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November 17, 2009 6:53 PM
As President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao sought to deepen trust during talks in China, a just-released poll in Washington, has found that a majority of Americans view Beijing as a military threat and source of unfair competition for US companies.<br/>According to a C...
November 17, 2009 6:53 PM
Czechs and Slovaks are to mark the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution - which brought down the Communist government of the then-Czechoslovakia. Past and present students will re-enact a Prague march that started the events.<br/>The Communist Party announced it would relinquish power...
November 17, 2009 6:52 PM
Pankaj Advani kept Indias flag fly high winning a tough fight at 4-3 frames against Welshman Phillip Williams in the ongoing IBSF Championship in Hyderabad. Pankaj kept his nerves in crucial frame to defeat his rival 54 - 16, after both the players won three frames each. <br/><br/...
November 17, 2009 6:52 PM
In Myanmar, at least 50 people are feared dead after a ferry collided with a barge and sank in Irrawaddy Delta. Officials said the crash happened in the Ngawun River, 134 kilometers west of Rangoon, soon after the ferry left Pathein town on Sunday. There were 176 passengers on board. Rescue teams fo...
November 17, 2009 6:52 PM
President Barack Obama has urged his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao to resume dialogue with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Speaking alongside Mr. Hu after wide ranging talks in Beijing Mr. Obama said they had also discussed the sensitive issue on Human Rights.<br/>For h...
November 17, 2009 6:51 PM
UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has said that Israel should end the blockade of Gaza, cease evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes. Mr.Ban Ki-moon said this in his report to the General Assembly on the human rights of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territory, including ...
November 17, 2009 6:49 PM
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was quizzed by a UN panel probing the assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto.<br/>Musharraf was interviewed by the UN commission of inquiry in New York last week shortly after the panel wrote to the Pakistan government saying it wanted to ...
November 17, 2009 3:24 PM
UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday on a three day official visit to get a first hand assessment of the resettlement process of the war displaced Tamil civilians. During his brief stay, he is expected to cal...
November 17, 2009 2:17 PM
Describing Tibet as part of China, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday supported the early resumption of talks between Beijing and representatives of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Obama said this after his meeting with Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing. The last formal talk...
November 17, 2009 2:12 PM
In Sudan, five people were killed and seven wounded including a minister in the country's southern regional government, when a gunbattle erupted between rival ethnic groups. Official sources said that gunmen ambushed the convoy of the south's agriculture and forestry minister Mr. Samson Kw...
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