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May 15, 2010 1:05 PM
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit Iran's southern provinces of Bushehr and Fars last evening. <br/><br/>The quake struck at 23:19 pm (local time). There are no immediate reports of any damage or casualties. Iran is situated on some of the world's most...
May 15, 2010 12:08 PM
There has been a fresh outbreak of shooting in the Thai capital Bangkok. At least 19 people have been killed and more than a 150 injured in two days of violence. Explosions and sporadic gunfire were heard in the protest site in Bangkok. The Thai government, however, says that the situation is under ...
May 15, 2010 11:47 AM
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that he is confident in a peaceful solution to the Iranian nuclear impasse. According to Brazilian media reports, Lula made the comments yesterday in Moscow at a meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.<br/><br/>The Br...
May 15, 2010 11:47 AM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all sides in Thailand to avoid furthering the political violence and to return to dialogue. Ban said he is following the rapidly mounting violence and tensions in Thailand with growing concern and is saddened by the reports of civilian deaths, includi...
May 15, 2010 11:20 AM
The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan has warned that the surge of troops in restive areas will increase violence. Calling the Afghan war a draw so far, General McChrystal confirmed that violence will possibly increase in different parts of Afghanistan in the coming months. Talking on a US te...
May 15, 2010 11:20 AM
In the Philippines, one member of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group was killed and 14 others were captured in a raid in the southern part of the country.<br/><br/>The military chief Lieutenant General Benjamin Dolorfino told AFP, the attack on the gunmen's hideout on stri...
May 15, 2010 11:11 AM
In the United States, multiple explosions at an ammunition manufacturing plant in northern New Hampshire killed two persons, shook buildings blocks away, filled the sky with black smoke and forced the evacuation of dozens of homes.<br/><br/>State Fire Marshal Bill Degnan confirme...
May 15, 2010 11:09 AM
Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission has said that it has found no evidence of fraud after manually recounting the votes cast at Baghdad's polling stations.<br/><br/>According to media reports, commission's spokesman Qassim al-Abboudi told that commission f...
May 15, 2010 11:08 AM
The US has decided to extend sanctions on Myanmar. According to a statement issued by the White House yesterday, it said, the sanctions imposed on Myanmar will continue in effect beyond May 20, because the actions and policies of the Government there continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary th...
May 15, 2010 10:25 AM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed to all sides in Thailand to avoid furthering the political violence and to return to dialogue. Ban said he is following the rapidly mounting violence and tensions in Thailand with growing concern and is saddened by the reports of civilian deaths, includi...
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