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October 9, 2009 4:46 PM

Bomb blast claims 41 lives in Pak

In Pakistan, at least 41 people have been killed in a bomb blast in a crowded area of the north-western city of Peshawar. The Provincial Health Minister of North West Frontier Province, Zahir Ali Shah who visited the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar said more than 100 people have also been injured....

October 9, 2009 3:51 PM

Prez Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

US President, Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said he was awarded it for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples. <br/><br/>There were a record 205 nominations for this year's prize...

October 9, 2009 3:30 PM

UNSC votes to extend mandate of Nato-led troops in Afghanistan

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the mandate of Nato-led troops in Afghanistan for a year and urged that it be reinforced. The resolution called on the member states to contribute personnel, equipment and other resources to the International Security Assistance Force. <br...

October 9, 2009 3:25 PM

Prez Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

US President, Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee said he was awarded it for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples. <br/><br/>There were a record 205 nominations for this year's prize...

October 9, 2009 1:21 PM

6.4 magnitude quake hits Santa Cruz Islands in S Pacific

An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit the Santa Cruz islands in the South Pacific on Friday. The fresh tremors came a day after a series of huge quakes sparked a region-wide tsunami alert. Seismologists said the quake was centered about 314 kilometres north-northwest of Santo, Vanuatu...

October 9, 2009 12:56 PM

Pak ISI under scanner for embassy attack

Pakistan-based groups and its intelligence agency the ISI has come under scanner again for the Thursday's suicide car bomb explosion outside the Indian embassy in Kabul which killed 17 people and injured more than sixty others. <br/><br/>An Afghan foreign ministry spokesman said ...

October 9, 2009 11:14 AM

Landslides claim over 90 lives in Philippines

In Philippines, more than ninety people have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the northern part of the country. Reports that some of the latest landslides were caused by water that was released from the dams in the wake of Typhoon Parma. Typhoon Ketsana left at least 3...

October 9, 2009 11:04 AM

Landslides claims over 90 lives in Philippines

In Philippines, more than ninety people have been killed in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in the northern part of the country. Reports that some of the latest landslides were caused by water that was released from the dams in the wake of Typhoon Parma. Typhoon Ketsana left at least 3...

October 9, 2009 10:30 AM

Nasa set to crash two unmanned spacecraft into moon

Nasa is set to crash two unmanned spacecraft into the Moon in a bid to detect the presence of water-ice. A 2,200kg rocket stage will be first to collide, hurling debris high above the lunar surface. A second spacecraft packed with science instruments will then analyse the contents of this dusty clou...

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