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May 13, 2010 9:18 AM

Car bomb attack kills seven people in Iraq

A car bomb attack in Baghdad has killed seven people and injured more than 20. Iraqi police said the bomb went off outside a cafe in Sadr City which is a Shiite area. This comes two days after a spate of attacks across the country that killed more than one hundred people.

May 13, 2010 8:45 AM

New Government has potential to change British politics: David Cameron

Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron and his Deputy Nick Clegg have been insisting that their newly formed coalition, Britain's first in decades is strong and will last. At good humoured news conference, punctuated by jokes, the former rivals said their parties were united and would ...

May 13, 2010 8:45 AM

India closer to civil nuclear deal with Kazakhstan

India and Kazakhstan inched closer to inking two crucial bilateral agreements, including a key civil nuclear deal, as they agreed to deepen cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector.External Affairs Minister S M Krishna, who is on a three-day visit to Kazakhstan, held discussions on a deal for civilian ...

May 12, 2010 9:12 PM

Centre calls on industry to join hands in development of naxal hit areas

The government has called on the industry to join hands in the development of naxal hit areas to win the the trust of the people in these areas. <br/><br/>Speaking at the Annual Session of the CII, the Home Minister Mr P Chidambaram said that there is a huge trust deficit between...

May 12, 2010 9:03 PM

Over 100 people killed in Libyan plane crash; 8-year old child survives

A Libyan plane arriving from South Africa disintegrated on landing at Tripoli airport today, killing 103 people but leaving an eight-year-old boy as the sole miracle survivor. An official in The Hague said 61 Dutch citizens were killed while Libyan Transport Minister Mohammed Ali Zidan listed Libyan...

May 12, 2010 8:56 PM

Libyan plane crash kills 103 people leaving behind 8 year boy as sole survivor

A Libyan plane arriving from South Africa disintegrated on landing at Tripoli airport today, killing 103 people but leaving an eight-year-old boy as the sole miracle survivor. An official in The Hague said 61 Dutch citizens were killed while Libyan Transport Minister Mohammed Ali Zidan listed Libyan...

May 12, 2010 8:37 PM

Death toll in Russian coal mine blast rises to 60

The death toll following twin gas blasts in Russia's biggest underground coal mine has risen to 60, with the recovery of eight bodies today. A spokesman for the emergency situations ministry said hopes are fading for the remaining 30 still trapped underground. The two blasts at the Raspadskaya ...

May 12, 2010 8:36 PM

Somali pirates release hijacked Lankan cargo vessel

Cargo vessel, 'MV Talca' which was hijacked along with its multinational crew including twenty Sri Lankan nationals, by Somali pirates off the Oman coast on 23rd March 2010 was released on 11th May 2010 after lengthy negotiations and the payment of a ransom.<br/><br/>A press stat...

May 12, 2010 8:34 PM

Thai Govt not to negotiate with Red Shirts opposition protestors

In Thailand, the government is not to negotiate with the Red Shirts opposition protestors and has cancelled a proposed November 14 election. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had proposed to hold an election on November 14 under a reconciliation plan aimed at ending a two-month political crisis that ...

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