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June 24, 2010 8:55 PM

Bangladesh selected as ‘Global Health Initiative Plus’ country by US govt

Bangladesh has been selected as one of the eight 'Global Health Initiative Plus' countries by the United States government. The Global Health Initiative with funds worth 63 billion US dollars is aimed at helping partner countries strengthening their health programmes with a particular focus on impro...

June 24, 2010 8:55 PM

Bangladesh selected as ‘Global Health Initiative Plus’ country by US govt

Bangladesh has been selected as one of the eight 'Global Health Initiative Plus' countries by the United States government. The Global Health Initiative with funds worth 63 billion US dollars is aimed at helping partner countries strengthening their health programmes with a particular focus on impro...

June 24, 2010 8:51 PM

Sri Lanka rules out visas for UN's war crime advisory panel?

Coming down heavily on the decision made by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to appoint a three-member expert panel to advice him on alleged human rights violations during the last phases of the war between the security forces and the LTTE, Sri Lanka said here on Thursday that it would not grant...

June 24, 2010 8:51 PM

Sri Lanka rules out visas for UN's war crime advisory panel?

Coming down heavily on the decision made by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to appoint a three-member expert panel to advice him on alleged human rights violations during the last phases of the war between the security forces and the LTTE, Sri Lanka said here on Thursday that it would not grant...

June 24, 2010 8:50 PM

Heavy rains lash southern China; death toll reaches 211

In China, heavy rains lashed southern region on Thursday as the government set up emergency response headquarters to combat floods and landslides. The disaster has killed 211 people and 119 are missing. The scale of the disaster prompted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to fly to hard-hit Jiangxi province...

June 24, 2010 8:50 PM

Heavy rains lash southern China; death toll reaches 211

In China, heavy rains lashed southern region on Thursday as the government set up emergency response headquarters to combat floods and landslides. The disaster has killed 211 people and 119 are missing. The scale of the disaster prompted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to fly to hard-hit Jiangxi province...

June 24, 2010 8:49 PM

EU signs 2nd ‘open skies" agreement with US

European Union transport ministers have signed a second "open skies" agreement with the United States at a meeting in Luxembourg. The new deal, which follows the first open skies agreement of 2007, is designed to make it easier for US and European airlines to buy each other. Currently ther...

June 24, 2010 8:49 PM

EU signs 2nd ‘open skies" agreement with US

European Union transport ministers have signed a second "open skies" agreement with the United States at a meeting in Luxembourg. The new deal, which follows the first open skies agreement of 2007, is designed to make it easier for US and European airlines to buy each other. Currently ther...

June 24, 2010 7:32 PM

Four British soldiers killed in Afghan road accident

Four British soldiers have been killed in a road accident in Afghanistan. The British Ministry of Defence said the soldiers, part of a police advisory team, were killed near Gereshk, Helmand province, last evening. <br/><br/>They were travelling to help in an incident at a nearby...

June 24, 2010 7:32 PM

Four British soldiers killed in Afghan road accident

Four British soldiers have been killed in a road accident in Afghanistan. The British Ministry of Defence said the soldiers, part of a police advisory team, were killed near Gereshk, Helmand province, last evening. <br/><br/>They were travelling to help in an incident at a nearby...

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