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March 11, 2010 8:41 PM

Jordan's King to discuss arms contracts Russian Prez

Jordan's King Abdullah II is to discuss arms contracts and the Middle East peace process with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev later today. News agencies report said the situation in the Middle East will become one of the key issues to be discussed in the Kremlin ahead of the talks with Abdull...

March 11, 2010 8:40 PM

Thai authorities to deploy 50K troops ahead of anti-govt rally

Authorities in Thailand today began deploying 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of rallies by anti-government protesters. The demonstrations by the so-called "Red Shirts", who support former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, begins tomorrow - two weeks after the kingdom's top co...

March 11, 2010 7:53 PM

Cypriot president's body reburied

The body of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos is to be reburied three months after it was dug up from its grave and stolen. The ex-leader's family will hold a brief reburial ceremony today at the suburban Nicosia cemetery from where the former president's corpse was snatched on ...

March 11, 2010 7:51 PM

Cypriot president's body reburied

The body of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos is to be reburied three months after it was dug up from its grave and stolen. The ex-leader's family will hold a brief reburial ceremony today at the suburban Nicosia cemetery from where the former president's corpse was snatched on ...

March 11, 2010 6:59 PM

Wall collapsed in China; five students killed

In China, five children have died after an outdoor wall collapsed at a primary school in eastern province of Fujian. Local authorities said, the accident happened at noon today when a bulletin board wall collapsed at Jinsha Central Primary School at Langqi Town in Fuzhou, the provincial capital. Fou...

March 11, 2010 6:55 PM

29 killed in Somalia forces, rebels battle

In Somalia, heavy fighting has flared in capital Mogadishu, after yesterday's battle between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels left 29 dead and many injured. According to government and medical officials, at least 80 people were wounded in the fighting today. Most of it occurred in the no...

March 11, 2010 6:55 PM

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre inaugurated in Dhaka

A full fledged cultural Centre of the Indian Council of Cultural relations called Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre was inaugurated in Dhaka today. Addressing a gathering at the inaugural ceremony, ICCR President Dr. Karan Singh said the centre was a tribute to both Indira Gandhi and Bangabandhu Sheikh ...

March 11, 2010 6:55 PM

Wall collapsed in China; five students killed

In China, five children have died after an outdoor wall collapsed at a primary school in eastern province of Fujian. Local authorities said, the accident happened at noon today when a bulletin board wall collapsed at Jinsha Central Primary School at Langqi Town in Fuzhou, the provincial capital. Fou...

March 11, 2010 6:55 PM

Palestinian leaders threaten to pull out of peace talks

Palestinian leaders are threatening to pull out of planned peace talks with Israel unless it reverses a plan to build 1,600 new homes for Jewish settlers in east Jerusalem. Palestinian leaders had agreed to take part in indirect talks with Israel, with the US to act as a mediator. But within days Is...

March 11, 2010 6:09 PM

India, B’desh to increase coordination to check infiltration

India and Bangladesh have sought to increase coordination between the two sides to check cross-border movement of terrorists and criminals without causing any damage to the civilians. On the concluding day of the four day border coordination meeting in New Delhi today, the BSF Director General Raman...

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