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May 9, 2010 12:09 PM

US Drone attack kills 10 militants in Pak

In Pakistan, at least ten militants were killed and some others injured in a US drone attack today in North Waziristan Agency area of Dattakhel, 26 kilometre from capital Miranshah. Sources said at least two missiles were fired at a house in Dattakhel area of Inzar, where casualties are feared to go...

May 9, 2010 11:31 AM

Suicide attacker detonates car bomb in Russia, kills many

A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb near a military base in Russia's southern Dagestan region today, killing a number of people. An un-named military official said casualties are feared but their number is being established. The car exploded about 200 meters from a base housing a brigade of...

May 9, 2010 11:24 AM

US drone attack kills 6 militants in Pak

In Pakistan, at least six militants were killed and some others injured in a US drone attack in North Waziristan Agency area of Dattakhel, 26 kilometre from capital Miranshah. Sources said at least two missiles were fired at a house in Dattakhel area of Inzar, where casualties are feared to go up. T...

May 9, 2010 11:24 AM

Thai PM calls for swift end to mass anti-government protests

In Thailand, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva today called for a swift end to mass anti-government protests following fresh bloodshed, saying he had a back-up plan to solve the crisis if the demonstrators refuse to disperse. He demanded the opposition Red Shirts give a clear answer by Monday on whet...

May 9, 2010 10:55 AM

Thai PM calls for swift end to mass anti-government protests

In Thailand, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva today called for a swift end to mass anti-government protests following fresh bloodshed, saying he had a back-up plan to solve the crisis if the demonstrators refuse to disperse. He demanded the opposition Red Shirts give a clear answer by Monday on whet...

May 9, 2010 10:30 AM

8 people stabbed to death in China

In China, a man stabbed to death eight people, including three family members, in the eastern province of Jiangxi. State media today quoted police as saying, the latest in a spate of attacks that have shocked the nation, the suspect Zhou Yezhong killed his mother, wife, daughter, four neighbours and...

May 9, 2010 10:27 AM

British oil company faces problems in checking oil spill

The British oil company, BP, has encountered problems with the containment device it is trying to put over a blown-out well on the seabed of the Gulf of Mexico. Chief operating officer said the 98-tonne concrete-and-steel box had to be moved, after ice-like crystals began accumulating inside it. He ...

May 9, 2010 10:07 AM

8 Russian miners killed in Siberian coalmine gas explosion

Twin methane gas blasts ripped through Russia's largest coal mine in western Siberia have killed at least 12 workers and injured 41 others. The explosions, one of which occurred last evening and the other this morning, took place in 'Raspadskaya' coal mine in the Siberian region of Ke...

May 9, 2010 9:41 AM

Netanyahu welcomes US proposal for indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed US proposal for the launch of indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks approved by PLO Executive Committee urging they be held unconditionally.<br/>Earlier, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee has approved a U.S. pr...

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