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April 22, 2010 9:49 AM

US Dy secy of state to visit Bangladesh today?

US Deputy Secretary of State James B Steinberg will reach Dhaka on Thursday on a two day visit to Bangladesh. Mr. Steinberg who is the Principal Deputy to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the senior most official of President Barack Obama's administration to visit Bangladesh so far. Mr....

April 22, 2010 8:55 AM

DM Jayaratne sworn-in as Sri Lankan PM

Veteran politician and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) stalwart D.M. Jayaratne was sworn-in as Sri Lanka's 20th Prime Minister before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at a simple ceremony held at Temple Trees on Wednesday.<br/> <br/>Meanwhile, with the official announcement of all the ...

April 21, 2010 8:57 PM

Air travel between India – Europe resumes

Air traffic between India and Europe today resumed after a week of disruption caused by volcanic ashes. Air India and Jet Airways started operating flights in both directions to fly home stranded passengers. According to official estimates, around 30,000 air travellers are stranded in India, primari...

April 21, 2010 8:53 PM

Sri Lanka ruling party wins parliamentary elections

In Sri Lanka, final results from general election confirm that President Mahinda Rajapaksa's coalition has secured an overwhelming victory. His alliance of parties has secured the biggest landslide victory seen in the country since 1977, although on the lowest turnout since independence.The res...

April 21, 2010 8:14 PM

75 percent of European flights to resume Today

Air traffic between India and Europe today resumed after a week of disruption caused by volcanic ashes. Air India and Jet Airways started operating flights in both directions to fly home stranded passengers. According to official estimates, around 30,000 air travellers are stranded in India, primari...

April 21, 2010 7:25 PM

NATO Foreign Ministers meet Tommorrow

Afghanistan will be on the agenda of discussion when NATO foreign ministers meet in Estonian capital of Tallinn from tomorrow. <br/><br/>The two -day meeting will discuss the transition of security responsibility to Afghan police and army as well as the political situation in the...

April 21, 2010 7:03 PM

Sarkozy to ban Islamic veil

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered legislation that would ban women from wearing Islamic veils that fully cover the face and body in public places. It is Sarkozy's first political action toward an outright ban, though he has repeatedly said such outfits oppress womenand are not welcom...

April 21, 2010 7:02 PM

Unemployment in Britain rose to 2.5 Million in February

In Britain, the number of people unemployed rose by 43,000 to 2.5 million during the three months to February. The jobless total is now at its highest since 1994. <br/><br/>The Office for National Statistics said the rate of unemployment now stands at 8 per cent, the highest sinc...

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