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March 5, 2010 9:36 AM

US congressional panel accuses Turkey of Armenian genocide

A US congressional panel has described the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I as genocide despite White House objections. The resolution was narrowly approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.<br/><br/>Turkey, a key U.S ally, responded by recalling it...

March 5, 2010 9:35 AM

Baltic Sea ice traps ferries

Officials say that a number of ships including ferries with more than 1,000 passengers on board are stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea. The ferries are stranded in the waters between Stockholm and the Aland Islands, while cargo boats are stuck in the Bay of Bothnia. The Swedish maritime authorities say ...

March 5, 2010 9:35 AM

UK: MPs to get 1.5 % pay rise

In UK, the MPs will get a rise of nearly 1000 pounds in their basic salary from 1st of April taking their pay to 65,737 pounds a year. The 1.5 per cent rise follows uproar at the MPs' expenses scandal and anger among public sector unions at pay freezes. The government says Ministers will not ac...

March 5, 2010 9:35 AM

Safari tourists rescued from Kenya flood

Two Britons were among dozens of tourists on a luxury Kenyan safari holiday to be airlifted to safety after their camp was hit by flash flooding. The Royal Air Force and U.K army, who train in the area, joined the rescue. Hours of torrential rain caused the Uaso Nyiro River to burst its banks, subme...

March 5, 2010 9:35 AM

Chile reconstruction may take years: Bachelet

The Chilean President has said reconstruction will take three to four years as the country recovers from the earthquake that killed some 800 people. The Prime Minister Michelle Bachelet there are rural areas where everything has tumbled to the ground, infrastructure has been destroyed. She said it w...

March 5, 2010 9:35 AM

DNA test could predict most effective diet: Researchers

U.S Researchers say a simple DNA test may predict whether someone is more likely to lose weight on a low fat or a low carbohydrate diet. The results from the small preliminary study of 101 women showed those on the best diet for their genes lost two to three times more weight than the rest. They fou...

March 4, 2010 9:37 PM

Same-sex couples can now legally marry in Washington D.C

Same-sex couples can now legally marry in the Washington, D.C. The U.S. capital's new law allowing homosexual couples to marry took effect yesterday after much controversy. <br/><br/>Washington is the sixth place in the US to allow gay marriage after Connecticut, Iowa, Massa...

March 4, 2010 9:36 PM

Special voting begins in Iraq

In Iraq, special voting has begun in Iraq with participation of 6 lakh voters. According to Iraq's head of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), the Early voters include detainees, hospital patients and military and security personnel who will be working on election day. Iraqi expatriate...

March 4, 2010 9:15 PM

B’desh HC quashes proceedings in three corruption cases against Hasina

In Bangladesh, the High Court today quashed the proceedings in three corruption cases related to the Bangabandhu Novo Theatre filed against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The High court gave its verdict on three separate writ petitions filed by Sheikh Hasina challenging the Anti Corruption Commission...

March 4, 2010 8:42 PM

Missing three-year-old Indian boy dies: Melbourne Police

Australian police say they believe the body of a young boy found in Melbourne's north matches belongs to a three-year-old Indian boy who went missing. Gurshan was visiting from India with his parents when he disappeared from a relative's home in nearby Lalor about 1:00 pm local time while ...

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