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December 25, 2009 7:22 PM

Pope Benedict XVI urges tolerance for migrants

Pope Benedict XVI today delivered his traditional Christmas message, urging tolerance for migrants. The Pope said in the face of the exodus of all those who migrate from their homelands and are driven away by hunger, intolerance or environmental degradation, the Roman Catholic Church calls for an at...

December 25, 2009 4:57 PM

Major winter storm rolling across central US

A major winter storm is rolling across the central United States, bringing chaos among road and air transport users from Texas to Minnesota. At least 18 deaths were reported, many of them in Nebraska and Kansas due to icy conditions on roads. Some 100 flights leaving Minneapolis were cancelled. The ...

December 25, 2009 2:09 PM

US demands immediate release of pro- democracy activist Liu Xiaobo

The United States demanded the immediate release of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on subversion charges. State Department Acting Spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement in Washington that it is deeply concerned to learn that well-known Chinese de...

December 25, 2009 11:41 AM

US demands immediate release of democracy activist Liu Xiaobo

The United States demanded the immediate release of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison on subversion charges. State Department Acting Spokesman Mark Toner said in a statement in Washington that it is deeply concerned to learn that well-known Chinese de...

December 25, 2009 11:37 AM

34 people killed in Iraq

In Iraq, 34 people were killed and 75 others injured in series of bomb attacks today. Reports quoting officials say that a double explosion struck near a bus station in Babil province killing 14 policemen and a provincial councillor. The first bomb was exploded in a car in Hilla while another blast ...

December 24, 2009 10:47 PM

Winter storm starts to spread across US Midwest

A major winter storm is spreading across the US Midwest, affecting holiday travel and cutting power to hundreds of homes. The worst of the storm is expected to hit late today and dump up to 2 feet of snow by Christmas Day. Six motorists in Nebraska, Kansas and New Mexico, were killed due to icy road...

December 24, 2009 10:02 PM

US senate passes historic healthcare reform bill

In the United States, Senators have passed the final Senate version of a historic healthcare reform bill. The bill aims to cover 31 million uninsured Americans and could lead to the biggest change in US healthcare in decades. The Senate bill was adopted by 60 votes to 39, with senators voting along ...

December 24, 2009 9:48 PM

Suicide bomber kills 5, injures 26 in Pak

In Pakistan, a suicide bomber has killed five people and injured 26 others in the city of Peshawar, detonating explosives at a check post on a busy road. Senior police officer Karim Khan said the bomber was on foot and detonated explosives strapped to his body during a body-search at the check post....

December 24, 2009 9:48 PM

US senate historic healthcare reform bill

In the United States, Senators have passed the final Senate version of a historic healthcare reform bill. The bill aims to cover 31 million uninsured Americans and could lead to the biggest change in US healthcare in decades. The Senate bill was adopted by 60 votes to 39, with senators voting along ...

December 24, 2009 8:17 PM

More than 50 % war displaced Tamil civilians resettled

More than 50 percent of the war displaced Tamil civilians living in various camps have been resettled in their places of origin. Minister of Human Rights and Disaster Management, Mahinda Samarasinghe during a media briefing said that the number of Internally Displaced in the Welfare Village in Vavun...

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