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Iraq’s election results at the end of this month

March 15, 2010 10:58 AM

Iraq’s election results at the end of this month

Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has said that it will announce final results of country's parliamentary election before the end of this month. Voice of Iraq news agency reported that IHEC official Abdulrahaman Khalifa, has ruled out that rigging would occur in election results as...

France president to face defeat in regional elections

March 15, 2010 10:54 AM

France president to face defeat in regional elections

Initial results from the first round of the French regional elections indicate that President Nicolas Sarkozy's Centre Right allies are heading for defeat.The results suggest that the socialists are expected to emerge as the largest single party. It is the last nationwide vote before presidential an...

UNSC General in Haiti to assess the situation in earthquake hit areas

March 15, 2010 10:50 AM

UNSC General in Haiti to assess the situation in earthquake hit areas

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon is in Haiti to inspect what has been described as the most challenging of emergencies his organisation has ever dealt with. Two months after the earthquake hit the country; hundreds of thousands of people are still without adequate shelter and sanitation. Aid wor...

B'desh hopes to win Chinese support for Kunming city-Chittagong port road link

March 14, 2010 7:48 PM

B'desh hopes to win Chinese support for Kunming city-Chittagong port road link

Bangladesh hopes to win the support of China to build a road link between Kunming city and Chittagong port via Myanmar. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni told reporters in Dhaka that Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina will raise this issue during her discussions with her Chinese Premier Wen Jia Bao du...

World Consumer Rights Day on Monday: Theme "Our Money, Our Rights"

March 14, 2010 7:48 PM

World Consumer Rights Day on Monday: Theme "Our Money, Our Rights"

Tomorrow is World Consumer Rights Day. This year's theme is "Our Money, Our Rights." In 1983, the Consumers International set March 15 the World Consumer Rights Day, stipulating that consumers are entitled to enjoy the rights of safety protection, obtaining correct data of products, f...

Israeli defence forces arrest top Hama official

March 14, 2010 7:41 PM

Israeli defence forces arrest top Hama official

Israel Defence Forces on Saturday arrested a top Hamas official in Ramallah who was suspected of leading military cells responsible for the murder of more than 70 Israelis over the years. According to Israeli daily Haaretz, Mahar Udda has been wanted in Israel for over a decade for his alleged invol...

Avian flu outbreak leads to culling of 1,17,000 chickens in northern B'desh

March 14, 2010 7:40 PM

Avian flu outbreak leads to culling of 1,17,000 chickens in northern B'desh

At least 1,17,000 chickens were destroyed in northern Bangladesh today after avian flu outbreak on one of the country's largest poultry farms. A local official said the deadly H5N1 strain of flu was detected yesterday when 400 chickens died suddenly at the Kazi Farms complex in Thakurgaon town....

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