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August 17, 2010 5:57 PM

Karzai condemns stoning to death of couple by Taliban

Afghan president Hamid Karzai has condemned the stoning to death of a young couple by the Taliban. According to local authorities, the Taliban killed the man and woman in a remote village in the north-eastern province of Kunduz on Sunday for allegedly having an affair. A statement from the President...

August 17, 2010 5:57 PM

Karzai condemns stoning to death of couple by Taliban

Afghan president Hamid Karzai has condemned the stoning to death of a young couple by the Taliban. According to local authorities, the Taliban killed the man and woman in a remote village in the north-eastern province of Kunduz on Sunday for allegedly having an affair. A statement from the President...

August 17, 2010 5:56 PM

Solomon Islands to elect its new PM next week

Solomon Islands will elect its new prime minister next week. With the calling of a meeting of parliamentarians of the 50-member House to elect the next prime minister, the various parties now have four days to nominate their preferred candidate. The meeting is scheduled to begin next Wednesday.Over ...

August 17, 2010 5:56 PM

Solomon Islands to elect its new PM next week

Solomon Islands will elect its new prime minister next week. With the calling of a meeting of parliamentarians of the 50-member House to elect the next prime minister, the various parties now have four days to nominate their preferred candidate. The meeting is scheduled to begin next Wednesday.Over ...

August 17, 2010 5:55 PM

Mudslides in China kills 15

In China, at least 15 people have been killed in mudslides that ploughed into an area in the southwestern Sichuan province. The official Xinhua news agency today reported that rescuers pulled out the 15 bodies from several landslides that hit Wenchuan county since Saturday.A total of 31 people had b...

August 17, 2010 5:55 PM

Mudslides in China kills 15

In China, at least 15 people have been killed in mudslides that ploughed into an area in the southwestern Sichuan province. The official Xinhua news agency today reported that rescuers pulled out the 15 bodies from several landslides that hit Wenchuan county since Saturday.A total of 31 people had b...

August 17, 2010 5:55 PM

60 killed in Iraq as suicide bomber blows himself up

A suicide bomber blew himself up today among hundreds of army recruits in Iraq, killing 60 persons. The incident that happened near a military headquarters in Baghdad also wounded 125. At least three soldiers were among the dead and eight among the wounded. The massive blast took place around 7:30 a...

August 17, 2010 5:55 PM

60 killed in Iraq as suicide bomber blows himself up

A suicide bomber blew himself up today among hundreds of army recruits in Iraq, killing 60 persons. The incident that happened near a military headquarters in Baghdad also wounded 125. At least three soldiers were among the dead and eight among the wounded. The massive blast took place around 7:30 a...

August 17, 2010 2:54 PM

CPN(Maoist) ready to adopt a flexible approach

In Nepal, with just a day left for the fifth round of voting to elect a new Prime Minister, the CPN(Maoist) has said it is ready to adopt a flexible approach and withdraw its candidate from the electoral race if all political parties including the Nepali Congress makes a firm commitment to form a na...

August 17, 2010 2:54 PM

CPN(Maoist) ready to adopt a flexible approach

In Nepal, with just a day left for the fifth round of voting to elect a new Prime Minister, the CPN(Maoist) has said it is ready to adopt a flexible approach and withdraw its candidate from the electoral race if all political parties including the Nepali Congress makes a firm commitment to form a na...

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