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October 12, 2009 8:39 PM
North Korea has fired five short-range missiles off its east coast. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the North has also declared a 'no sail' zone in the area from October 10-20. The latest launches, the first in about three months, come as Pyongyang has said it is ready to return...
October 12, 2009 8:03 PM
Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today appointed Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala as the new Deputy Prime Minister. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal administered the oath of office and secretary to Sujata Koirala as the new Deputy Prime Minister at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in K...
October 12, 2009 8:02 PM
Americans are celebrating Columbus Day today. Columbus Day is a federal holiday observed on the second Monday in October, marking the anniversary of arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. Columbus, an Italian explorer sailing under the Spanish flag, led four expeditions to the New World, b...
October 12, 2009 8:02 PM
The ruling United Russia party has dominated the results of the elections to the Moscow City Duma, as well as regional and municipal polls across the country. The City Election Committee today said almost 90 percent of votes have been counted in the Moscow elections. <br/><br/>Wi...
October 12, 2009 7:30 PM
Tropical storm Parma made a powerful landing in south China's island province of Hainan today killing a fisherman and three others are missing. A spokesman with the Provincial Response Office said strong winds and waves triggered by Parma caused a fishing boat to capsize and sink off the coast ...
October 12, 2009 7:20 PM
Syrian president has issued a decree banning smoking inside cafes, restaurants and other public spaces. The decree also outlaws smoking in educational institutions, health centres, sports halls, cinemas and theatres and on public transport. <br/><br/>Workers must not smoke during...
October 12, 2009 7:11 PM
Continuing a wave of terror strikes in Pakistan, a Taliban suicide bomber flung himself on a troop convoy in a crowded market in Shangla area of restive northwest killing 41 people. Police said a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security forces vehicle as it was passing through a security check...
October 12, 2009 6:54 PM
The World Health Organization says about 100 developing nations will begin receiving donations of the vaccine against swine flu as early as November. Millions of doses of the vaccine against H1N1 are being donated by pharmaceutical companies. A group of rich nations have also pledged to donate 10 pe...
October 12, 2009 6:54 PM
Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the Nobel economics prize for their work in economic governance. Ostrom is the first woman to win the prize since it was founded in 1968, and the fifth woman to win a Nobel award this year.<br/><br/>The Royal Swedish Academy of Sc...
October 12, 2009 6:37 PM
In Afghanistan, three Afghan soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in eastern Paktia province while 25 militants were killed in an army operation in southern province of Kandahar. A press release of Defense Ministry said today the soldiers were killed in Gardasiri district when they were...
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