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February 13, 2010 10:50 AM

Ivory Coast Govt dissolved

Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo has dissolved the Government and Electoral Commission, casting doubt on when long-delayed elections would take place. Prime Minister Guillaume Soro has been asked to form a new government. Mr Gbagbo had accused the electoral commission of registering more ...

February 13, 2010 10:32 AM

Us committed to punish 9/11 attackers: US

Notwithstanding the domestic controversy surrounding the venue of trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammad--the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks-- the White House has said that he would be brought to justice. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that US President Barack Obama has taken the fi...

February 13, 2010 9:40 AM

NATO launches massive ops in Afghanistan to recapture Marjah

The US military says thousands of Nato-led troops have launched the biggest ever offensive in Afghanistan since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001. US marines and Afghan troops are attacking the Taliban-held town of Marjah in Nad Ali district in a bid to re-establish Government control. Nato says ...

February 13, 2010 9:40 AM

Bangladesh, Turkey mull trade ties

Bangladesh and Turkey have decided to work towards enhancing bilateral trade to one billion US Dollars. Addressing a joint press conference in Dhaka after meeting Bangladesh President Zillur Rehman, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said the trade volume between Bangladesh and Turkey is about 600 milli...

February 13, 2010 9:39 AM

Campaign for elections begins in Iraq

In Iraq, campaigning for the March 7 general elections began on Friday in a tense atmosphere over shadowed by angry demands from provincial leaders that workers linked to Saddam Hussein be fired. About 19 million people have the right to vote, including 1.4 million Iraqi citizens now living abroad i...

February 13, 2010 9:39 AM

Thousands of refugees fled Somalia: UNHCR

The UN refugee agency UNHCR says, thousands of people have fled Somalia's capital, Mogadishu since Wednesday. 24 people have been killed and 40 injured in violence in the city. For months now, fighting has been going on almost daily in Mogadishu. Somalia has been wrecked by violence for much of...

February 13, 2010 9:39 AM

Now, cricket to be a part of Olympics

The ICC has said that it is extremely proud of the recognition given to Cricket by the International Olympic Committee, which it always considered to be first step in becoming a part of the Olympic family. The International Olympic Committee session in Vancouver, Canada approved its Executive Board'...

February 13, 2010 9:38 AM

4 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

In Iraq, four women were killed and 10 persons injured, including children in a suicide-bombing in central al-Kufa on Friday. Voice of Iraq news agency quoting police sources said that the incident occurred when a female suicide bomber with an explosive belt blew herself up near a convoy of pilgrims...

February 13, 2010 9:38 AM

Alabama University teacher kills 3

In the United States, an American female teacher shot dead three persons and wounded three others after learning that she had been denied tenure at the Alabama University. School officials and local media said the incident happened yesterday at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. College spokes...

February 13, 2010 9:38 AM

14 suspected militants killed in Russia

In Russia, at least 14 suspected Islamic militants were killed and one police officer wounded in two days of fighting in the volatile southern province of Ingushetia. Officials said the clash, in the forest mountains near the border with Chechnya, were one of the bloodiest and most prolonged in Ingu...

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