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March 21, 2010 12:18 PM
Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, Nowruz, marking the first day of spring. For them, Nowruz is a celebration of new beginnings, hope and change when they visit relatives and friends, and pay respect to senior family members. <br/><br/>The ancient tradition of Nowruz and th...
March 21, 2010 11:13 AM
Several hundred people have been evacuated from their homes, as a volcano erupted in southern Iceland. The volcano near the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier began to erupt shortly after midnight, leading to road closures in the area. <br/><br/>A Civil protection officer said, no one is ...
March 21, 2010 11:12 AM
Three tribesmen have been beheaded by the Taliban in Pakistan's restive northwest for allegedly spying for the US. Their bodies were found on Sunday at a location 24 kms east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal agency. Local residents said, a note left beside the bodies warne...
March 21, 2010 10:40 AM
The World Health Organization says it is stepping up the delivery of millions of doses of H1N1 Swine flu vaccine to dozens of developing countries. WHO says about one dozen African countries will be among the recipients. The Organization says so far it has delivered more than four million doses of t...
March 21, 2010 10:06 AM
In Italy, tens of thousands of people have staged a rally in Rome in support of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ahead of regional elections this month. Mr Berlusconi's People of Freedom party (PDL) was blocked from the key Rome vote after failing to register on time. <br/> &#...
March 21, 2010 10:05 AM
The US President Barack Obama has rallied the support of Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill ahead of a crucial vote on sweeping healthcare reform. Urging them to back the measure in a House vote expected today, he said "Let's get this done." Democratic leaders have spent days workin...
March 20, 2010 9:22 PM
Nepalese Congress President and Former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is dead. He died this afternoon at the residence of his daughter and Foreign Minsiter Sujata Koirala. Party' Senior Leader Sher Bahadur Deuba told newsmen that G.P. Koirala passed away at 12:10 hrs. today. <br/...
March 20, 2010 9:21 PM
India and Bangladesh have agreed for expeditious conclusion of an interim agreement on the sharing of Teesta water. <br/><br/>The two sides exchanged drafts on sharing of Teesta water at the two days of talks of the Joint River Commission in New Delhi. The Water Secretaries of th...
March 20, 2010 9:14 PM
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said that the Middle East Quartet strongly supports Palestinian efforts to establishing their own state. According to Palestinian news agency WAFA, speaking in Ramallah in west bank on Saturday with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Mr. Moon stressed the need to take t...
March 20, 2010 9:14 PM
Pakistani police have arrested three Taliban militants planning "big terror attacks'' in the financial hub of Karachi. Senior police official, Raja Omar Khittab said the three men, who belong to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were arrested from the Site industrial area during a poli...
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