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April 22, 2010 1:25 PM

NATO, Afghan Forces regain troubled Uruzgan province from Taliban

In Afghanistan, police and NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) have regained the control of a key district in southern Uruzgan province, which was so far under Taliban control. A police commander said the combined force arrested four militant's commanders including the shad...

April 22, 2010 1:17 PM

NATO, Afghan forces regain troubled Uruzgan province from Taliban

In Afghanistan, police and NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) have regained the control of a key district in southern Uruzgan province, which was so far under Taliban control. A police commander said the combined force arrested four militant's commanders including the shad...

April 22, 2010 12:57 PM

Seven killed in China nickel mine blast

In China, at least seven people were killed after a blast ripped through a nickel mine in Henan Province. <br/> <br/>Fourteen workers were working in the mine when the accident occurred. Seven workers were also injured in the blast, four of them seriously. <br/>

April 22, 2010 12:56 PM

Thai Red shirt protestor’s blocks train carrying soldiers

In Thailand, hundreds of red shirt anti-government protestors have blocked a train carrying soldiers and military vehicles from leaving a station in the north of the country. <br/> <br/>Reports say the protestors in the city of Khon Kaen believe the equipment was on its way to su...

April 22, 2010 12:45 PM

Afghan forces regain troubled Uruzgan province from Taliban

In Afghanistan, security forces have regained control of a key district in the troubled Uruzgan province in south of the country. The district was under Taliban control over the past five years. Afghan security forces backed by the NATO-led troops recaptured Gizab district late last evening and arre...

April 22, 2010 12:45 PM

Chamal Rajapaksa elected as Speaker of Sri Lanka's 7th parliament

In, Srilanka, a new 225 member Parliament was sworn in on Thursday morning in the inaugural session of the seventh Parliament. Chamal Rajapaksa, the elder brother of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been elected Speaker. Priyankara Jayaratne was elected as the Deputy Speaker. The ruling Un...

April 22, 2010 12:44 PM

Ahmadinejad embarks on two-day Zimbabwe, Uganda visit

The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Tehran on Thursday for a two-day visit to Zimbabwe and Uganda. State media said Iran's nuclear programme is likely to be discussed during the trip. <br/> <br/>Ahmadinejad's visit to Uganda gains significance as world powers...

April 22, 2010 10:14 AM

Breakthrough in using gene therapy to treat cancer tumours

Scientists believe they may have made a breakthrough in using gene therapy to treat cancer tumours. Researchers at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, U.K, have identified a technique for delivering genes to hard-to-reach tumours without harming healthy tissue. During lab tests the seek-and-destroy t...

April 22, 2010 10:14 AM

European airspace reopens

Europe's air traffic control agency says commercial aviation is expected to return to nearly normal levels throughout the region by Thursday. <br/> <br/>Eurocontrol released a statement on Wednesday saying airlines's flight schedules should be operating at nearly 100 pe...

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