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March 13, 2010 2:22 PM

Anti-government demos in Thailand

In Thailand, thousands of red-shirted, anti-government demonstrators converged in Bangkok today, vowing to oust the government in a mass protest and display of strength. Businesses were closed down, social events were canceled and Bangkok's normal chaotic traffic was unusually light today. The ...

March 13, 2010 1:13 PM

Ivory, blue-fin tuna top agenda at international conference

In Qatar, a two-week international conference today discuss the controversial issue of what to do about the stockpiles of ivory from African elephants. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, will also discuss a possible ban on trading blue-fin Tuna. The US and EU back th...

March 13, 2010 1:13 PM

Maliki takes slender lead over rivals

In Iraq, the results of parliamentary elections in six Iraqi provinces show a slender edge in favour of incumbent Prime Minister Noori al Maliki's alliance. The Initial results were based on 25 percent of total votes. According to a statement of the country's Independent High Electoral Commission wh...

March 13, 2010 1:11 PM

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ADB provides grant, loan to Nepal for implementation of Energy Access

The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide a loan assistance of approximately 65 million US Dollars and a grant assistance of 4.5 million US dollars to Nepal for the implementation of Energy Access, clean energy and capacity building. According to an official press release, an agreement to thi...

March 13, 2010 12:06 PM

10 killed in Pak suicide attack

A suicide bomber today rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post in Pakistan's restive Swat valley killing at least 10 people and injuring 13 others. The suicide attacker struck the check post in Mingora, the main city in Swat district, around 9 am local time. The check pos...

March 13, 2010 11:50 AM

Irish police releases 3 arrested over Swedish cartoonist ‘death plot’

The Police in the Irish Republic have released three of the seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist. They were freed without filing of any charges after three days of questioning. The trio were held on suspicion of plotting to kill Lars Vilks over a cartoon publish...

March 13, 2010 11:49 AM

7 dead in Japanese nursing home fire

In Japan, seven residents including four women of a nursing home for the elderly were killed in a fire early this morning. Kyodo news agency said, the blaze swept through the wooden building in Sapporo on the northernmost island of Hokkaido. A female resident and a staff member were also injured in ...

March 13, 2010 11:49 AM

Thailand braces for massive anti-government protest

In Thailand, security forces braced for possible violence today as tens of thousands of protesters loyal to deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra headed to Bangkok for a mass anti-government rally. A 50,000-strong security force, including soldiers, patrolled the streets and manned checkpoints into the...

March 13, 2010 11:49 AM

10 killed in Pak suicide attack

A suicide bomber today rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a security check post in Pakistan's restive Swat valley killing at least 10 people and injuring 13 others. The suicide attacker struck the check post in Mingora, the main city in Swat district, around 9 am local time. The check pos...

March 13, 2010 11:46 AM

Moderate quake hits Myanmar

In Myanmar, a moderate quake with an intensity of 5.4 on the richter scale struck early today. Seismologists said, the tremor hit at 5:49 am local time with an epicentre 115 kilometres north-northwest of Monywa in the centre of the country, at a depth of 105 kilometers. There were no immediate repor...

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