobs lost in Sep

The United States lost another 95,000 jobs in September as public sector cuts outpaced hiring by the private sector. According to the Labour Department, the fall was almost double the loss of 54,000 jobs in August. A total of 1,59,000 Government lay-offs were made in September with the private secto...

October 9, 2010 9:11 AM

In US 95,000 jobs lost in Sep

The United States lost another 95,000 jobs in September as public sector cuts outpaced hiring by the private sector. According to the Labour Department, the fall was almost double the loss of 54,000 jobs in August. A total of 1,59,000 Government lay-offs were made in September with the private secto...

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