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April 14, 2010 10:14 AM

Strong quake kills 67 in China

At least 67 people were killed and hundreds injured as a strong earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck northwest China's remote Qinghai province on early Wednesday, state media reported.<br/><br/>The quake hit the Yushu County in Yushu prefecture with a depth of about 33 km, cau...

April 13, 2010 9:05 PM

Indian student attacked, robbed in Melbourne

A 23-year old Indian student was attacked, robbed and left unconscious near the city police headquarters in Melbourne. He was left with a broken nose and a seriously damaged eye, in a fresh racial incident after a brief lull in assaults on Indians. Neeraj Bhardwaj was approached by two drunk men whe...

April 13, 2010 8:26 PM

North Korea retaliates by expelling South Korean staff

North Korea today began expelling staff and shutting South Korean-owned buildings at a mountain resort in retaliation for Seoul's ban on cross-border tours. The South's unification ministry said the North used stickers to seal five Seoul-owned buildings at the Mount Kumgang resort. A minis...

April 13, 2010 8:06 PM

8 Red Cross workers kidnapped in eastern Congo

Eight Red Cross workers have been kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The team, seven Congolese and one Swiss national, was seized by rebels on Friday in South Kivu as they returned from a trip to help displaced people. The International Committee of the Red Cross said their staff wer...

April 13, 2010 7:46 PM

Army jet bombing kills 73 civilians in Pak

In Pakistan, at least 73 civilians have been killed when an army jet bombed a remote village in the Khyber tribal region. A local administration offical said the incident took place on Saturday but news was slow in being reported because of the inaccessibility of the region. He said all those killed...

April 13, 2010 7:44 PM

Security tightened in parts of northern Pak over move to rename NWFP

Security has been tightened in parts of northern Pakistan after violent protests over moves to rename North West Frontier Province (NWFP). At least five people have been killed since trouble broke out in the Hazara region yesterday. Hazaras in NWFP are part of a different ethnic group from majority ...

April 13, 2010 7:42 PM

Al Qaeda-linked militants kill 15 in Philippines

Al Qaeda-linked militants in police uniforms set off bombs and fired at civilians on a strife-torn Philippine island that left 15 people dead. The gunmen targeted a government office and a church in Isabela city on Basilan island with two home-made bombs. Isabela city mayor Cherry Akbar told reporte...

April 13, 2010 7:41 PM

Iran says it will complain to UN on remarks of US threats

Iran has said it will run a complaint to UN on the remarks of US threats against the country. According to Iranian news agency IRNA, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters in Tehran today that the complaint would be lodged to UN objecting alleged US threats of using ...

April 13, 2010 7:38 PM

India open medal account in Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships

India have opened their medal account in Asian Junior Weightlifting championships with Matsa Santoshi bagging three bronze medals in the women's 48kg event. On the first day of the competition in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, today, Santoshi, lifted 71kg in snatch and 85kg in clean and jerk for a total...

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