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October 10, 2009 9:11 AM

I’m most persecuted person in entire history: Berlusconi

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has described himself as the most persecuted person "in the entire history of the world". Mr Berlusconi also said he was "the best prime minister we can find today". In an impassioned statement, he then mistakenly told reporters he had spe...

October 10, 2009 5:50 AM

H1N1 virus claims 4525 lives world wide since April’09

At least 4,525 people have died world wide from swine flu infections since the H1N1 virus was uncovered in April. The World Health Organisation in a statement in Geneva said in its weekly update of the pandemic. Most deaths occurred in the Americas region, where 3,292 fatalities have been reported. ...

October 9, 2009 11:46 PM

India reiterates its commitment for reconstruction of Afghanistan

India has reiterated its commitment for reconstruction and development of Afghanistan despite forces acting against it. Foreign secretary Mrs. Nirupma Rao said during a day-long visit to Afghanistan capital Kabul that India shares close relationship with government and people of Afghanistan which wi...

October 9, 2009 8:51 PM

Karzai assures Rao on probe into Indian Embassy bombing

Afghan President Hamid Karzai today assured India that a thorough investigation will be conducted into the suicide bomb attack near the Indian embassy in Kabul to ascertain who was behind it. The assurance came when Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao met him soon after arriving in the city to take stock...

October 9, 2009 7:16 PM

Myanmar democracy leader Suu Kyi meets diplomats

Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi discussed sanctions against military-ruled Myanmar in a rare meeting with Western diplomats today. The US embassy in Yangon said the Nobel laureate met with the heads of the US, UK and Australian embassies for one hour at a government guesthouse. An emb...

October 9, 2009 7:15 PM

UN climate talks split on treaty

The latest round of UN climate talks in Bangkok has ended with deep divisions over the shape of a new global treaty. Developing countries want an extension of the Kyoto Protocol, but developed nations are arguing for a completely new agreement. The fortnight of talks in Bangkok began with negotiator...

October 9, 2009 5:38 PM

NASA probe hits moon South Pole looking for water

NASA has successfully steered an empty rocket hull into the moon's South Pole in a search for hidden ice.The intentional crash this evening is the first and bigger of two planned collisions that are expected to kick up miles of lunar dust.The space probe is called Lunar Crater Observation and S...

October 9, 2009 5:33 PM

Landslides claim at least 160 lives in Philippines

At least 160 people have been killed by flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the northern Philippines. Most of the deaths were in Benguet province, where landslides were reported to have hit several towns. In Pangasinan province, about 30 towns were said to have been flooded and dams h...

October 9, 2009 5:33 PM

Bomb blast claims 50 lives in Pak

In Pakistan, at least 50 people have been killed in a bombing in a crowded area of the north-western city of Peshawar. More than 100 people have also been injured in the suspected suicide bombing. Doctors at the Lady Reading hospital, close to the blast site, warned that the toll could rise as many ...

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