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March 12, 2010 3:36 PM
New York City has agreed to pay six hundred and fifty million dollars in compensation to thousands of people who caught up in the immediate aftermath of the attacks in the World Trade Centre in September 2001. It will go to rescue and construction workers, who fell ill after rushing to the scenes of...
March 12, 2010 2:58 PM
In Haiti, two aid workers have been freed almost a week after they were abducted on the streets of the capital Port-au- Prince. <br/><br/> The two women, European member of the staff with the medical Charity were said to be in good health.<br/><br/> Their agen...
March 12, 2010 2:47 PM
A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Friday. The strongest aftershock, with a magnitude of 6.9, was nearly as strong as the quake that devastated Haiti's capital on January 12.There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. The Chilean ...
March 12, 2010 2:36 PM
In Pakistan, 13 persons were killed and 40 others were injured in two blasts at R A Bazaar in Lahore cantonment area on Friday. <br/><br/>Relief teams and ambulances reached the spot of the blasts and started relief operations after the twin explosions. <br/><br/&#...
March 12, 2010 1:56 PM
Government said it has the legitimate right to use as much force as necessary to regain control of areas dominated by the Maoists.<br/>Terming naxalism as a graver problem than jihadi terrorism, Home Minister P Chidambaram vowed to effectively tackle the threat from Maoists, who have decla...
March 12, 2010 12:56 PM
The United States President Barack Obama will give his 1.4 million Dollars Nobel Peace Prize award money to 10 charities, including groups working on Haiti relief and supporting military families. <br/> <br/>Four months after the US leader received the prestigious honour in Oslo,...
March 12, 2010 10:59 AM
Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament voted narrowly to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in World War I.<br/><br/>The Turkish government condemned the resolution, saying it was "based upon major errors and without foundation".&#...
March 12, 2010 10:06 AM
Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as president of Chile on Thursday, taking over a country battered by a recent earthquake but with a strong economy and stable social institutions. <br/> <br/>Pinera, 60, succeeded Michelle Bachelet, a popular president who steered the country through...
March 12, 2010 10:04 AM
A senior adviser to former US President George W Bush has defended tough interrogation techniques, saying their use helped prevent terrorist attacks. In a BBC interview, Karl Rove, who was known as "Bush's brain", said he "was proud we used techniques that broke the will of these...
March 12, 2010 9:57 AM
In Iraq, The early results show that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has been locked in a tight contest with ex-premier Iyad Allawi to win the post of prime minister. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission announced initial results from four of the country's 18 provinces show that eac...
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