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April 10, 2010 8:37 PM

Bangladesh complete seismic survey in Bay of Bengal

Bangladesh government today said that it has completed a seismic survey in the Bay of Bengal to support its claim for an extended continental shelf. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters in Dhaka today, Bangladesh Foreign secretary Mijarul Quayes said the survey was completed in March t...

April 10, 2010 8:36 PM

Pirates abandon Turkish flagged bulk carrier

Somali Pirates have abandoned a Turkish flagged bulk carrier in the Indian Ocean waters, after seizing it on Wednesday.<br/><br/>The MV Yasin C was seized 250 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast with a crew of 25 all believed to be Turkish. <br/><br/>The East ...

April 10, 2010 8:35 PM

Pak aircraft kill 60

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 8:09 PM

Polish President 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.<br/><br/>According to preliminary reports, the plane got caught up in the tops of trees, fell to the ground and bro...

April 10, 2010 8:05 PM

Dismantling terror network in Pak-Afghan region is primary objective: Obama

The US President Barrack Obama says bringing peace and security to Afghanistan and Pakistan remained the singular focus of his administration. In an interview, to a TV channel, he said dismantling and destroying militants bases in both the countries is the main focus of the US administration and the...

April 10, 2010 7:54 PM

13-year-old American boy attempts to climb Mount Everest

13-year-old American boy is to bid to climb Mount Everest. He has modest ambitions - pick a small piece of rock from the top of the world as a memento and wear it in a necklace. <br/><br/>Jordan Romero from California, currently in Kathmandu, is due to leave for the mountain tomo...

April 10, 2010 7:54 PM

Iran tests third generation centrifuges

Iran has claimed that it has designed and tested the country's third generation of centrifuges which would have isotope separation capacity more than six times the earlier ones. <br/><br/>According to Iranian channel Press TV, the Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Ir...

April 10, 2010 6:21 PM

Thai Security forces fired rubber bullets on demonstrators

Security forces in Thailand have fired rubber bullets on demonstrators in the capital, Bangkok, as they tried to end a month-long anti-government campaign for new elections. More than 90 people were injured in the clashes, including a number of soldiers and police. Hundreds of troops and police have...

April 10, 2010 6:21 PM

Saad Hariri to meet Syrian President next week

The Prime Minister of Lebanon, Saad Hariri, says he will meet with Syrian President, Bashar al- Assad, next week in Damascus to discuss Lebanese-Syrian cooperation on the levels of trade, environment and education between the two neighbours. Discussions will also address the issue of border demarcat...

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