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February 10, 2010 1:34 PM

Sri Lanka Prez dissolves parliament; general elections on 8th April

The General Election in Sri Lanka will be held on April 8. The Gazette notification issued on Tuesday says the nominations will be accepted from 19 of this month to 26th Feb.The Parliament was dissolved midnight on Tuesday by President Mahinda Rajapaksa under the powers vested in him under Article 7...

February 10, 2010 1:23 PM

300 Million dollars aid to Haiti from South American summit

A South American summit on Tuesday pledged three hundred million dollars aid for Haiti, saying the country's government should be in charge of relief efforts and other nations should keep out of Haiti's internal affairs. Haitian President Rene Preval attended the emergency meeting of the U...

February 10, 2010 12:50 PM

Endeavour docks with ISS

The US space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early today. Endeavour was launched on Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a 13-day construction mission to the ISS. NASA says its mission will deliver and assemble Node 3, the last US module onto the IS...

February 10, 2010 12:49 PM

India asks for clear actions from Aus govt on attacks on Indian students

In view of a series of attacks on its nationals, India today sought credible answers from Australia so that it could send a clear message to worried parents of more than 120,000 Indian students in Melbourne. <br/>Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh said in an article published in the Ag...

February 10, 2010 12:44 PM

Million dollars aid to Haiti from South American summit

A South American summit yesterday pledged three hundred million dollars aid for Haiti, saying the country's government should be in charge of relief efforts and other nations should keep out of Haiti's internal affairs. Haitian President Rene Preval attended the emergency meeting of the Un...

February 10, 2010 12:41 PM

Relation between US-China most complex says Obama administration

The Obama Administration has said that relationship between the US and China is one of the most important and complex relationships in the world today. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, P J Crowley told this to reporters in response to a question on reports that China was apparently n...

February 10, 2010 10:20 AM

Nigeria's VP Goodluck takes over from ailing president

The Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has assumed office as acting President in place of the ailing Umaru Yar Adua. Mr Yar'Adua has been in Saudi Arabia since November last year receiving treatment for an heart condition. In 2005, Goodluck Jonathan was the Deputy Governor of a southern ...

February 10, 2010 10:19 AM

Sudan wants normal relations with Chad

The Sudanese President Umar Al Bashir has said his country is ready for normalisation of relations with neighbouring Chad raising hopes to the end of conflict in Darfur. Speaking after talks with the Chadian President Idris Dibi in Khartoum, Mr Bashir said the visit had put an end to the problems be...

February 10, 2010 10:18 AM

Greek Govt to overhaul its nearly bankrupt pension system

The Greek Government has announced plans to overhaul the country's nearly bankrupt pension system. It is the latest part of an austerity programme aimed at tackling huge budget deficit and soaring debt. The measures have led to unions calling a 24 hour strike from Wednesday. Greek Government is...

February 10, 2010 10:17 AM

US seeks significant sanctions against Iran

President Obama has said that United States is developing a significant regime of sanctions in response to Iran's announcement that it is to begin enriching uranium to a higher grade of 20 per cent. Mr Obama said the process of formulating the sanctions is moving along quickly. He praised Russi...

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