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March 11, 2010 12:05 PM

Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera is being sworn in as the country's

President on Thursday. Mrs Bachelet, Chile's first woman President, is constitutionally-barred from seeking re-election. Mr Pinera's presidential win ended 20 years of centre-left rule in Chile. Michelle Bachelet leaves office with a record 84 per cent popularity rating despite criticism o...

March 11, 2010 11:59 AM

Vice President UAE to begin 2-day long India tour today

The Vice President of UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is arriving in New Delhi on Thursday on a two-day friendly visit. He is also the Prime Minister of the Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.According to the Emirate's official news agency, he will be accompanied by Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh ...

March 11, 2010 11:58 AM

UAE PM to begin 2-day long India tour today

The Vice President of UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is arriving in New Delhi on Thursday on a two-day friendly visit. He is also the Prime Minister of the Emirates and Ruler of Dubai.According to the Emirate's official news agency, he will be accompanied by Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh ...

March 11, 2010 10:48 AM

Palestinians deserve 'viable' state, says Joe Biden

US Vice President Joe Biden has said that his administration is fully committed to the Palestinian people and to achieving a Palestinian state which is viable and contiguous.<br/><br/><br/>After the talks with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah in West Bank...

March 11, 2010 10:48 AM

Ban Ki Moon defends climate change science

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has robustly defended Climate Change Science in the wake of criticism of the Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change. Speaking in New York Mr Ban said that none of the criticisms of the IPCC, report affected the conclusion that human activities are...

March 11, 2010 10:47 AM

Ex-rebels take over mineral trade extortion racket in Congo

Campaigners in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have found evidence that former rebels are using extortion to profit from the country's Cobalt Mines, some of the richest in the world. According to the campaign group, GLOBAL WITNESS, the ex fighters some of whom are now serving in the C...

March 11, 2010 10:31 AM

US condemns attack on NGO in NW Pakistan

The US has condemned the terrorist attack at the office of an American non-governmental organisation in Mansehra district of North West Frontier Province of Pakistan on Wednesday in which six aid workers were killed.<br/><br/><br/>Assistant Secretary of State for Public...

March 11, 2010 10:31 AM

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UAE PM to begin 2-day long India tour today

Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will leave for New Delhi Thursday on a two-day friendly visit to India.According to Emirate's official news agency, he will be accompanied by Deputy Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Pres...

March 11, 2010 9:59 AM

EU agrees to call for global ban on fishing blufin tuna

The European Union has agreed to call for a global ban on catching Atlantic bluefin tuna, amongst the most commercially prized of all tuna species. The EU has over ruled objections by one of its members Malta. <br/><br/><br/>It will join the United States in pushing for...

March 11, 2010 9:58 AM

Haitian Prez favors UN sponsored intl humanitarian force for disasters

The President of Haiti Rene Preval has supported the idea of a UN sponsored international humanitarian force so that there could be a faster global response to the disasters like the earthquake which struck his country in January. He was speaking after meeting President Barack Obama at the White Hou...

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