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January 30, 2010 7:12 PM

N Korea stops artillery fire towards S Korea

North Korea has stopped artillery fire into the sea near its disputed border with South Korea but may carry out further provocative acts. Seoul's military said North Korea carried out live fire exercises from Wednesday throughout Friday, firing hundreds of shells into the ocean just north of th...

January 30, 2010 6:44 PM

Suicide attack kills 12 in Pak

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan's volatile tribal region today, killing 12 people including two soldiers. Senior administration official Iqbal Khattak said a man wearing a vest packed with explosives walked up to the post in Khar, the main town in...

January 30, 2010 6:42 PM

Suicide attack kills 12 in Pak

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan's volatile tribal region today, killing 12 people including two soldiers. Senior administration official Iqbal Khattak said a man wearing a vest packed with explosives walked up to the post in Khar, the main town in...

January 30, 2010 6:41 PM

Suicide attack kills 12 in Pak

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan's volatile tribal region today, killing 12 people including two soldiers. Senior administration official Iqbal Khattak said a man wearing a vest packed with explosives walked up to the post in Khar, the main town in...

January 30, 2010 6:40 PM

Britain temporarily suspends student visa applications from N India

Britain has announced temporary suspension of student visa applications in North India centres from Monday due to the unexpectedly high numbers of such applications received from these areas in this year. <br/><br/>The centres are New Delhi, Chandigarh and Jalanldhar. British Hig...

January 30, 2010 5:32 PM

15 killed in U.S. drone strike in Pak

In Pakistan, 15 people were killed in suspected U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan on Saturday night. According to officials those killed include 6 foreign fighters. Drone fired four missiles in the bordering tribal area of Datta Khel. The hideout of militants belonging to Jalaluddin Haqani group...

January 30, 2010 5:32 PM

Nigeria's main militant group calls off ceasefire with govt.

Nigeria's main militant group, the MEND on Saturday called off its ceasefire with the government. The move has given a deadly blow to the fragile peace in the restive nation. It also threatened the multinational oil companies in the country with attacks at their installations.<br/>&#0...

January 30, 2010 5:32 PM

8 Taliban insurgents killed in NW Afghanistan

Afghan and NATO-led forces have killed eight Taliban insurgents in Badghis province northwest of Afghanistan. Deputy to provincial police chief Abdul Jabbar today said a group of Taliban rebels assembled in Balamirghab district to ambush Afghan forces convoy.<br/><br/>Intelligenc...

January 30, 2010 5:29 PM

Earthquake of 5.6-magnitude hits northern Chile

An earthquake of 5.6-magnitude hit northern Chile early on Saturday. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the tremor, which occurred at 1. 50 am local time was located in the mountains 96 kilometers south southwest of the town of Copiao. However, there were no immediate reports of...

January 30, 2010 5:28 PM

Rare silver coin dating to 211 BC unearthed in UK

A rare silver coin dating back to 211 BC has been unearthed at the Leicestershire village of Hallaton in the UK. The coin is considered to be the oldest piece of Roman currency.<br/><br/>A metal detectorist found the 2,221-year-old coin -- a denarius -- along with 5,000 other coi...

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