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March 27, 2010 11:51 AM

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak set to return to Egypt after surgery

State media reported that the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is to return to Egypt following surgery in Germany. The Official Mena news agency said that Government officials and military leaders will greet Mr Mubarak when he flies into Sharm el-Sheikh today. Mr Mubarak, 81, underwent surgery on 6t...

March 27, 2010 11:51 AM

40 sailors missing after S. Korean navy ship sank near N. Korea

About 40 sailors are missing after a South Korean navy ship sank near the border with North Korea. Yonhap news agency citing military officials said that the patrol vessel with 104 people aboard sank after an unexplained explosion tore through its hull. Several sailors also died as divers prepared t...

March 27, 2010 11:50 AM

Two Israeli soldiers Killed in Gaza

Israeli tanks are reported to have advanced into the Gaza Strip following clashes with Palestinians in which two Israeli soldiers died. Witnesses in Gaza said tanks and bulldozers were moving towards the southern town of Khan Younis. They also said there had been firing from the Israeli navy along t...

March 27, 2010 11:29 AM

Eleven dead in US highway crash

Eleven people were killed in the US state of Kentucky when a truck crashed into a church van carrying a family on their way to a wedding. Officials said that the tractor-trailer crossed the central reservation and struck the van head-on. Local media reported that it then hit a rock wall and burst in...

March 27, 2010 11:05 AM

British soldier killed in grenade attack in Afghan?

<br/>A British soldier from the Household Cavalry Regiment has died in a grenade attack in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defence has said the soldier was on foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand when the grenade was thrown from behind a wall Friday. <br/><br/>A U.K military...

March 27, 2010 10:01 AM

US, Russia reach landmark agreement to reduce atomic weapons

<br/>The US and Russia, countries with the largest nuclear stockpiles, have reached an agreement to considerably reduce their atomic weapons, in a landmark deal that could "reset" relations between the former Cold War rivals.<br/><br/> The White House announce...

March 27, 2010 9:33 AM

Former PM Iyad Allawi wins Iraqi parliamentary elections with 91 seats

<br/>In Iraq, the al-Iraqiya alliance of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi won Iraq's parliamentary elections with 91 seats followed by Nouri al-Maliki's alliance winning 89 seats. The Iraqi National Alliance won 70 and the Kurdistan Alliance 42 seats.<br/><br/> Iraq's ...

March 26, 2010 8:37 PM

25 Taliban fighters, 6 Pak soldiers killed in a fierce battle

Taliban fighters stormed a security check post in the tribal belt close to Afghan border killing six Pakistani soldiers. In a fierce battle that followed 25 militants were also killed. Official sources said in Peshawar that the battle took place in the Aurakzai Agency where security forces have step...

March 26, 2010 6:05 PM

Sri Lanka to host IIFA Awards, 2010

Sri Lanka will host International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, 2010. The IIFA Awards will be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium from June 2 to 4.Sri Lanka will be the hub of international attention with IIFA awards drawing many illustrious figures of Bollywood together with prominent busin...

March 26, 2010 6:01 PM

Colliery explosion claims seven lives in China

In China, seven miners have been killed in an explosion in a colliery in the southwestern Jiangsu province. According to local authorities, the accident occurred last evening when the seven miners were working at Jiuli Coal mine in Fengjie County in the province. An investigation found the explosion...

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