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January 28, 2010 1:41 PM

Creating jobs must be nation's number one focus: Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama has delivered his first State of the Union address with the main focus on jobs and the economy. <br/><br/>He said the worst of the financial storm has passed but admitted the change has not quite enough. <br/><br/>Mr Obama defended ...

January 28, 2010 1:37 PM

North Korea fires artillery towards South for 2nd day

<br/>North Korea has fired artillery near its disputed maritime border with South Korea, a day after the two exchanged shots in the same area. Yonhap news agency reports, the North fired several rounds of artillery toward the border early on Thursday.<br/><br/>AP quotin...

January 28, 2010 1:26 PM

Prez, PM congratulate Rajapaksa on his re-election as Sri Lankan President

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa of the United Progressive Front Alliance (UPFA) was elected as the sixth Executive President of Sri Lanka for a second term by a massive majority of over 1.8 million votes on Tuesday.President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have sent congratul...

January 28, 2010 1:07 PM

Afghan talks set to open in London

A key summit on the future of Afghanistan is set to start in London with a possible offer of talks to moderate Taliban high on the agenda.Foreign ministers from some seventy countries will gather for the summit, intended to give renewed momentum to nation-building in Afghanistan.Donor countries are ...

January 28, 2010 12:02 PM

Sri Lanka EC Dissanayake expresses desire to retire from his post

<br/>Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake on Wednesday expressed desire to retire from his post within the next few days after finishing the uncompleted work. He said that the stress of the job was taking a heavy toll on his health.<br/><br/>Addressing a news co...

January 28, 2010 11:51 AM

Creating jobs must be nation's number one focus: Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama has delivered his first State of the Union address with the main focus on jobs and the economy. He said the worst of the financial storm has passed but admitted the change has not quite enough. Mr Obama defended the controversial bank bailouts, saying they were necessary ...

January 28, 2010 11:49 AM

Couple arrested over death of Indian in Australia

<br/>Australian authorities on Thursday arrested a couple in connection with the killing of an Indian. Victim Ranjodh Singh's partially burnt body was found dumped by the side of a road in the New South Wales Riverina in December last year.<br/>According to police, a 23-year...

January 28, 2010 11:38 AM

Creating jobs must be nation's number one focus: Obma

U.S. President Barack Obama has delivered his first State of the Union address with the main focus on jobs and the economy. He said the worst of the financial storm has passed but admitted the change has not quite enough. Mr Obama defended the controversial bank bailouts, saying they were necessary ...

January 28, 2010 10:28 AM

Creating jobs must be nation's number one focus: Obma

US President Barack Obama in his first State of the Union address has said that creating jobs must be the nation's number one focus.Mr Obama accepted Americans were hurting and that his election pledge of change had not come quickly enough. He defended his bank bailout policy, saying it had sav...

January 28, 2010 10:25 AM

US, Russia treaty over new nuclear arms nears end

The White House says negotiations between the United States and Russia over new nuclear arms treaty are nearly complete. The announcement follows a telephone talks between President Obama and his Russian counter part Dmitri Medvedev. The previous nuclear arms treaty between the two countries known a...

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