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May 1, 2010 11:24 AM

America snubs BC over oil spill

The British Oil Company, BP, is facing growing American criticism over the giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which is washing up on the coast of Louisiana and threatening three other states. Despite the huge clean-up operation, the American government has now urged BP to commit more resources t...

May 1, 2010 10:59 AM

Earthquake hits Berling Sea

Two strong earthquakes measuring 6.3 and 6.0 on the Richter scale hit Berling Sea this morning. The U.S. Geological Service said the first quake's epicenter was 474 kilometers from Gambell in Alaska State, with a depth of 15 kilometers. The center tremor, of 6.0 magnitude, hit at the same locat...

May 1, 2010 10:23 AM

Atul Khare appointed UN body Assistant Secy

United Nations Secretary General Ban ki Moon has announced the appointment of Atul Khare of India as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. Mr. Khare served with distinction as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Timor-Leste and Head of the United Nations Integrated...

May 1, 2010 8:49 AM

Indo-US N-deal no threat to NPT: US admin

Ahead of the NPT review conference, the US has said the Indo-US civil nuclear deal has not weakened the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as the pact comes with a number of transparency mechanisms. Ellen Tauscher, Undersecretary of State for Arms Control, told a tele-conference with reporters in Wash...

May 1, 2010 8:49 AM

Demand for recount amid vote-rigging claims in Albania

Tens of thousands people have marched on the Albanian capital to demand a partial recount of last year's election amid opposition claims of vote-rigging. The demonstrators vowed to stay in Tirana's main square until the government gave in to their demands. Prime Minister Sali Berisha'...

May 1, 2010 8:41 AM

Water a critical issue between Indo-Pak ties: Qureshi

Pakistani authorities have a tendency to pass the buck and exaggerate differences with India over the sharing of river waters though mismanagement within the country is resulting in the loss of 34 million acre feet of water. The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi made the remarks when he was aske...

May 1, 2010 8:41 AM

Russia mulls Gazprom-Naftogaz merger

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today proposed a merger between Russia's Gazprom, the world's largest gas firm, and Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz. The announcement came following Putins talks with Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov in the southern city of Sochi. Broadcast on state telev...

May 1, 2010 8:41 AM

Efforts on for Palestine-Israel talks

Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat has said that an indirect talk between Palestinians and Israel was not yet a done deal. According to media reports, he said "we are making every possible effort to begin these talks. But the official decision will be made by the Arab foreign ministers an...

May 1, 2010 8:40 AM

Saudi Arabia to set up centre for renewable energy

Saudi Arabia has decided to set up a scientific centre for civilian nuclear and renewable energy to meet rising demand for power and desalinated water.<br/>According to Saudi news agency SPA, former commerce minister Hashem bin Abdullah Yamani was named to head the King Abdullah City for N...

May 1, 2010 8:37 AM

Iran to stand by Syria amid threats from Israel

Iran has vowed to stand by Syria against any threat posed by Israel. This was declared by Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi in a joint press conference with Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Naji al-Utri in Damascus today. His comment has come after Washington warned Tehran and Dama...

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