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March 9, 2010 12:14 PM

Indian accused in toddler’s death faced court in Melbourne

The 23-year-old Indian accused in the death of a Punjabi child Gurshan Singh Channa on Tuesday faced court in Melbourne. The accused Gursewak Dhillon did not apply for bail on a charge of manslaughter by criminal negligence. <br/> <br/>According to media reports, Dhillon sat quie...

March 9, 2010 11:37 AM

Quake kills 41 in Turkey

In Turkey, at least 57 people were killed in a strong earthquake that hit the eastern Elazig province on Tuesday. The 6.2-magnitude quake, which was followed by more than 40 aftershocks, was centered on the village of Basyurt. Officials said, at least 100 injured people have been taken to hospital a...

March 9, 2010 11:33 AM

Maliki appears to poll strongly in Iraq’s Shi'ite south

Informal results from Iraq's Parliamentary election suggest that the coalition led by the Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki has done well particularly in Shia South. However, officials and some politiians said a secular Sunni-Shia Alliance led by a former Prime Minister appear to have performed we...

March 8, 2010 9:16 PM

Six girls killed in hostel fire in Rawalpindi

In Pakistan, a fire caught up in a girls hostel in the garrison city of Rawalpindi today, killing at least six girls and injuring several others. Witnesses said many students are stuck inside the National Girls Hostel located near Lal Kurtti, finding no way to exit. Fire fighters have reached the si...

March 8, 2010 8:19 PM

11 killed, over 60 injured in suicide car bomb blast in Lahore

In Pakistan, at least 11 people have been killed and 60 others injured in a suicide car bomb attack in the eastern city of Lahore. The police said the blast took place at a building housing the offices of the Special Investigation Group, an anti-terrorism wing of Pakistan's Federal Investigatio...

March 8, 2010 7:00 PM

12 killed in bomb explosions in Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, at least 12 people including 10 civilians have been killed in two homemade bomb explosions in quick succession in north-western Badghis province. Police spokesman Abdul Raouf Ahmadi said the first blast hit a civilian vehicle in the province, killing 10 passengers. The second, minute...

March 8, 2010 6:46 PM

French navy captures 35 Somali pirates

<br/> The French navy has captured 35 piracy suspects off Somalia's coast, the most successful mission since European Union operations began. French officials said four mother ships and six smaller boats had been seized in four operations since last Friday.<br/> France'...

March 8, 2010 6:46 PM

US-S Korea holding joint military exercises

<br/><br/> South Korea and the United States today started their annual joint military exercises called Key Resolve and Foal Eagle. The Key Resolve exercise is aimed at rehearsing the defense of South Korea in case of emergencies, and Foal Eagle, counter- infiltration exercises, ...

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