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March 23, 2010 7:32 PM

Somali pirates hijack Turkish ship with 21 crew members on board

Somali pirates have hijacked a Turkish-owned ship with 21 crew members on board. <br/><br/>The East Africa Coordinator of Seafarers Assistance Program, Andrew Mwangura said the Malta-flagged MV Frigia was seized early today over 1,000 miles east of Somalia's Haradhere. He sa...

March 23, 2010 7:25 PM

Pak police arrests UN office attack masterminds

Pakistani police arrested two masterminds behind a bomb attack on a UN office that killed five people in capital Islamabad in October 2009. Acting police chief of Islamabad Ban Yamin Khan said the two master trainers were arrested from a hotel in Islamabad. He said they trained two suicide bombers a...

March 23, 2010 7:00 PM

No decision on India's access to Headley says US

The United States has said it has not taken any decision on providing Indian investigators direct access to LeT operative David Headley. A statement to this effect by the US Ambassador, Mr. Timothy J. Roemer issued in New Delhi today comes four days after American Assistant Secretary of State Robert...

March 23, 2010 6:12 PM

Three Former UK ministers suspended from Labour Party

Three former British ministers were suspended from Britain's ruling Labour Party over<br/>allegations that they were prepared to use their position to influence government policy for cash.<br/><br/>Stephen Byers, Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt were all suspended af...

March 23, 2010 5:59 PM

NATO led ISAF helicopter crash in Afghanistan kills one, injures 3

In Afghanistan, a helicopter of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) crashed in Wardak province this morning killing one person and wounding three others. <br/><br/>A spokesman for provincial administration Shahidullah Shahid said the helicopter hit a mount...

March 23, 2010 5:31 PM

China hits back Google over its move to stop censoring web content

China today hit back at leading internet search engine Google, saying its move to stop censoring web content in the country violated its written undertaking. It also warned the serach engine against violating rules.<br/><br/>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said, the d...

March 23, 2010 5:30 PM

Avalanche in Afghanistan kills 35

An avalanche in Afghanistan has killed 35 people including women and children. According to an official spokesman, the avalanche swept through five residential houses in the remote north-eastern Badakhshan province overnight. <br/><br/>Last month, more than 150 passengers died wh...

March 23, 2010 5:11 PM

Afghan Prez Karzai arrives in Beijing today

The Afghan President Hamid Karzai is arriving in Beijing today on a state visit to China. A statement issued by Presidential Palace said that during his three-day tour, President Karzai will hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on matters of mutual interests. <...

March 23, 2010 5:11 PM

Life imprisonment to former Nazi SS member

German court has sentenced an 88-year-old former member of the Nazi elite corps (Nazi SS) to life in prison for the murder of three Dutch civilians in 1944. <br/><br/>Heinrich Boere had told the state court in Aachen that he killed a bicycle shop owner, a pharmacist and a member ...

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