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August 7, 2010 9:00 AM

Moscow on fire: tells people to stay indoors

Russian health officials are warning people in Moscow to stay inside and avoid physical exertion as smog from the worst wildfires in modern Russian history smothers the city. Haze and smoke are spreading through Moscow's streets, even seeping into the Metro network, and some people are wearing ...

August 7, 2010 9:00 AM

Moscow on fire: tells people to stay indoors

Russian health officials are warning people in Moscow to stay inside and avoid physical exertion as smog from the worst wildfires in modern Russian history smothers the city. Haze and smoke are spreading through Moscow's streets, even seeping into the Metro network, and some people are wearing ...

August 7, 2010 8:57 AM

Flood-hit Pak appeals for help

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is appealing for help as floods affect up to 14 million people across his country. Record breaking floods have submerged entire villages and more than half a million hectares of farm land across Pakistan. The floodwaters from the north-west of the country a...

August 7, 2010 8:57 AM

Flood-hit Pak appeals for help

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is appealing for help as floods affect up to 14 million people across his country. Record breaking floods have submerged entire villages and more than half a million hectares of farm land across Pakistan. The floodwaters from the north-west of the country a...

August 7, 2010 8:37 AM

HuJI declared terror outfit, sanctions slapped

The United States has declared Pakistan-based Harkat ul-Jihad-I-Islami (HuJI) as a foreign terrorist organisation and slapped sanctions on its commander Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri. US Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey said in Washington that HuJI has been involved in...

August 7, 2010 8:37 AM

HuJI declared terror outfit, sanctions slapped

The United States has declared Pakistan-based Harkat ul-Jihad-I-Islami (HuJI) as a foreign terrorist organisation and slapped sanctions on its commander Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri. US Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey said in Washington that HuJI has been involved in...

August 6, 2010 9:14 PM

Japan commemorates 65TH anniversary of Hiroshima Day

Japan today marked the 65th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima with the presence of the UN chief and U.S. representatives for the first time. UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon attended the ceremony in Hiroshima Peace Park. Before Hiroshima, he also for the first time visited Nagasaki, th...

August 6, 2010 9:14 PM

Japan commemorates 65TH anniversary of Hiroshima Day

Japan today marked the 65th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima with the presence of the UN chief and U.S. representatives for the first time. UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon attended the ceremony in Hiroshima Peace Park. Before Hiroshima, he also for the first time visited Nagasaki, th...

August 6, 2010 9:13 PM

Maritime Conference begins at Galle in Sri Lanka

'Galle Dialogue 2010' hosted by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence started today morning in the port city of Galle The two day maritime conference under the theme 'Charting the Course for Sustainable Maritime Security Cooperation' will be attended by local and foreign scholars and experts in maritim...

August 6, 2010 9:13 PM

Maritime Conference begins at Galle in Sri Lanka

'Galle Dialogue 2010' hosted by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence started today morning in the port city of Galle The two day maritime conference under the theme 'Charting the Course for Sustainable Maritime Security Cooperation' will be attended by local and foreign scholars and experts in maritim...

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