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April 5, 2010 8:31 PM

Experts warn of stronger follow up to Mexico quake

Experts have warned of a stronger follow-up to the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit near the Mexico-California border Monday, killing two people and rocking buildings from Tijuana to Los Angeles. The major earthquake jolted millions of people from as far away as Los Angeles and left a scene of dest...

April 5, 2010 8:26 PM

SL army makes arrangement for Fonseka's health consultation

Sri Lankan Army in response to concerns expressed on General Sarath Fonseka's health condition made arrangements today morning for him to receive consultations from a Senior Chest Physician, attached to the Chest Clinic, Colombo National Hospital in the presence of Medical Officers in attendance at ...

April 5, 2010 7:51 PM

Bomb blasts, suspected suicide attack take heavy toll in Pak

In Pakistan, at least 41 people were killed in bomb blasts in Peshawar and Timergara town in north-western area. In the first blast, 38 people died in a suspected suicide attack at a rally in north-western town of Timergara in Lower Dir district where Awami National Party was holding a meeting to ce...

April 5, 2010 7:50 PM

Campaign for SL general elections ends tonight

The campaigning for General election in Sri Lanka scheduled for 8th of this month is to end tonight, the Election Secretariat said that all arrangements to ensure a free and fair election have been completed. A total of 7,620 contestants from 36 recognized political parties and 301 independent group...

April 5, 2010 7:32 PM

Bomb blasts, suspected suicide attack take heavy toll in Pak

In Pakistan, at least 41 people were killed in bomb blasts in Peshawar and Timergara town in north-western area. 38 people died in a suspected suicide attack at a rally in another north-western town. The target of the attack, in Timergara, Lower Dir district, was the Awami National Party (ANP), the ...

April 5, 2010 7:23 PM

South Korean warship heads for Somalia on rescue mission

A South Korean warship is rushing to the area where Somali pirates hijacked a South Korean oil tanker with 24 crew members aboard. The 300,000-tonne Samho Dream was seized on Sunday while it was on its way from Iraq to the US state of Louisiana with a crew of five South Koreans and 19 Filipinos. A J...

April 5, 2010 6:23 PM

Protest by Red Shirts continues in Thailand

In Thailand, anti-government protesters briefly forced their way into the offices of Election Commission, as a stand-off continued in Bangkok. The protesters, known as the red-shirts, are calling for the government to step down and hold fresh elections. They have been demonstrating in the Thai capit...

April 5, 2010 6:23 PM

Bomb blasts, suspected suicide attack take heavy toll in Pak

In Pakistan, at least 41 people were killed in bomb blasts in Peshawar and Timergara town in north-western area. 38 people died in a suspected suicide attack at a rally in another north-western town. The target of the attack, in Timergara, Lower Dir district, was the Awami National Party (ANP), the ...

April 5, 2010 5:07 PM

Quake hits northern Indonesia

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northern Indonesian waters today but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck below the sea about 218 kilometres south of Manado, Sulawesi island, just after 1000 GMT.

April 5, 2010 4:48 PM

Space shuttle Discovery starts its journey to Space Station

The space shuttle Discovery has blasted off on its mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The shuttle, on one of the final missions before the programme is shut down, took off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center today. It will haul equipment and supplies to the station in a container...

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