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April 6, 2010 9:25 AM

Anti govt. protest continues in Thailand

Anti-Government demonstrators in Thailand have continued their protest in the centre of the capital, Bangkok, despite a court ruling that the Government does not need an injunction to evict them.<br/><br/> Rallies by the red shirts, as they are known, have brought some businesses...

April 6, 2010 9:25 AM

China executes Japanese drug smuggler

China has executed a Japanese man convicted of drug smuggling. He is the first Japanese citizen to be put to death in China since diplomatic ties between the two countries were re-established in 1972.

April 6, 2010 9:25 AM

Jackson's personal doctor appears in court

<br/> Michael Jackson's personal doctor has appeared in court in Los Angeles. Dr. Conrad Murray, who faces the charges of manslaughter, was joined at the hearing by several membrs of Michael Jackson's family. Dr. Murray is accused of giving him a lethal dose of powerful anaesthet...

April 6, 2010 9:24 AM

6 killed in US mining accident

<br/>Six miners have been killed and 28 are missing after an accident at a coal mine in the eastern United States. There is said to have been an underground explosion at the site in West Virginia. Specialist rescue teams have entered the mine.

April 6, 2010 9:24 AM

Internet video shows killing of civilians by American forces in Baghdad

<br/>A video has been posted on the Internet purportedly showing the killing of civilians by American forces in Baghdad three years ago. The footage, apparently taken from US Appache helicopter gunships showed them firing on a group they took to be armed insurgents. The website publishing ...

April 6, 2010 9:24 AM

Gordon Brown set to call general election

Amidst intense speculation that Britain is heading for a hung parliament, Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be traveling to Buckingham Palace today and request Queen Elizabeth to call general elections on May 6. Mr. Brown goes into the election with the claim that he is the best suited to take Britai...

April 6, 2010 9:24 AM

At least 46 people killed in Pak terror attacks

<br/> At least 46 people were killed and more than 100 injured in two terror attacks in the north western Pakistan. While 43 people were killed and over 100 others injured in the suicide bombing in Timergara in lower Dir, three others, including a policeman, lost their lives in the attack ...

April 6, 2010 9:23 AM

Pak-origin US cab driver pleads not guilty to terror charges

A Pakistani-origin taxi driver indicted on charges of providing material support to terror group al-Qaeda and accused of having links with HuJI chief Ilyas Kashmiri pleaded not guilty in a US court. Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit with his hands shackled, 56-year-old Raja Lahrasib Khan appeared be...

April 6, 2010 9:22 AM

Pak demands atomic deal with US similar to Indo-US Civil Nuclear cooperation

Pakistan has pressed its demand for an atomic deal similar to the one granted to India by the US. An official statement said yesterday that the security of its strategic assets and growing energy needs qualify it for civil nuclear cooperation at the international level. It said, having more than 35 ...

April 5, 2010 8:31 PM

US- Russia to sign treaty for reducing nuclear stockpiles

The United States and Russia will sign a treaty on Thursday further reducing both countries' nuclear stockpiles. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet in in the Czech capital, Prague to sign the treaty. The signing is expected to boost each country's nation...

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