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May 28, 2010 2:53 PM

Blast in factory kills six people in Pak

At least six people have been killed and 10 others injured in a matches factory at Bedian Road area in Lahore. <br/> <br/>According to police, explosives used for making matches caused the blast when workers at the factory were engaged in routine work today. The injured were rush...

May 28, 2010 2:53 PM

Blast in factory kills six people in Pak

At least six people have been killed and 10 others injured in a matches factory at Bedian Road area in Lahore. <br/> <br/>According to police, explosives used for making matches caused the blast when workers at the factory were engaged in routine work today. The injured were rush...

May 28, 2010 1:54 PM

Chinese PM visits Seoul for talks on Korea crisis

The Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, is visiting South Korea amid continuing tension over the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, allegedly by North Korea. <br/> <br/>The issue is expected to dominate Mr Wen's talks with the South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak on Frida...

May 28, 2010 1:47 PM

Matches factory blast kills six people in Pakistan

At least six people have been killed and 10 others injured in a matches factory at Bedian Road area in Lahore. According to police, explosives used for making matches caused the blast when workers at the factory were engaged in routine work today. The injured were rushed to nearby hospital.

May 28, 2010 1:28 PM

7.2 magnitude quake hits Vanuatu

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 on the richter scale struck off Vanuatu early on Friday, sparking a tsunami warning which was later cancelled. <br/> <br/>According to the US Geological Survey the quake hit at 4:14 am local time at a depth of 36 kilometres, 214 kilom...

May 28, 2010 11:26 AM

Chinese PM visits Seoul for talks on Korea crisis

The Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao, is visiting South Korea amid continuing tension over the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, allegedly by North Korea. The issue is expected to dominate Mr Wen's talks with the South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak on Friday. International investigators ...

May 28, 2010 11:25 AM

Japanese, US inks Okinawa base deal

Japan and the United States on Thursday announced an agreement to keep a huge US military base on the island of Okinawa in defiance of local opposition. Tokyo and Washington said in a joint statement that the Futenma marine base would be moved, as agreed in 2006, from a city area to the coastal Heno...

May 28, 2010 11:25 AM

Four policemen killed in ambush in Pakistan

Four policemen have been killed in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Blochistan province. According to the report of a local TV channel, an unknown number of gunmen attacked a police vehicle in the Satellite Town in Quetta early on Friday, killing four policemen including a police officer in charg...

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