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October 3, 2010 12:52 PM

Ban asks Israel to extend settlement freeze

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Israel to extend settlement freeze in the West Bank, amid fears that end of the moratorium could prompt Palestine to pull out of direct peace talks with the Jewish state.A moratorium on settlements expired on the 26th of last month and despite facing pressu...

October 3, 2010 12:52 PM

Ban asks Israel to extend settlement freeze

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked Israel to extend settlement freeze in the West Bank, amid fears that end of the moratorium could prompt Palestine to pull out of direct peace talks with the Jewish state.A moratorium on settlements expired on the 26th of last month and despite facing pressu...

October 3, 2010 12:19 PM

Germany celebrates 20th reunification anniversary

Germany has begun a weekend of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of reunification. Politicians have been urging Germans to celebrate the accomplishments achieved in the united country over the past two decades. On October 3, 1990 Germany was officially reunified after four decades of divisio...

October 3, 2010 12:19 PM

Germany celebrates 20th reunification anniversary

Germany has begun a weekend of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of reunification. Politicians have been urging Germans to celebrate the accomplishments achieved in the united country over the past two decades. On October 3, 1990 Germany was officially reunified after four decades of divisio...

October 3, 2010 12:19 PM

4.7-magnitude quake hits some parts of north Tokyo

A 4.7-magnitude quake hit areas some 200 kilometers north of Tokyo this morning, but no tsunami warning was issued. Japan's meteorological agency said the quake hit Jetsu City and surrounding areas at a depth of 20 kilometers. Just a moment before the quake struck, warnings for a strong tremor ...

October 3, 2010 12:19 PM

4.7-magnitude quake hits some parts of north Tokyo

A 4.7-magnitude quake hit areas some 200 kilometers north of Tokyo this morning, but no tsunami warning was issued. Japan's meteorological agency said the quake hit Jetsu City and surrounding areas at a depth of 20 kilometers. Just a moment before the quake struck, warnings for a strong tremor ...

October 3, 2010 10:48 AM

Ex Fiji PM Mahendra Chaudhry arrested

The former Prime Minister of Fiji, Mahendra Chaudhry, has been arrested for allegedly breaching the military government's emergency regulations. Mr. Chaudhry, leader of the opposition Labour party, was detained with five other people for holding public meetings in breach of the regulations, imp...

October 3, 2010 10:48 AM

Ex Fiji PM Mahendra Chaudhry arrested

The former Prime Minister of Fiji, Mahendra Chaudhry, has been arrested for allegedly breaching the military government's emergency regulations. Mr. Chaudhry, leader of the opposition Labour party, was detained with five other people for holding public meetings in breach of the regulations, imp...

October 3, 2010 10:47 AM

Brazil Presidential poll today

The people of Brazil are voting today to elect a successor to the popular incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is stepping down after serving two terms in office. His Workers Party colleague Dilma Rousseff has a big lead in the opinion polls that leads fifty per cent of the vote to win...

October 3, 2010 10:47 AM

Brazil Presidential poll today

The people of Brazil are voting today to elect a successor to the popular incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is stepping down after serving two terms in office. His Workers Party colleague Dilma Rousseff has a big lead in the opinion polls that leads fifty per cent of the vote to win...

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