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May 5, 2010 1:38 PM

Two major political coalitions in Iraq

The prospect of government formation in Iraq has brightened up with announcement of an agreement between two major coalitions. The State of law coalition and the Iraqi National Alliance have formed a mutual coalition to form the new government in the country.According to voice of Iraq news agency th...

May 5, 2010 12:06 PM

European air traffic again disrupted by ash spewing from volcano in Iceland

European air traffic has again been disrupted by ash spewing from a volcano in Iceland. The authorities in Britain have ordered an indefinite closure of air space over Scotland and Northern Ireland from today morning as ash levels forecast exceed safe limits.<br/>Meanwhile, meeting in Brus...

May 5, 2010 10:29 AM

Harvard Business School gets new Dean of Indian Origin

Harvard Business School has appointed Indian-origin Nitin Nohria as its 10th Dean. This makes him the first Indian to occupy the post in the prestigious institution's 102-year old history. Nohria, the Richard P Chapman Professor of Business Administration will take up his new role on July 1. A ...

May 5, 2010 10:26 AM

World's oldest person dies

The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Kama Chinen, has died. According to Guinness World Records, Ms. Chinen died a week short of her 115th birthday after a life spanning three centuries. Her reign as the oldest living person began on the death of US woman Gertrude Baines, who died last Sep...

May 4, 2010 9:25 PM

World's oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies

The world's oldest person, Japanese woman Kama Chinen, has died. According to Guinness World Records, Ms. Chinen died a week short of her 115th birthday after a life spanning three centuries. Her reign as the oldest living person began on the death of US woman Gertrude Baines, who died last Sep...

May 4, 2010 9:24 PM

Iran critices Hillary's remarks at NPT Review Conference

Iran has criticised remarks made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the NPT Review Conference and demanded an independent probe to verify the number of US nuclear warheads. told Talking to reporters in Tehran today Iranian foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast urged Western states ...

May 4, 2010 2:05 PM

Taiwan gets first office in China

Taiwan has opened its first office in mainland China since the end of the civil war more than sixty years ago, in which the two sides separated. <br/><br/>The semi-official tourism office in Beijing is intended to encourage more Chinese tourists to visit Taiwan. <br/>&#...

May 4, 2010 2:02 PM

Pak origin US citizen arrested in New York car bomb attempt

The US authorities have arrested a man suspected of attempting to detonate a car bomb in New York City. The US Attorney-General Eric Holder named the man as Faisal Shahzad, a US citizen of Pakistani origin. He was arrested at John F Kennedy airport in New York attempting to board a flight to Dubai.T...

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