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January 17, 2010 11:48 AM

Evacuation at JFK Airport goes on

In the United States, evacuation of passengers and staff at New York's JFK International Airport's terminal 8 was ordered after an unauthorised person entered a secured zone, through a door used by airline employees . Officials said the passengers were told to leave for rescreening. The re...

January 17, 2010 9:13 AM

Germany warns web users on security

The German government has warned web users to find an alternative browser to Internet Explorer to protect security. The warning from the Federal Office for Information Security comes after Microsoft admitted Internet Explorer was the weak link in recent attacks on Google's systems. Microsoft re...

January 17, 2010 9:06 AM

Pak troops kill 8 militants

Pakistani troops have killed eight militants and arrested eight more during search and clearance operations in the country's north-west region. The authorities said in Islamabad day that the troops repulsed two Taliban attacks on check posts in the Waziristan tribal region.Seven militants, incl...

January 17, 2010 9:06 AM

Nepal assures India of priests’ safety

The visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Mr. S.M.Krishna has said that that Nepal government has reassured him the safety of the Indian priests and pilgrims visiting the holy Pashupatinath temple.Talking to newsmen after offering his prayers at the holy temple in Kakthmandu yesterday, Mr;Krishn...

January 17, 2010 9:06 AM

Obama promises help to Haiti victims

US President Barack Obama has declared one of the largest relief efforts in US history to help Haiti's earthquake victims as survivors begged for aid still only trickling through to them. Four days after a massive quake, hundreds of thousands of Haitians are still desperately waiting for assist...

January 17, 2010 9:05 AM

Earthquake jolts western Iran

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has struck very close to the western Iranian city of Dezful, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 11:53pm (local time) and was centred 25 kilometres north of Dezful toward the Iraqi border. It was only 10 kilometres deep, intensifying its impact. Th...

January 17, 2010 9:05 AM

Ukraine goes to polls today

After years of political instability, Ukrainians go to the polls today in a presidential election which they hope will bring strong leadership to the former Soviet state. Russia and the EU will be hoping for the same. The final days before the Ukrainian presidential election have been colored not by...

January 17, 2010 9:05 AM

Number of migrants fall in Spain

Spain says the number of migrants coming to the country by sea from Africa fell by almost half in 2009. Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said 7,285 such migrants arrived in Spain last year, compared with 13,425 in 2008. The number reaching the Canary Islands was the lowest in a decade, he s...

January 16, 2010 9:48 PM

Bangladesh PM defends decision to open up Mongla & Chittagong ports to India

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday strongly defended the decision to open up Mongla and Chittagong ports to India. Addressing a Press Conference at her office in Dhaka, she said her government is taking all-out initiatives to upgrade the service standard of Mongla Port to internatio...

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