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April 17, 2010 9:37 AM

China Quake: Death toll rises to 1,150; 400 more missing

The number of people known to have been killed by a massive quake in China's Qinghai province has risen to 1,150. Another 400 are still missing in the remote mountainous region. Thousands have been left homeless, with many having to sleep outdoors in freezing temperatures. Heavy lifting equipme...

April 17, 2010 9:20 AM

Iceland Volcano badly disrupts Air traffic

Volcanic eruptions in Iceland disrupted air traffic in Europe badly as ash is sporadically blown above the continent's busiest airports.Flights between India and the UK, North America and some European cities for have been cancelled in the wake of volcanic ash hanging over airspace. Going by the lat...

April 16, 2010 8:09 PM

UN report slams Pakistan's spy agency ISI

A UN report slams Pakistan's spy agency ISI for having close links with terror organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba. Endorsing India's long-held stand, the report says, the military-backed spy agency has used the terror group's services to foment anti-India passion in Kashmir and elsewh...

April 16, 2010 7:25 PM

Russia arrests main plotters of Moscow metro

Russia today arrested main plotters of the terror bombings at Moscow metro stations in which 40 people were killed. <br/><br/>RIA Novosti reported that the investigators had identified the suicide bombers as 17 year old Abdulayeva and 28 year old Mariyam Sharipova, both residents...

April 16, 2010 2:40 PM

BRIC countries call for greater role for India and Brazil in UN

The leaders of BRIC countries have said that India and Brazil must be allowed to play a greater role in the United Nations. <br/><br/>Brazil, China, India and Russia also said the United Nations needs to be more representative of its member countries. <br/><br/&#06...

April 16, 2010 2:33 PM

Suicide bomber kills at least nine persons in Quetta

In Pakistan, a suicide bomber today blew himself up in a hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing at least 9 people, including a TV journalist and a senior police officer. Thirty-five others have been injured in the attack. The bomber struck when a large number of people gathered outside...

April 16, 2010 2:32 PM

Police finds 14 decayed bodies in Iraq

In Iraq, the Police have found 14 decayed bodies in a mass grave to the west of Samarra. <br/><br/>According to Voice of Iraq news agency, the victims were shot and most of them wearing civilian clothes. <br/><br/>Samarra is situated 120 km north of Iraqi capi...

April 16, 2010 2:28 PM

Israel troops shot and killed a Palestinian gunman militant

Israel troops shot and killed a Palestinian gunman militant today who was allegedly laying explosive near the Gaza Strip border. <br/><br/>According to Israeli media Haaretz, situation on Israel Gaza border is tense following clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian gunmen ...

April 16, 2010 2:26 PM

India- Brazil to strenghthen strategic partnership

The leaders of BRIC countries have said that India and Brazil must be allowed to play a greater role in the United Nations. Brazil, China, India and Russia also said the United Nations needs to be more representative of its member countries. In a joint statement released at the end of the BRIC summi...

April 16, 2010 2:24 PM

India- Brazil to strenghthen strategic partnership

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil had a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the IBSA and BRIC Summit in which they had detailed discussions on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues and renewed their commitment to strengthen the India-Brazil s...

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