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November 21, 2009 10:05 AM
The American Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said the United States can help the battle against corruption in Afghanistan by tightening control of its own contracts and projects there. <br/>His comments came as the corruption issue continues to raise questions about the credibility of t...
November 21, 2009 10:03 AM
Health officials say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. Five patients on a unit treating people with severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, were infected. Three appear to have acquired the infection in hospital. Th...
November 20, 2009 8:10 PM
The World Economic Forum, has opened its second Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai today. Over 700 leaders from academia, business, government and civil society have gathered for the dialogue addressing some of the most pressing issues on the global agenda.<br/>Managing Director and Chie...
November 20, 2009 7:13 PM
Somalia has vowed to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, leaving the US the only nation not to back the accord. The UN, which is celebrating 20 years since the agreement was put into force, welcomed Somalia's announcement. Unicef, the UN's children's agency, however, ...
November 20, 2009 7:11 PM
Sri Lanka's former top military officer, General Sarath Fonseka who resigned last week vowed today to fight for democracy amid reports that he may be the consensus presidential candidate fielded by the major opposition parties at the upcoming elections. General Fonseka, who quit as Chief of Def...
November 20, 2009 7:10 PM
In Afghanistan, at least 17 people including a police official were killed today when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated his explosives in southwestern town of Farah.<br/>The provincial police chief said at least 30 more people have been injured, some of them seriously and the ...
November 20, 2009 6:20 PM
In Pakistan, at least three policemen were killed and seven injured when unidentified assailants targeted a security vehicle with a roadside bomb here today. Officials said a police van on routine patrol in the area under the jurisdiction of Yaqatoot police station was attacked with a remote-control...
November 20, 2009 6:20 PM
In Britain, about 200 people have been rescued by the emergency services from the town of Cockermouth in northern England hit by devastating floods. Air Force helicopters airlifted at least 50 to safety, with some forced to break through the roofs of their houses.<br/>The British Environme...
November 20, 2009 6:11 PM
In Afghanistan, at least 18 people including a policeman were killed in a suicide bombing this morning in the western Farah province. Police said the attack injured 36 others, including eight children. The suicide bomber riding a motorcycle self-detonated next to the governor's house in the cap...
November 20, 2009 6:10 PM
The European Commission has signed a 1 billion dollar development pact with Nigeria, aimed at tackling corruption and promoting peace. The EU's development commissioner Karel De Gucht said a substantial amount of the funding will be spent on resolving conflict in the oil-rich and crime-plagued ...
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