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May 10, 2010 1:27 PM

Hamid Karzai on four-day official visit to US

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is on a four-day official visit to United States where he is scheduled to meet President Barack Obama and other senior officials. The Afghan President is accompanied by around a dozen ministers of his cabinet as both sides are expected to discuss a wide range of is...

May 10, 2010 1:26 PM

No racial profiling in aftermath of Times Square plot: US

The US has ruled out conducting racial profiling as an anti-terror measure in the aftermath of the failed Times Square bombing incident. A Pakistani-origin suspect Faisal Shahzad has been arrested for the failed bomb plot. US Attorney General Eric Holder told the NBC news channel in Washington that ...

May 10, 2010 1:26 PM

Chinese man set free after his victim found alive

A Chinese man, languishing in prison for the last eight years, was set free by a court and awarded a hefty compensation after the person whom he was convicted of killing was found alive. Zhao Zuohai, a 57-year-old resident of Zhaolou village was wrongfully convicted of the murder of a fellow village...

May 10, 2010 1:01 PM

Six killed as Philippine election held

In the Philippines, voting in the national and local elections has been extended by one hour after problems with new automated vote counting machines led to long queues at polling stations. Six people have been killed as voters cast their ballots, amid reports of continuing violence in the south. Th...

May 10, 2010 12:05 PM

G15 summit to be held in Tehran on May 17

Iran has said that upcoming meeting of G15 (the Group of 15), which will be held in Tehran on May 17, will present a good opportunity for cooperation to member states. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said, the 14th Summit of the G15 will bring together representatives from impo...

May 10, 2010 11:57 AM

30 dead, 60 missing in Russia coal mine blast

The Russian government says 30 people have died in two explosions at a coal mine in Siberia on Saturday. Sixty other men are believed to be still trapped underground. They include both miners and rescuers who were already underground when the second blast occurred.

May 10, 2010 11:19 AM

Militant groups still operating openly in Pak: report

A top US media reports that major radical organisations, including anti-India militant groups, continue to operate openly in Pakistan. The Washington Post said, banned groups such as Lashkar-i-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed have formed organisations with new names that operate freely. It added that some...

May 10, 2010 10:39 AM

Iceland volcano eruption grounds 223 flights in Portugal

The ash cloud produced by the eruption of Iceland's volcano has led to the cancellation of 223 flights in Portugal since it regained strength on Thursday. Portugal's airport authorities said yesterday, hundreds of flights at airports from Lisbon to Munich have been cancelled and some Europ...

May 10, 2010 10:37 AM

US asks Pak not to allow terror groups within its territory

The US bluntly told Pakistan to ensure that no terrorist or militant groups are allowed to continue within its territory and to make sure that no support is being given to them by the government there. Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan told this to the Fox News in an interview. The top W...

May 10, 2010 9:00 AM

European Union approves emergency package to prevent Greek debt crisis

European Union Finance Ministers have agreed an emergency package worth more than 900 billion dollars to prevent the Greek debt crisis spreading to other Euro zone countries. The agreement was announced by the Spanish Finance Minister after eleven hours of meetings in Brussels. Europe's monetar...

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