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March 6, 2010 4:41 PM
The Canadian government has dropped a proposal to change the country's national anthem by making it more gender-inclusive. The government had said it was open to changing a lyric in O Canada - "in all thy sons command" - to the original version. Opposition Liberals said the proposed c...
March 6, 2010 4:41 PM
In Iraq, four Iranians were killed and seven others wounded in a car bomb in central Najaf today. According to voice of Iraq news agency, a booby-trapped vehicle parked in a lot went off 300 meters away from Imam Ali Shrine in the central part of the city of Najaf killed four Iranians and wounded se...
March 6, 2010 4:41 PM
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is to review allegations of misconduct in Afghanistan by the security company formerly known as Blackwater. A spokesman for company, now called Xe, said it welcomed the review. The spokesman, Mr. Mark Corallo, said Xe has an excellent record of training security per...
March 6, 2010 2:12 PM
The second Vishwa Marathi Sahitya Sammelan will conclude in Dubai this evening.Organised by the Maharashtra Mandal, Dubai, the sammelan is being chaired by Veteran Marathi litterateur Mangesh Padgaonkar. The famous Marathi authors Vithal Kamat, Suresh Khare, Kishore Kadam are also among others who a...
March 6, 2010 2:10 PM
Iraqi expatriates are voting for country's Parliamentary elections under early voting scheme in 80 cities across 16 countries and the process will continue until tomorrow. Iraq's electoral commission says 14 lakh people are eligible to vote abroad.<br/><br/>General voti...
March 6, 2010 1:40 PM
United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon is to set up an expert panel to advise the Secretary General on the way forward on accountability issues stemming from alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka during the LTTE war. UN Chief Spokesperson Martin Nesirky, said the UN Secretary-General telephonically...
March 6, 2010 12:49 PM
The people of Iceland go to the polls today in a controversial referendum caused by the collapse of the country's banking system. This will be the first referendum in Iceland history on plans to repay debts owed to the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of Icesave bank's collapse.<br/...
March 6, 2010 9:44 AM
Chile has sacked the head of its oceanographic service following the earthquake and tsunami that killed about 800 people. An official statement said Commander Mariano Rojas had been removed from his post at the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (Shoa) because he had failed to provide a clear wa...
March 6, 2010 9:42 AM
European Union observers have raised concerns about the Presidential election in Togo. They say local polling stations had been closely monitored but there was lack of transparency when the results were transmitted to the national electoral commission. The candidate of the opposition Togolese Union ...
March 6, 2010 9:41 AM
In Egypt, the state television says President Hosni Mubarak is to have an operation on his gall bladder today in Germany where he is on a visit. Reports say he has temporarily handed over power to the Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif . There are regular rumours about the health of President Mubarak who is...
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