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March 8, 2010 9:05 AM

Nigerian troops on alert following fresh wave of sectarian violence

The acting President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan has placed the security forces in the centre on full alert following a fresh wave of sectarian violence near the city of Jos. Witnesses say, they saw more than a hundred corpses, many of them women and children in a village Dogo Nahawa just a few kil...

March 8, 2010 9:04 AM

Oscar: Waltz wins best supporting actor

Austrian actor Christoph Waltz took home the first Oscar trophy in the best supporting actor category for his diabolical turn as Nazi officer Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino directed 'Inglorious Basterds'. The actor was the first to win at the 82nd Oscar ceremony, which began in Los Angele...

March 8, 2010 9:04 AM

India, Sri Lanka ‘sister countries’: Nirupama Rao

Foreign Secretary of India Nirupama Rao on Sunday inaugurated the India-Sri Lanka Centre for English Language Training (SLICELT) at a ceremony in Peradeniya, near Kandy. In a statement issued by the Indian mission in Colombo said that while speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Foreign Secretar...

March 8, 2010 9:03 AM

Heavy turn out in Iraq's Parliamentary elections; 38 killed in violence

In Iraq, heavy turnout was reported in yesterday's Parliamentary elections. But the vote was marred by violence as a series of explosions left at least 38 people dead and 89 others wounded.The Iraq's electoral commission has urged Iraqi political parties to wait for the announcement of off...

March 7, 2010 8:30 PM

Polling for Iraqi Parliament ends; 24 killed in poll-related violence

The voting for the new parliament was held in Iraq today. Large number of people came out for the voting despite sporadic violence at several places in which 24 people were killed.<br/><br/>The US army in a statement has said that all attempts of terrorists have fallen short in d...

March 7, 2010 7:49 PM

Polling underway for parliamentary polls in Iraq; 24 killed in poll violence

Voters in Iraq are casting their ballots in Parliamentary elections. But as polling stations opened around twenty explosions were heard in Baghdad. At least 24 people have been killed. At least two buildings have been destroyed and dozens of mortars fired across Baghdad and elsewhere.In Baghdad, sec...

March 7, 2010 7:46 PM

U.S. vice President Joe Biden reaching Middle East Monday

U.S. vice President Joe Biden will reach middle East tomorrow in an attempt to build support for reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace talks despite deep skepticism on both sides. Joe Biden will meet Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian leaders during the visit.<br/><br/>Mea...

March 7, 2010 6:25 PM

Nepal constitutional committee to meet on March 9

In Nepal, the constitutional committee mandated to write the new statute has called a special meeting of the committee on 9th of this month along with the leaders of all 25 political parties in the constituent assembly to find a way out on timely drafting of the new constitution, with only 80 days l...

March 7, 2010 5:43 PM

Security forces kill seven militants in Philippine

In the Philippine, security forces have killed at least seven militants from the Abu Sayyaf group in a raid on their hideout in the south of the country. <br/><br/>A soldier was also injured during the raid on the island of Siasi. An army commander said they believed the men migh...

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