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May 13, 2010 6:34 PM

Former UK PM Brown to stay on as MP

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, whose Labour party suffered one of its worst electoral defeats in the May 6 polls, has no plans to retire from politics.After a two-and-a-half-hour chat with Brown at his home in North Queensferry in Scotland on Wednesday, Alex Rowley, his constituency age...

May 13, 2010 6:33 PM

Russian security forces kill 3 militants involved in Moscow metro blast

Russia's Federal Security Service(FSB) Chief today said three members of a militant group involved in the March 29 Moscow metro blasts have been killed by Russian security force. <br/><br/>The head of the FSB, Alexander Bortnikov told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in a m...

May 13, 2010 5:20 PM

Afghans protest against alleged executions of afghan refugees in Iran

Thousands of Afghans have protested in the eastern city of Jalalabad against the alleged executions of a number of Afghan refugees in Iran. <br/><br/>In the fifth and largest anti-Iran protest in Afghanistan in a fortnight, the demonstrators rallied in front of the Iranian consul...

May 13, 2010 5:18 PM

Nigerian Prez names Sambo as his Vice Prez

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has named Kaduna state governor Namadi Sambo as his new vice-president.<br/><br/>Mr Sambo, 57, has to be approved by both houses of parliament. <br/><br/>The move follows the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua and the s...

May 13, 2010 5:17 PM

Venezuelan natural gas platform sinks in Caribbean Sea

A Venezuelan natural gas platform has sunk in the Caribbean Sea. This was announced today by President Hugo Chavez through the social networking site Twitter. <br/><br/>Mr Chavez said the Aban Pearl platform sank in the early hours this morning and all the 95 workers were evacuat...

May 13, 2010 2:39 PM

45 militants killed in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 45 militants have been killed in two separate operations by NATO and Afghan forces since Wednesday night. At least 31 Taliban militants were killed in northern Kunduz province when the joint forces were pursuing a senior Taliban commander. Police spokesman in northern region...

May 13, 2010 1:42 PM

US asks Pak to make more progress on 26/11 Mumbai attacks

In a stern message to Pakistan, the United States has asked it to make more progress in bringing the suspects of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to justice. US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer said, more progress needs to be made in booking and trying the suspects in Pakistan.Roemer, who was in Pune on W...

May 13, 2010 1:26 PM

UN Security Council extends mandate of UN Mission in Nepal

The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of United Nations Mission in Nepal by another four months. With the latest extension the Mission will remain in Nepal till September 15, even as its current mandate is ending on Friday. UNMIN's spokesperson Cosmos Biswakarma told AIR that a meeti...

May 13, 2010 1:26 PM

In two separate operations at least 45 militants killed in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 45 militants have been killed in two separate operations by NATO and Afghan forces since Wednesday night. At least 31 Taliban militants were killed in northern Kunduz province when the joint forces were pursuing a senior Taliban commander. Police spokesman in northern region...

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