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March 28, 2010 10:05 AM

Abu Dhabi MD missing; search on

Search has been taking place in Morocco for the Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Ahmed Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who is missing after a glider crashed into a lake. The pilot of the aircraft was rescued. Sheikh Ahmed is younger brother of the President of the United Arab Emirates

March 28, 2010 9:26 AM

bu Dhabi MD missing; search on

ASearch has been taking place in Morocco for the Managing Director of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Ahmed Bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who is missing after a glider crashed into a lake. The pilot of the aircraft was rescued. Sheikh Ahmed is younger brother of the President of the United Arab Emirates

March 28, 2010 9:26 AM

EU & Libya lift visa bans

The European Union and Libya have lifted visa bans on each other's citizens. Spain which holds the EU Presidency said the names of Libyans had been removed from a list barring them from the 25 State Schengen visa free areas. The Libyans responded by dropping a reciprocal retaliatory measure. Th...

March 27, 2010 9:29 PM

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak set to return to Egypt after surgery

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is now on his way back home following successful surgery in Germany. The official Mena news agency said Government officials and military leaders will greet Mr Mubarak on his return to Sharm el-Sheikh. <br/><br/>Mr. Mubarak, 81, underwent surgery ...

March 27, 2010 8:49 PM

Troops withdrawn from camps after red rally

In Thailand, troops today withdrew from several security posts in the capital, under pressure from some 80,000 jubilant red-shirted protesters who mounted a new rally to demand fresh elections. The "Red Shirts" loyal to ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra targeted seven points where soldiers...

March 27, 2010 7:04 PM

Israeli settlements are illegal: Ban Ki- moon

UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon has said Israeli settlement activities in east Jerusalem are illegal and against the international law. In a speech at the opening session of the 22nd Arab Summit, the UN chief said the significance of Jerusalem should be respected as a capital for both Israel and t...

March 27, 2010 6:57 PM

Myanmar's junta chief political parties to be courteous

Myanmar's junta chief warned political parties to behave while campaigning forhistoric elections later this year. He also said, today that the armed forces can take part in politics whenever the need arises.In his annual national address, Senior Gen. Than Shwe maintained his silence on when Mya...

March 27, 2010 4:56 PM

Iraq: PM Maliki vows to challenge election results

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has vowed to contest the results of parliamentary elections that saw former PM Iyad Allawi win by only two seats. Speaking on national TV, Mr Maliki said he would challenge the count through what he described as a legal process. Mr Allawi's secular Iraqiya bloc...

March 27, 2010 1:32 PM

US building deeper ties with both India, Pak: Crowley?

A top Obama Administration official has said, the US is building a deeper relationship with both India and Pakistan which are facing the common threat of terrorism in the region. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, P.J. Crowley told reporters in Washington that it (terrorism) is a share...

March 27, 2010 12:15 PM

US hacker jailed 20 years for huge credit card theft

<br/>In the United States, a computer hacker has been jailed for 20 years for stealing more than 130 million credit and debit card numbers. The judge who sentenced him described the case as the largest and most costly example of computer hacking in US history. <br/><br/&#062...

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