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April 14, 2010 6:06 PM

Aus police arrest captain, chief officer of Chinese coal ship

Australian Federal Police have arrested the captain and chief officer of a Chinese coal ship which ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef. The captain has been charged with liability for damage to a marine park. Officials say the ship leaked tonnes of oil and caused extensive damaged to the fragile c...

April 14, 2010 5:20 PM

Pak maritime security arrests 17 Indian fishermen

Seventeen Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. The agency claimed that the fisherman were arrested in Exclusive Economic Zone Pakistan but there is no word about it from the fishermen. The agency has also seized their boats.

April 14, 2010 5:15 PM

Massive quake in China kills 400, injures thousands

In China, about 400 people have died and 10,000 others injured after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China's Qinghai Province early today. The powerful tremor struck remote Yushu county, 800 kilometre south-west of the provincial capital Xining at 0749 a.m. local, at a shallow depth of...

April 14, 2010 5:13 PM

Afghanistan not wasting foreign aid, says Economy Minister Hadi

Afghanistan government has pressed with its demand for increasing the foreign aid spending through its ministries in a meeting held recently with its main donors. Economy Minister Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal said the foreign nations don't always spend their money on projects which Afghans want such ...

April 14, 2010 5:12 PM

Negotiations can resolve political differences in Thailand: India

New Delhi has expressed hope that all sides will exercise restraint to prevent any further loss of lives in Thailand. An External Affairs Minister spokesman said in New Delhi that the political differences can be resolved with negotiations. Regretting the loss of lives in the developments relating t...

April 14, 2010 1:45 PM

Strong quake hits China, 300 killed, 8,000 injured

In China, at least 300 people have been killed and nearly 8000 injured in a strong earthquake that rocked the north-western remote Qinghai province today. <br/><br/>Chinese media said many houses have collapsed, roads have been damaged or blocked by landslides and telecommunicati...

April 14, 2010 1:27 PM

US, Russia agree to eliminate weapon-grade plutonium

In a major development, the United States and Russia have agreed today to eliminate 68 tonnes of weapon-grade plutonium. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conference at the end of the two-day Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, US President Barack Obama said, Russia will close its ...

April 14, 2010 1:26 PM

Pak’s commitments to reduce chances of proliferation: Obama

US President Barack Obama says Pakistan's signing of the Nuclear Security communique and a range of commitments by it will make it less likely to proliferate or smuggle nuclear materials in future. Talking to media in a press conference in Washington, he felt confident about the safety of Pakis...

April 14, 2010 1:23 PM

Security Council to discuss withdrawal of 20 thousand foreign troops

The UN Security Council is sending a delegation to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday to discuss the timing of withdrawal of the 20 thousand foreign troops there. There is a disagreement between Congolese President Joseph Kabila and the UN over the departure of the troops. The UN has accep...

April 14, 2010 12:11 PM

Iran says 15 nations to attend Tehran nuclear conference

Iran has said that foreign ministers from fifteen countries will take part in a two-day nuclear disarmament conference opening in Tehran on Saturday. <br/><br/>Talking to newsmen in Tehran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said more than two hundred foreign g...

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