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May 2, 2010 12:54 PM

New York police defuse car bomb in Times Square

New York City police have defused a car bomb parked in Times Square, one of the city's busiest tourist attractions. Officials say, propane tanks, fireworks and a timing device were removed from a parked Sports Utility Vehicle. Part of the area has been cleared of pedestrians and blocked off. Bo...

May 2, 2010 12:33 PM

UN investigating reports of massacre by Ugandan rebels in DR Congo

The United Nations is investigating reports of a massacre by Ugandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A senior UN official says as many as 100 people were killed in the alleged attack, which is believed to have taken place in February. After visiting the remote town of Niangara, near the ...

May 2, 2010 11:46 AM

Greek govt. to meet shortly to discuss terms of deal with EU, IMF

<br/>The Greek government is due to meet shortly to discuss the terms of a deal with the European Union and IMF to rescue the nation's embattled economy. Shortly afterwards, European finance ministers will gather in Brussels to decide how much money they and the IMF are prepared to le...

May 2, 2010 11:46 AM

Part of New York’s Times Square sealed off

Police in New York has sealed off and evacuated part of Times Square in a security alert involving a parked car. It began when a police officer notice smoking coming from a sports utility vehicle. Part of the popular tourist area in the centre of Manhattan was cleared of pedestrians while a bomb squ...

May 2, 2010 11:45 AM

Woman killed in Pak blast

In Pakistan, a woman was killed and three persons were injured in a blast that rocked a house in Swat's tehsil of Kabal this morning. <br/> Report says, the blast occurred at the house of Roshanzada, who is member of local Peace Committee in Kabal area of Sangarserai. The nature of the bla...

May 2, 2010 11:20 AM

At least 5 killed in Tennessee flooding

At least five people died and hundreds were being evacuated as heavy rains pounded the southern state of Tennessee, causing widespread flooding across the state. The forecast called for more rain through the weekend. Spokesman for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said, hundreds of homes hav...

May 2, 2010 9:03 AM

Thousands march against tough new immigration law in Arizona

Tens of thousands of protesters have marched in a large-scale May Day rally through Los Angeles, against a tough new immigration law in Arizona that has triggered a nationwide outcry. At least 60,000 marchers turned downtown Los Angeles into a sea of red, white and blue, waving Stars and Stripes fla...

May 2, 2010 9:02 AM

New York's Times Square evacuated for emergency investigation

Police in the United States have evacuated New York's Times Square for what officers at the scene called an "emergency investigation". Dozens of officers blocked access to the busy central Manhattan square. The square was evacuated and emergency vehicles were seen clustered at the sou...

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