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March 6, 2010 9:41 AM

Polio vaccine drive begins in Africa

A campaign to eradicate polio in west and central Africa begins today targeting 85 million children. Health workers and volunteers will go from door to door in 19 countries giving oral polio vaccine to children under the age of five. Africa has made significant progress in recent years in the fight ...

March 6, 2010 9:41 AM

Obama vows to reduce nuke weapons

President Obama has pledged to reduce the number and role of nuclear weapons in America's national security strategy. In a statement to mark the 40th anniversary of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Mr. Obama said his administration would seek to ratify the comprehensive nuclear test ban tr...

March 6, 2010 9:39 AM

US will not adopt genocide bill

The American Secretary of State Hillalry Clinton says the Obama administration will do what it can to block further progress of the bill describing as genocide the killing by Turks of hundreds of thousands of Armenians. A Congressional Committee narrowly approved the resolution on Thursday. The Obam...

March 6, 2010 9:38 AM

Iraq expats vote for country's Parliamentary elections

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.General voting for the Parliament will tak...

March 6, 2010 9:38 AM

Norwegian tanker hijacked by pirates

A Norwegian tanker has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Madagascar an area not previously thought to be at risk of pirate attack activity. The tanker which was carrying fuel oil and a crew of 21 was travelling from the United Arab Emirates to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam when it was ...

March 6, 2010 9:37 AM

Vishwa Marathi Sahitya Sammelan concludes in Dubai

The second Vishwa Marathi Sahitya Sammelan will conclude in Dubai today.Organised by the Maharashtra Mandal, Dubai, the sammelan is being attended by authors like Motiram Katare, Vithal Kamat, Suresh Khare, Kishore Kadam and Sindhutai Sapkal. Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chhagan Bhujbal, Mum...

March 5, 2010 9:29 PM

Three top Talibani leaders killed

In Pakistan, three top leaders of Pakistani Taliban have been killed by the security forces in a tribal region. Local TV channels report today said Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, the deputy chief of Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was among those killed in Mohmand tribal agency.<br/><br/>...

March 5, 2010 9:18 PM

6.3 magnitude quake hits Chile again

Chile has again been shaken by a strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake. The quake struck at 7:39 pm (local time) and its epicentre was 105 kilometers below the Andes mountains, north-east of Calama. The head of the National Emergency Carmen Fernandez said no damage has been reported but obviously there is...

March 5, 2010 9:09 PM

6.4 magnitude quake hits Taiwan, 96 injured

A powerful earthquake that rocked southern Taiwan yesterday caused millions of dollars in damage to infrastructure and business operations. Officials today said at least 96 people were injured in the 6.4 magnitude quake which disrupted rail services, toppled farm houses, and momentarily cut off elec...

March 5, 2010 8:28 PM

Chadian PM resigns

Chadian Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas has resigned. According to information from the Chadian capital N'Djamena, the resignation of Abbas was made public in a brief statement by the office of President Idriss Deby. The statement did not elaborate on the decision.<br/>

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