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April 10, 2010 6:16 PM

Rajapaksa hails his party's victory in parliamentary elections

The Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has hailed his party's victory in Thursday's parliamentary elections as an endorsement of his economic policies and of the defeat of the Tamil Tiger rebels. With 45 seats still undeclared, the governing coalition has won 117 seats.It is still no...

April 10, 2010 6:13 PM

Pak aircraft kill 40

Pakistani aircraft have killed more than 40 people during overnight bombing raids near the Afghan border. A Pakistani official said that Army helicopters had targeted militants in a tribal region. A militant group said dozens of its people have been killed during two raids on a house.

April 10, 2010 6:12 PM

12 injured in Iran explosion

In Iran, at least 12 people were wounded in a bomb explosion targeting a detention facility in the south-western province of Ilam. <br/><br/>Ilam Governor Nourallah Arjomandi told IRNA news agency today that the blast occurred when unknown gunmen fired a rocket-propelled grenade ...

April 10, 2010 4:36 PM

14 injured in Iran explosion

Reports from Iran say a bomb has exploded outside a prison in the western city of Ilam near the Iraqi border. Fourteen people have been wounded in the blast. The head of a local hospital says no one was killed in the explosion.

April 10, 2010 4:35 PM

Nigerian acting President Goodluck visits US

The acting President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, is travelling to the United States today on his first foreign trip since he assumed executive powers two months ago. <br/><br/>A spokesman said Jonathan will attend an international summit on nuclear security in Washington tomor...

April 10, 2010 2:31 PM

Pak mobilises about 50 thousand troops to border for war-game

Pakistan has mobilised about 50,000 troops and air force elements for its biggest ever Armyexercise that will begin tomorrow along the eastern border with India.Military officials said in Islamabad the exercise, code named Azm-e-Nau 3 (New Resolve) is aimed at training troops for the threat of a con...

April 10, 2010 12:46 PM

Ruling Alliance of Rajapaksa wins Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa firmed his grip on power after his United Peoples' Freedom Alliance yesterday swept the Parliamentary election. <br/><br/>Within hours after the results became known, President Rajapaksa in a brief statement described the outcome of the...

April 10, 2010 12:46 PM

PM congratulated Rajapaksa for the win

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has congratulated Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for his party's convincing win in the Parliamentary elections. A PMO official said, Dr Singh spoke to Rajapaksa yesterday on phone and congratulated him for his party's convincing win in the elections...

April 10, 2010 11:41 AM

US suspends all troop flights to Afghan from Kyrgyzstan

The United States has suspended all troop flights to Afghanistan from Kyrgyzstan, where tension remains after a violent uprising against the President. No reason has been given for the indefinite suspension of troop flights from the Manas airbase. The Manas airbase is a key transport hub for US-led ...

April 10, 2010 9:57 AM

Pak mobilises about 50k troops to border for war-game

Pakistan has mobilised about 50,000 troops and air force elements for its biggest ever Armyexercise that will begin tomorrow along the eastern border with India.Military officials said in Islamabad the exercise, code named Azm-e-Nau 3 (New Resolve) is aimed at training troops for the threat of a con...

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