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May 22, 2010 9:03 AM

Palestine kills 2 Gaza infiltrators

Israeli forces have shot dead two Palestinian gunmen who had just infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip. A military spokesperson said in Jerusalem that two gunmen were killed in an exchange of fire between the Israel military and Palestinian gunmen near Southern Israeli villages across the border.R...

May 22, 2010 9:02 AM

Blast kills 23 in Iraq

In Iraq, at least 23 people were killed and 55 injured in a car bomb attack at a market in the central city of Khales in Diyala province. Officials said the attack took place at around 7:30 pm on Friday. Iraqi news agency says the device went off in front of a coffee shop where crowd had gathered in...

May 22, 2010 9:02 AM

Clashes in Pak: 38 killed in 3 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 22, 2010 9:01 AM

Greek tragedy: EU to act tough on budget

The European Union Finance Ministers have agreed that there is a need to be tougher on member states' budgets in the wake of the Greek debt crisis. And following criticism that Europe did too little, too late to defend the euro, they pledged to react quicker and more efficiently in future. At t...

May 21, 2010 9:23 PM

UN, US announce food aid to Lanka

The United Nations World Food Programme and the U.S aid agency today announced emergency food assistance for the flood hit areas of Western Sri Lanka that has killed at least 17 people and affected over 4 lakh persons following heavy pre-monsoon rains during the last few days. In response to a reque...

May 21, 2010 9:15 PM

Three Indian American scientists among 24 to create first ever synthetic cell

Three Indian American scientists Sanjay Vashee, Radha Krishnakumar and Prashanth P. Parmar were part of the 24 member team led by Genomic scientist Craig Venter who spearheaded the creation of the first ever synthetic cell. The team has been succesful in creating an artificial life form using a gene...

May 21, 2010 9:14 PM

Red-shirts protestors return to their homes

In Thailand, all red-shirts protestors have safely returned to their home provinces from Bangkok. Reports said convoys of buses transporting the red- shirts back home had arrived at their destinations without any accidents or violence. The government arranged buses to send the protesters home. The M...

May 21, 2010 6:14 PM

Salva Kiir sworn-in as Prez of semi-autonomous southern Sudan

The former leader of the southern rebels in Sudan, Salva Kiir, has been sworn-in as President of the semi-autonomous southern Sudan, after his landslide victory in elections last month. The move is consequence of peace deal which ended 21 years of civil war. This is the first time in history of the ...

May 21, 2010 2:49 PM

Gunmen shot dead three Britons

In Pakistan, three Britons, all members of the same family, have been shot dead. <br/><br/>According to local police, the father, mother and 22-year-old daughter were killed while visiting a cemetery in the east of the country. <br/><br/>They were shot by four...

May 21, 2010 2:26 PM

Bangladesh PM returns Dhaka

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to Dhaka on Thursday night after the completion of a six-day tour to South Korea and Malaysia. <br/><br/>Sheikh Hasina visited Seoul, the capital of South Korea during the first leg of her two-nation tour which began on May 15th. D...

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