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August 2, 2010 7:17 PM

Somali pirates hijack EU naval force ship

Somali pirates have hijacked a Panama-flagged MV Suez cargo ship with 23 crew on board. The European Union naval force (EUNAVFOR) said the ship, which was carrying a cement consignment, came under small arms fire early this morning while sailing in a recommended shipping lane in the Gulf of Aden. It...

August 2, 2010 7:17 PM

Somali pirates hijack EU naval force ship

Somali pirates have hijacked a Panama-flagged MV Suez cargo ship with 23 crew on board. The European Union naval force (EUNAVFOR) said the ship, which was carrying a cement consignment, came under small arms fire early this morning while sailing in a recommended shipping lane in the Gulf of Aden. It...

August 2, 2010 7:16 PM

Pakistan flood deaths toll crosses over 1500

In Pakistan, the death toll in the devastating floods across the country could be as high as 1,500 as rescue workers and 30,000 troops fanned out to areas that continued to be inaccessible due to widespread damage to roads and infrastructure.The Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Khyber-Pak...

August 2, 2010 7:16 PM

Pakistan flood deaths toll crosses over 1500

In Pakistan, the death toll in the devastating floods across the country could be as high as 1,500 as rescue workers and 30,000 troops fanned out to areas that continued to be inaccessible due to widespread damage to roads and infrastructure.The Provincial Disaster Management Authority of Khyber-Pak...

August 2, 2010 7:16 PM

18 burnt alive at a retirement home in S Africa

In South Africa, a fire at a retirement home has left 18 people dead. Emergency officials said several more were injured in the blaze, which broke out last night south-east of Johannesburg. The cause of the fire, which gutted the Pieter Wessels retirement home in Nigel, is not yet known. Local media...

August 2, 2010 7:16 PM

18 burnt alive at a retirement home in S Africa

In South Africa, a fire at a retirement home has left 18 people dead. Emergency officials said several more were injured in the blaze, which broke out last night south-east of Johannesburg. The cause of the fire, which gutted the Pieter Wessels retirement home in Nigel, is not yet known. Local media...

August 2, 2010 7:16 PM

One killed in Rocket attack on Israel Tourist resort

One person was killed and four others injured in Jordanian port city of Aqaba today in rocket fires. Rockets were also fired toward the Israeli red Sea port city of Eilat this morning but no injury was reported.Jordanian Communications Minister Nabil Al-Sharif confirmed that a Grad rocket hit a publ...

August 2, 2010 7:16 PM

One killed in Rocket attack on Israel Tourist resort

One person was killed and four others injured in Jordanian port city of Aqaba today in rocket fires. Rockets were also fired toward the Israeli red Sea port city of Eilat this morning but no injury was reported.Jordanian Communications Minister Nabil Al-Sharif confirmed that a Grad rocket hit a publ...

August 2, 2010 7:15 PM

Nato forces kill 30 Taliban militants in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, 30 Taliban militants were killed today by the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). An ISAF press release today said Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with support from their coalition force partners, executed ground attacks on the towns of Bachancha and Badmuk c...

August 2, 2010 7:15 PM

Nato forces kill 30 Taliban militants in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, 30 Taliban militants were killed today by the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). An ISAF press release today said Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers with support from their coalition force partners, executed ground attacks on the towns of Bachancha and Badmuk c...

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