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May 14, 2010 9:02 AM

A Thai Red Shirt protester dies in police firing

In Thailand, violence continues unabated as a Thai Red Shirt protester was shot dead during a clash on Thursday night in Bangkok between anti-government demonstrators and security forces. Police said, Major General Prawut Thavornsiri, spokesman for the police special task force, told AFP that during...

May 14, 2010 9:01 AM

India to invite Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will invite his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi to India during his visit to Islamabad in July as part of efforts to reduce the trust deficit between the two neighbours. Mr.Krishna told reporters on his way back home from a visit to Kazakhstan that th...

May 13, 2010 9:09 PM

IIFA will spearhead charity initiative in Lanka

On mission of integration and building bridges between countries, IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) will spearhead a charity initiative in Sri Lanka as a part of the IIFA Weekend and Award celebrations in Colombo in June this year.Recognizing the magnitude of the recent conflict in Sri Lanka,...

May 13, 2010 8:49 PM

Pak anti-terrorism court acquits 9 suspected suicide attackers

In Pakistan, an anti-terrorism court today acquitted nine suspects linked to a suicide attack that killed a general of the Pakistan Army and several others in February 2008.Judge Raja Ikhlaq Hussain of the Rawalpindi-based anti-terrorism court acquitted the accused due to lack of evidence.The prosec...

May 13, 2010 8:36 PM

IIFA will spearhead charity initiative in Lanka

On mission of integration and building bridges between countries, IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) will spearhead a charity initiative in Sri Lanka as a part of the IIFA Weekend and Award celebrations in Colombo in June this year.Recognizing the magnitude of the recent conflict in Sri Lanka,...

May 13, 2010 7:37 PM

General linked to anti-govt rallies seriouly injured in Thailand

In Thailand, a general linked to anti-government rallies has been shot hours after a deadline for protesters to clear their Bangkok camp expired. <br/><br/>AP news agency quoting an aide reports, Khattiya Sawasdipol, better known as Seh Daeng, was seriously injured. The military ...

May 13, 2010 7:36 PM

Rescuers retrieve 11 bodies from sunken ferry in B'desh

In Bangladesh, rescuers have retrieved 11 bodies from a sunken ferry that capsized last night in a river Kishoregonj district, some 117 km away from Dhaka. <br/><br/>Police today said fire brigade personnel and locals including fishermen were still searching for 6 missing people....

May 13, 2010 7:13 PM

Three terror suspects arrested in Indonesia

In Indonesia, three terror suspects have been arrested in a police raid in central Java. <br/><br/>The raid comes a day after at least two men were shot dead in another security action. <br/><br/>A police spokesman said the arrests took place in the early hour...

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