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April 24, 2010 10:03 AM

6 police officers and a girl killed in a shoot out in Mexico

The Mexican authorities say six police officers and a 17-year old girl have been killed in a shootout in the country's most violent city Ciudad Juarez<br/><br/>A police spokesman said the incident occurred when police agents were ambushed by suspected drug gang members.&#060...

April 24, 2010 9:48 AM

US special envoy George Mitchell is back in Middle East

US special envoy George Mitchell is back in the Middle East, trying to get the Israeli-Palestinian peace process moving again. <br/><br/>Mitchell met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, a day after the Israeli leader said Israel would continue its controvers...

April 24, 2010 9:17 AM

Sign of possible compromise emerge in Thailand’s political crisis

After days of increased tension, bloodshed and rampant speculation, the first signs of a possible compromise in Thailand's long-running political crisis have emerged.The anti-government activists known as the Red Shirts have been occupying parts of Bangkok for six weeks. Now the leaders of the ...

April 24, 2010 9:14 AM

"Prompt Global Strike", the new class of weapons for USA

The Obama administration is considering deploying a new group of intercontinental ballistic weapons that could deliver large conventional warheads and reduce America's dependence on its nuclear arsenal.<br/><br/>Called "Prompt Global Strike", the new class of weapo...

April 24, 2010 8:57 AM

Death toll in yesterday's serial blasts in Baghdad goes upto 60

In Iraq, casualties from five blasts that ripped through Baghdad yesterday, rose to 60 deaths and 180 others wounded. According to Voice of Iraq news agency, Baghdad had been hit by a series of attacks with car bombs and improvised explosive devices, which targeted four mosques and an outdoor market...

April 23, 2010 9:19 PM

First Gulf Maharashtra Business Convention underway in Dubai

First Gulf Maharashtra Business Convention got underway in Dubai today, which is being organised jointly by Gulf Maharashtra Business Forum (GMBF) and India Trade Exhibition Centre, Middle East (ITEC, Middle East ).<br/><br/>The Member of parliament Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil who ...

April 23, 2010 9:19 PM

New cabinet of Lanka takes oath

In Sri Lanka, the new Council of Ministers of the newly elected Government took oath this afternoon in front of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.Apart from the 37 member cabinet, 39 deputy ministers also took oath. The ministries allocated were announced. Accord...

April 23, 2010 9:18 PM

Mugabe backs Iran's just cause on seeking nuclear power

President Robert Mugabe has backed Iran's just cause on seeking nuclear power, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad continues his Zimbabwe visit. Zimbabwe's leader said both countries had been unjustly vilified and punished by Western countries. Iran is subject to a range of UN diplomatic and ...

April 23, 2010 8:09 PM

European air traffic returns to normal

European air traffic has returned to normal, with nearly all restrictions imposed during the volcanic ash cloud crisis now lifted. The European air traffic agency, Eurocontrol, said it expected 29,000 flights today. There were 27,284 on yesterday.A statement on Eurocontrol's website said almost...

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