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May 13, 2010 1:26 PM

Cameron holding first cabinet meeting later today

The new British Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron is holding his first cabinet meeting later today with his Liberal Democrats coalition partners. The discussions are expected to focus mainly on the economy. He began the business of government on Wednesday evening with a first meeting of the ...

May 13, 2010 12:21 PM

Thai military plans to surround protest march in Bangkok

The Thai military says security forces plan to surround a protest march in Bangkok with armoured vehicles. A spokesman said that routes into the sprawling encampment would be closed today. He said protesters would be free to leave but not enter. The move comes a day after the government announced an...

May 13, 2010 11:38 AM

Pakistan's real enemy is cancer of terrorism within, not India: Obama

US President Barack Obama said, Pakistan's real enemy is the cancer of terrorism within, not India. Addressing a joint press conference with the visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Washington, he said, there has been in the past a view on the part of Pakistan that their primary rival, Ind...

May 13, 2010 11:28 AM

Sri Lanka to celebrate first victory anniversary against terrorism

Sri Lanka will celebrate its first victory anniversary in a large scale on Tuesday marking the eradication of three-decade long terrorism. The government has organised several programmes to celebrate the event. The main ceremony will be held on Thursday next at the Galle Face Green under the patrona...

May 13, 2010 11:27 AM

Russia agrees to build Turkey’s first nuclear power plant

The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has agreed a deal under which Moscow will build Ankara's first nuclear power plant. Russia will have a controlling stake in the plant, which is likely to cost 20 billion dollar and will be built on Turkey's Mediterranean coast. It was one of several ag...

May 13, 2010 11:13 AM

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 ...

May 13, 2010 10:29 AM

Opium production could be reduced in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, The opium production could be reduced by a quarter compared to last year's yield. The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Antonio Maria Costa told the BBC that the disease - a fungus - is thought to have infected about half of the country's poppy crop. Afghanistan pro...

May 13, 2010 9:29 AM

World Bank President urges donors to keep their pledges on Haiti

The President of the World Bank Robert Zoelick has urged the international donors to make good on their pledges to help rebuild Haiti. Mr Zoelick said many promises have been made to provide support for Haiti's reconstruction but turning these into reality is now urgent. Mr Zoelick was speaking...

May 13, 2010 9:19 AM

New British Govt. to solve Britain's huge budget deficit

The main ministerial portfolios in the British Coalition Government have gone to David Cameron's Conservatives but Mr Clegg's Liberal Democrats Party has got five Cabinet posts. The new Government is pledged to solve Britain's huge budget deficit immediately by making nine billion dol...

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