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May 12, 2010 8:28 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 h...

May 12, 2010 8:22 PM

Conservative leader David Cameron takes charge as UK's youngest PM

Conservative leader David Cameron, who favours a new special relationship with India, took charge as Britain's youngest Prime Minister in nearly 200 years. He heads a coalition with the support of centrist Liberal Democrats, and vows to put aside party differences and provide a strong and decis...

May 12, 2010 7:34 PM

Somali pirates seize Greek cargo ship

Somali pirates seized a Greek cargo ship sailing with Liberian flag in the Gulf of Aden this morning. The Greek Coast Guard said the ship, Eleni P, had 24 crew members. <br/><br/>According to unconfirmed sources, the ship was sailing from Ukraine to China carrying iron. The cargo...

May 12, 2010 5:51 PM

Russian Prez Medvedev arrives in Ankara

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Ankara on state visit to Turkey. He will hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Tayyip Edrogan.<br/><br/>Both the countries will sign twenty agreements including the one pertaining to construction o...

May 12, 2010 5:18 PM

Hand grenade attack kills two children in Pak

In Pakistan, two children were killed and two others injured this morning in a hand grenade attack at Ramkushan area in the suburbs of Peshawar. <br/><br/>According to Police sources, unidentified miscreants hurled a hand grenade at the victims' house which caused death of t...

May 12, 2010 5:10 PM

Two rebels killed in Indonesia in anti-terror police raid

In Indonesia, two rebels have been killed during an anti-terror police raid in West Java. <br/><br/>According to local media, the raid took place today in a rented house thought to be a militant hideout. It said three others were arrested by police adding that there was gunfight ...

May 12, 2010 5:03 PM

US welcomes resumption of India-Pak talks

US has welcomed the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan which begin in Islamabad between the foreign ministers of two countries in July. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in Washington, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs P J Crowley again ruled out any third-...

May 12, 2010 3:19 PM

India advocates for early adoption of international convention on terrorism

India has advocated an early adoption of the long-pending international convention on terrorism as it would provide impetus to multilateral counter-terror actions. The Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) is a proposed treaty which intends to criminalise all forms of internatio...

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