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May 9, 2010 9:39 AM

Syria ready to reopen peace talks with Israel

Syria is ready to reopen peace talks with Israel, with Turkey serving as a mediator.Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said this at a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Asad after a meeting in Istanbul today.Israel and Syria held four indirect rounds of talks with Turkish m...

May 9, 2010 9:37 AM

EU leaders order for special measures to check spread of Greece crisis

European leaders have ordered that special measures be put in place by Monday morning to ensure that the debt crisis in Greece does spread throught out the countries that use the European single currency. They want to create a mechanism to ensure the stability of the Euro reserves. Earlier, the lead...

May 9, 2010 9:34 AM

Hectic lobbying on in Britain to form coalition govt

Hectic lobbying were on in Britain to cobble up a majority to form a coalition government after voters handed out a hung verdict in the polls. Top-level negotiating teams from both Tories and Liberal Demcrats are due to meet today to thrash out a pact that will finally oust Gordon Brown from Downing...

May 9, 2010 9:29 AM

8 Russian miners killed in Siberian coalmine gas explosion

A gas explosion inside a Siberian coalminehas killed at least eight Russian miners. But sources say dozens of coalminers remain unaccounted for at the Raspadskaya mine. One Russian news agency reported that contact with 20 rescue workers has been lost after a second blast. More than three hundred mi...

May 9, 2010 9:28 AM

Gunmen kills two Egyptian peace keepers in Sudan

Two Egyptian peace keepers have been killed by gunmen in Sudan's Darfur region. This has been reported by the Joint United Nations-African Union Mission . It says three other Egyptian soldiers were injured in an ambush near Edd Al Fursan, South Darfur. <br/> No group has so far claime...

May 9, 2010 9:26 AM

First woman Prez of Costa Rica inaugurated

first woman to become the President of Costa Rica Laura Chinchilia has been inaugurated in a ceremony in the country's capital San Jose, attended by several Latin American leaders. Ms Chinchilia made history when in February she was elected country's first female President. She takes over ...

May 9, 2010 8:51 AM

US warns Pak on Terror plot

US warned Pakistan that it will face very severe consequences if any terror plot like botched Times Square bombing was traced to that country.A team of FBI officials landed in Islamabad today to probe any possible Pakistani links to the failed Times Square bombing case.<br/>Secretary of St...

May 9, 2010 8:46 AM

Details of stabilisation fund to prevent greek crisis emerging

Details have been emerging of the stabilisation fund being set up by the European Uniion to try to prevent the Greek debt crisis from spreading. The fund totalling 90 billion dollars in loan guarantees would be available to countries using the European Single currency. The plan would be considered b...

May 9, 2010 8:45 AM

Ash cloud disrupts air traffic in Europe

Hundreds of airline flights in Europe are being disrupted and airports are being closed by a new cloud of ash from an Icelandic volcano. The cloud strethes some two thousand kilometers and many translandic flights have to divert around it. causing substantial delays . Nineteen airports in Spain have...

May 9, 2010 8:37 AM

Somali pirates hijack chemical tanker with Indians on board

Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker off East Africa with 22 crew members on board,a majority of them Indians. European Union Naval force said today,the pirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic guns attacked the ship which was heading from India to Belgium. The crew consists o...

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