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November 4, 2009 6:41 PM

Earthquake jolts Iran; 700 reportedly injured

An earthquake struck southern Iran's Hormozgan province early today, injuring about 700 people. Iran's Press TV said frightened residents of the port city of Bandar Abbas poured into the streets after the 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck at 2:56 a.m. local time. However, no deaths were repo...

November 4, 2009 6:41 PM

90 killed, 22 missing in Typhoon Mirinae in Central Vietnam

At least 90 people have been killed in flooding in central Vietnam sparked by Tropical Storm Mirinae, which slammed into the country this week. Officials today said another 22 people were reported missing after the storm struck on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes. Water in places reached up to t...

November 4, 2009 6:04 PM

Another Indian student racially abused & attacked in Australia

In yet another attack on Indians in Melbourne, an engineering student from the community was racially abused by a group of Australians.<br/>36-year-old Amrit Goyal, pursuing automotive engineering from the Australian Industrial System Institute was attacked in Laverton area. President of F...

November 4, 2009 6:03 PM

US for Palestinians State with a real sovereignty: Hillary

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that West Asia peace talks must include the disputed city of Jerusalem and Washington does not accept the legitimacy of the West Bank enclaves and wants to see their construction halted forever. <br/>She was speaking in a press conference in C...

November 4, 2009 5:39 PM

US envoys hold talks with Myanmar PM over Suu Kyi release

Two senior US envoys have held separate talks with Myanmar's Prime Minister Thein Sein and detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The visit of US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and his deputy is the highest level contact between the two governments for more than a decade. &...

November 4, 2009 3:04 PM

Iranians celebrate US Embassy take-over

Iranians are holding rallies across the country on Wednesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the US Embassy takeover in Tehran. According to Iran's Press TV, since the 1979 takeover of the US embassy in Tehran, Iranians have been celebrating the occasion every year by holding rallies on the annivers...

November 4, 2009 1:10 PM

Resurgence of Taliban and Al-Qaeda a real challenge: Foreign Secretary

Describing the resurgence of Taliban and Al-Qaeda as real challenge, India on Wednesday asked the international community to put effective pressure on Pakistan to implement its commitment to deal with terror groups on its soil. Delivering a keynote address at a conference on South Asia-2020 in New D...

November 4, 2009 12:00 PM

UNSG calls on to Israel to halt eviction of Palestinians in East Jerusalem

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Israel to halt eviction of Palestinians in East Jerusalem. He said, these actions stoke tensions, cause suffering and further undermine trust. Mr. Ban called on Israel to cease such provocative actions and to implement its commitments under the Road Map...

November 4, 2009 11:53 AM

Headley and Rana were planning to attack National Defence College in New Delhi

David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana arrested last month by the FBI were planning to attack the National Defence College in New Delhi. Federal prosecutors have said in Washington that they were also part of a Pak-based terror outfit Lashkat-e-Toiba's plan of a major terror attack on ...

November 4, 2009 11:37 AM

Typhoon kills at least 30 people in Vietnam

Typhoon Mirinae that hit Vietnam has killed at least thirty people and left eight missing in the central provinces of Vietnam. Vietnamese official newspaper People reported on Wednesday that among the typhoon-hit provinces, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh and Khanh Hoa were the three worst-stricken ones. The typ...

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