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May 26, 2010 9:57 AM

Operation to seal the leaking oil well is on in Gulf of Mexico: BP

Energy giant, BP, says it is conducting several hours of diagnostic tests ahead of the risky manoeuvering for plugging the devastating oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The company said, the tests were in preparation for the so-called "top kill" operation to seal the leaking oil well,about a...

May 26, 2010 9:39 AM

Israel carries out series of air strike on Gaza Strip

Israel has carried out a series of air attacks on the Gaza Strip, hitting an area near Hanoon in the North and a disused airport in the South. Raids also targeted a tunnel used by Palestinians. A number of people are reported to have been wounded. An Israeli spokesman said, the raids were in respons...

May 25, 2010 8:40 PM

Indo-Pak to discuss issue of new hydel power units in J&K

The representatives of India and Pakistan are set to meet next week to discuss the issue of two more hydel power units being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir. <br/><br/>Pakistan alleges that these two projects violate the 1960 Indus Water Treaty that governs rights of the two cou...

May 25, 2010 6:13 PM

Armed robbers kill 14 people in Baghdad

In Iraq, armed robbers have killed 14 people in a mass raid on jewellery shops in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Interior ministry officials said about 10 gunmen rampaged through a busy street lined with gold shops in the Bayaa district in the south-west of the city and left bombs in the shops they had...

May 25, 2010 6:12 PM

Ex-Israeli PM Ehud Olmert is questioned about corruption charges

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has been questioned by police for the first time since stepping down to answer corruption charges. He was questioned over his alleged involvement in a giant real estate deal in Jerusalem when he was the city's mayor. According to police, bribes were giv...

May 25, 2010 2:03 PM

First Lady Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

Kamla Persad-Bissessar has become the first female Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago as her five-party coalition headed for a strong victory in snap elections in the former British colony. <br/>A subdued Prime Minister Patrick Manning conceded defeat some five hours after the close of ...

May 25, 2010 2:02 PM

Earthquake in China

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted the bordering region of Dujiangyan and Pengzhou cities of southwest China today. China's seismological network said the quake struck at 14:11 p.m. (local time) at a depth of 10 kilometre. There are no immediate reports of any damage or cas...

May 25, 2010 1:37 PM

Afghanistan accuses ISI of plotting suicide attacks on its soil

Afghanistan has accused Pakistan's ISI of plotting suicide terror strikes on its soil including attacks on the Indian embassy and attack last week that killed six NATO soldiers.Announcing the arrest of seven persons suspected of organising the attacks,a spokesman for Afghan intelligence Saeed A...

May 25, 2010 1:00 PM

16 killed, 25 injured in bus accident in Turkey

In Turkey, at least sixteen people have been killed and 25 others injured in a coach crash in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. Reports said the coach was carrying Russian tourists. The Turkish driver and the tour guide are among the dead. Eye witnesses said the coach left the road and plunged ...

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