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February 6, 2010 8:41 PM

Severe snowstorm batters Washington

In the United States, an extremely dangerous snowstorm has dumped large amounts of snow in the east coast, shutting down the capital. About 10 inches of snow had fallen by 11.30 hrs. IST on Saturday in Washington. The National Weather Service put the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area under a ra...

February 6, 2010 8:40 PM

Dozen injured in Pak’s Quetta blast

In Pakistan, a powerful blast occurred at Jinnah Road in Quetta on Saturday, injuring at least a dozen people, including two Frontier Corps personnel. Out of 12, two injured are said to be in a serious condition. Police said the bomb planted on a motorcycle was blown up through a time device outside...

February 6, 2010 8:21 PM

Agreement on nuclear fuel proposal soon: Iran

Iran's foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said that an agreement on the nuclear fuel proposal will soon be reached, but with the changes that Tehran seeks. According to Iranian channel Press TV, speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Iranian foreign minister said that Iran h...

February 6, 2010 8:09 PM

Portuguese police seizes half tonne of explosives in suspected ETA cache

Portuguese police have seized half a tonne of explosives at a house being used as a base by Basque separatist group Eta. The discovery, which also included bomb-making equipment, was made in the central Portugal town of Obidos. Officials said fake licence plates, detonators and maps were also found....

February 6, 2010 8:08 PM

Fuselage of crashed Ethiopian airlines plane found

Searchers have located a large part of the fuselage of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in the sea off Lebanon last month killing 90 people. Lebanese Transport Minister Ghazi Aridi said the vessel 'Ocean Alert' has found part of the rear section of the aircraft's cabin between...

February 6, 2010 7:31 PM

Nepal PM urges parties to focus on drafting Constitution

In Nepal, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has urged political parties to give top priority to drafting of the new Constitution to ensure that the new statute is promulgated within the scheduled date of May 28th. He said failing to do so would mean non-fulfilment of the commitment made to the peopl...

February 6, 2010 7:24 PM

16 Taliban militants killed in southern Afghanistan

At least 16 Taliban militants have been killed during a joint NATO-led military operation in southern Afghanistan. Local officials on Saturday said the operation started last night in Babji village of volatile Helmand province, the region where U.S. and British forces are gearing up for a major push...

February 6, 2010 7:23 PM

EU offers help in updating IPCC procedures

The European Union has backed the Inter - Governmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC and offered help in updating its procedures. The EU on Saturday said it had offered to help the UN climate panel strengthen its quality control processes. Spain's Secretary of State for Climate Change .Teresa ...

February 6, 2010 6:42 PM

Pak neuroscientist convicted of murder

Pakistani neuroscientist - Aafia Siddiqui - has been found guilty of attempted murder by grabbing a soldier's gun and opening fire on American soldiers and FBI agents. The incident happened when they came to question her in a hide out room in the city of Ghazni in Afghanistan.<br/>&#0...

February 6, 2010 6:41 PM

Thousands of mourners attend Shiites' funeral in Pak

In Pakistan, thousands of mourners have attended funerals for those killed in a double bomb attack yon Friday targeting Shia Muslims in the city of Karachi. The death toll from the bombings rose overnight to 33, with 165 injured. A police official said more then 10,000 people had attended a funeral ...

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