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April 6, 2010 6:31 PM

Israeli military criticises troops for killing Palestinian demonstrators

The Israeli military has criticised its own soldiers for killing four young Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank last month. <br/><br/>The Palestinians, one of whom was 15 years old, were shot in the space of 24 hours in two incidents near Nablus. Israeli Defence Force (IDF...

April 6, 2010 6:27 PM

35 killed, 140 injured in Iraq bombings

In Iraq, Thirty five persons were killed and 140 others were wounded today as a result of a number of blasts that hit the capital Baghdad today. Voice of Iraq news agency quoting official spokesperson Qassem Ata has reported that the latest toll from the series of blasts targeted residential buildin...

April 6, 2010 5:28 PM

Archaeologists dig up Shakespeare's 'cesspit'

Archaeologists are digging up what they claim is William Shakespeare's cesspit, an excavation that may shed new light on the Bard of Avon's literary life. A British team, led by Birmingham Archaeology, has been carrying out the excavation work of the ruins of New Place, Shakespeare's ...

April 6, 2010 5:03 PM

New sanctions will not halt nuclear programme: Iran

Iran has reiterated that any new sanctions against Tehran will not halt the pursuit of its nuclear programme. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told a news conference in Tehran today that it does not find the sanctions as deterrent. He added that the more the sanctions, the more ...

April 6, 2010 4:57 PM

34 killed in Baghdad bombings

In Iraq, massive bombs hit apartment buildings across Baghdad on Tuesaday, killing at least 34 people and wounding more than 100. Major General Qassim al-Moussawi, an Iraqi military spokesman said the attackers detonated seven blasts across the capital, using homemade bombs. A car packed with explos...

April 6, 2010 2:32 PM

Series of large explosions rock Baghdad

In Iraq, at least 10 people were killed and 35 others wounded in five blasts that rocked Baghdad today. <br/><br/>According to interior ministry, the explosions took place in mostly Shiite neighbourhoods in the capital near Haifa street in central Baghdad. Details are awaited.

April 6, 2010 2:31 PM

Dissolved Lankan Parliament meets to extend state of emergency

Less than 48 hours ahead of the General election in Sri Lanka, the dissolved Parliament met for a day to extend the state of emergency by a month.<br/><br/>The State of Emergency was passed in the Parliament with 58 voting for it while 5 voting against the motion. Members of Tami...

April 6, 2010 2:31 PM

Court Martial of Fonseka postponed

In Sri Lanka, the First Court Martial hearing of former Sri Lankan Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka has been postponed to 5th of next month. A lawyer of General Fonseka said the hearing which was scheduled for today has been postponed following a Court of Appeal order. General Fonseka i...

April 6, 2010 2:08 PM

Series of large explosions rock Baghdad

A series of large explosions has hit the centre of Baghdad killing at least five people. Reports say at least five blasts went off near the public works ministry in the Salhiyeh district of central Baghdad. The attacks come just two days after another set of suicide bombings killed at least 41 peopl...

April 6, 2010 1:42 PM

US experts arrive in Peshawar to probe blasts outside US Consulate

<br/>A team of US experts has arrived in Peshawar to probe the blasts outside the US Consulate in the city yesterday. The four-member team of investigators visited the blast site and looked for clues. The debris of buildings has not been removed from the site. <br/><br/&#062...

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