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January 25, 2010 3:49 PM

China debunks involvement in Cyber attacks on Google

Debunking involvement of the state in cyber attacks on Google, China on Monday offered to enhance cooperation with the international community to fight against internet crime. Beijing also accused US of double standards as a row with Washington over internet freedom intensified. China said that hack...

January 25, 2010 3:05 PM

Sri Lanka to vote on Tuesday to elect new President

Sri Lankans go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new President. Election officials say all arrangements are in place to ensure a free and fair poll. Nearly one hundred thousand officers have been deployed for the elections duties and they will report to respective polling centres from Monday. Over ...

January 25, 2010 2:37 PM

G7 Finance Minister meet to discuss how to avoid ‘financial crisis’

Finance Minister from the Group of seven rich industrialized countries are meeting in London on Tuesday to discuss how to avoid a repeat of the Financial crisis of 2008. They will examine whether banks and insurance companies should pay an insurance levy to cover the cost of any future bail out by t...

January 25, 2010 2:04 PM

Ten bodies recovered from Ethiopian airliner crash site

Ten bodies have been recovered from the Ethiopian airliner crash site off the Lebanese coast. According to Lebanon's official National news agency, rescue teams are still searching for the remaining bodies. Lebanese army and UNIFIL helicopters and German warships are coordinating the efforts.The Eth...

January 25, 2010 2:03 PM

Sri Lanka to vote on Tuesday to elect a new President

January 25, 2010 1:56 PM

Ethiopian airliner with 92 passengers, crew on board crashes

An Ethiopian airliner with 92 passengers and crew on board crashed in stormy weather half an hour after takeoff from Beirut this morning and plunged into the Mediterranean sea.According to an airport official, witnesses saw a ball of fire as the jet plunged into the sea.He said, rescuers were trying...

January 25, 2010 10:38 AM

Ethiopian airliner crashes near Beirut

January 25, 2010 9:33 AM

Parliamentary elections due in May postponed in Afghanistan

After international pressure, the authorities in Afghanistan have postponed Parliamentary elections due in May. The Electoral Commission said the polls would now be held in September, mainly because of lack of funding.President Karzai has faced demands for delays to allow time to improve security an...

January 25, 2010 9:31 AM

Ethiopian airliner crashes near Beirut

According to Lebanese National news agency, an Ethiopian Boeing plane crashed on Monday morning in the sea half an hour after taking off from Beirut. Reports say that the plane with 85 passengers on board crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from Beirut international airport. ...

January 24, 2010 9:09 PM

Afghan intelligence unearths 188 terrorist networks

Afghanistan government today blamed Al-Qaida network for organizing the Monday attacks in capital Kabul that left 15 people dead including 10 suicide bombers. An intelligence official Mohammad Naeem Balouch told a press conference that a terrorist arrested recently has confessed during an investigat...

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