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April 11, 2010 11:30 AM

Poland mourns president Lech Kaczynski death in plane crash

Poland is in mourning over the deaths of President Lech Kaczynski and much of its defence establishment in a plane crash in western Russia yesterday. All 97 people on board the jet, died when it crashed in fog near Smolensk air base. They were due to attend a memorial for victims of a wartime massac...

April 11, 2010 9:59 AM

US President calls for investigation into mining disaster

The United States President Barack Obama has called for an investigation into a mining disaster in West Virginia that killed 29 people. Mr Obama said the cause of the blast at the Upper Big Branch mine should be determined, to prevent similar accidents from occurring. The bodies of four missing work...

April 11, 2010 9:52 AM

Air strike kills up to 48 people in Pak

Up to 48 people have been killed in an air strike in north-western Pakistan. Pakistani military aircraft have bombed a suspected militant hideout in the volatile Khyber district. Civilians and militants were among the dead and injured. Military officials say, the air strike was carried out after int...

April 11, 2010 9:48 AM

Body of Polish president recovered from crash site

Russian rescue workers have recovered the body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski who was among the 97 people killed yesterday when his plane crashed. Quoting a senior official at the site of the plane crash in the western Russian city of Smolensk, Russian news agency Ria Novosti reported that ident...

April 11, 2010 9:38 AM

Thailand: 15 die in clashes between protesters, security forces

In Thailand, security forces fought street battles with protesters in the heart of Bangkok yesterday which left 15 persons dead and 680 injured. The dead included 11 civilians and four soldiers. A Japanese cameraman with the Reuters news agency was among those killed as the army launched a crackdown...

April 11, 2010 9:13 AM

Polish Prez killed in air crash in Russia along with 132 others

Polish President Lech Kaczynski has been killed in an aircrash in Russia along with 132 others. The crash occurred in southwestern Russian region of Smolensk today.According to preliminary reports, the plane got caught up in the tops of trees, fell to the ground and broke up into pieces.The Polish F...

April 10, 2010 9:14 PM

60 suspected Taliban killed in Pak attack

In Pakistan, at least 60 people were killed and more than 40 injured in northwest Khyber tribal agency today as jet fighters targeted a local Jirga. Geo news channel report said the killed were suspected militants who were active in the area bordering Afghanistan.Pakistan military intensified its op...

April 10, 2010 9:03 PM

Kyrgyzstan holds funeral ceremonies for protest victims

In Kyrgyzstan, funeral ceremonies have been held for some of at least 78 people killed during a violent uprising that ousted the president. <br/><br/>Thousands of mourners watched as 15 coffins draped in the national flag were carried through the burial ground outside the capital...

April 10, 2010 8:52 PM

Brazil mudslides death toll rises to 214

In Brazil, the death toll from flooding and mudslides in the state of Rio de Janeiro has risen to 214. <br/><br/>The fire department today said most of the deaths happened in Niteroi, just across the bay from the city of Rio. <br/><br/>At least 134 people died...

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