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November 23, 2009 8:55 PM
At least eight people have been killed and two others wounded in an explosion at a Russian ammunition depot. The Defence ministry said the explosion happened at an arsenal on the outskirts of the city of Ulyanovsk. The Arsenal 31 depot is about 900 kilometers south-east of the capital Moscow. Explos...
November 23, 2009 8:13 PM
The world's largest mass yellow fever immunisation has started in West Africa, targeting 12 million people. Health charities are rolling out the vaccines to people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Thirteen African nations are said to be at high risk of outbreaks of yellow fever, which can ki...
November 23, 2009 7:22 PM
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today afternoon signed a proclamation for holding of Presidential election ahead of the Parliamentary polls. The Presidential elections are likely to be scheduled in January next year. Giving rest to all speculation, the Sri Lankan President has issued instruct...
November 23, 2009 7:21 PM
In Nepal, the Chairman of the Unified CPN (Maoist) Prachanda and the Nepali Congress President Girija Prasad Koirala today agreed to explore a middle path to adopt a common resolution in parliament to end the current political deadlock. Talking to newsmen after their meeting in Kathmandu this aftern...
November 23, 2009 5:56 PM
In Philippines, twenty-one people have been found dead, including 13 women. According to reports, a group of 30 people were kidnapped on the southern island of Mindanao early today when they were on their way to file a nomination for a local mayor, Esmael Mangudadatu for the forthcoming local polls....
November 23, 2009 5:50 PM
In Afghanistan, four US and three Afghan soldiers were killed in a series of roadside bomb attacks and fighting with militants in different parts of the country. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement today that two US soldiers were killed in a homemade bomb blast whi...
November 23, 2009 3:51 PM
Chinese authorities today blamed inadequate safety precautions for the country's worst mine disaster in the last two years, as the toll from the gas explosion at Xinxing colliery mounted to 104. Safety officials and investigators have blamed poor management and inadequate safety precautions for...
November 23, 2009 2:35 PM
The Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to hold the Presidential elections ahead of the Parliamentary polls. Our Correspondent reports that a decision to this effect was taken today by the President at a meeting with his party leaders. <br/><br/>
November 23, 2009 2:03 PM
Iraq's Parliament has again failed to resolve a deadlock on a key law that is required before general elections can be held in January. Lawmakers continued negotiations Sunday but failed to make breakthroughs. Parliament's Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Attiya said lawmakers will revisit the iss...
November 23, 2009 1:41 PM
In a novel initiative to reach out to hundreds of thousands of blue collar workers residing in the United Arab Emirates, the Indian embassy last evening honoured thirty skilled workers for their commendable work in their respective fields.<br/><br/>The Indian Ambassador to the UA...
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