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May 26, 2010 1:42 PM

Major political parties meet in Nepal to extent term of constituent assembly

In Nepal, three major political parties met in Kathmandu today in an effort to narrow down their differences to extend the term of the constituent assembly that will expire in the next two days. The meeting attended by the Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and top leaders of all the three major part...

May 26, 2010 12:58 PM

Car bomb in Iraq leaves 23 dead, 55 injured

In Iraq at least 23 people were killed and 55 others wounded in a car bomb attack at a market in the central city of Khales today. Officials of operations command said in Baquba that the attack came at around 7:30 pm in the city 65 kilometers northeast of the capital Baghdad<br/><br/&...

May 26, 2010 12:49 PM

Political violence in Pakistan claims 38 lives in last three days

In Pakistan, political violence has claimed at least 38 people in Karachi in last three days with the main ethnic parties trading accusations over the targeted killings. The violence, which began on Tuesday night, has targeted activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), the Awami National Party...

May 26, 2010 12:44 PM

Peace and stability in Thailand are crucial: ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has said that peace and stability in Thailand are crucial to the member countries. The statement issued by Vietnam, its current chairman in Hanoi today said that peace, stability and development in Thailand is crucial to the advancement of the goal of A...

May 26, 2010 12:40 PM

US Secretary of state Hillary Clinton arrives in China today

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in China today for a visit set to culminate next week with wide-ranging talks in Beijing, with tensions running high over North Korea.<br/>Clinton will visit the US pavilion at the World Expo tomorrow before heading to the Chinese capital Beiji...

May 26, 2010 10:45 AM

Bahrain Govt. offers amnesty scheme for illegal expatriate workers

The Bahrain government has announced an amnesty scheme for illegal expatriate workers so that they could leave the country without attracting any legal action or hefty fines.Announcing the amnesty at a press conference in Manama, the Assistant Undersecretary for General Directorate of Nationality, P...

May 26, 2010 10:44 AM

Israel carries out series of air strike on Gaza Strip

<br/>Israel launched air strikes overnight at several areas in Gaza. Israeli military spokesman said, the air strikes were a response to the cross-border attacks from Gaza and that its warplanes had targeted tunnels used by militants. Hamas security sources said the Israeli air strikes hit...

May 26, 2010 10:00 AM

European debt crisis risks global economic recovery: IMF

The Head of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn has warned that he sees the European debt crisis as the main risk to global economic recovery. He acknowledged that Europe is a potential problem to economic outlook, but insisted there was no threat to the euro system itself. ...

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