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  • At least 20 killed in Pak suicide blast

    In Pakistan, at least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured this afternoon when a suicide bomber hit a funeral in the northwest district of Lower Dir . According to the local media reports, the attack took place at a funeral ceremony held for a local elder in the Jandol area of the district. […]

    Peace process, Constitution-making to complete in 3 months: PM

    Nepal’s new Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Thursday said that his government is working towards taking the peace process to its “logical end” and preparing a draft Constitution within the next three months. “The peace process will be taken to its logical end and a draft Constitution will be ready within the next three month’s […]

    Assault in Afghan capital leaves 27 dead

    The 20-hour insurgent assault on the heavily guarded Afghan capital left 27 dead including police, civilians and attackers when fighting finally ended today. Eleven Afghan civilians were killed, more than half of them children, said US Marine Corps Gen John Allen. Five Afghan police officers also died, he said. A total of 11 insurgents were […]

    One in six Americans living below poverty line: Census

    One in six Americans are now living below poverty line, the Census Bureau said in a report, reflecting the adverse impact of economic crisis on common man. “The nation’s official poverty rate in 2010 was 15.1 per cent, up from 14.3 per cent in 2009 – the third consecutive annual increase in the poverty rate,” […]

    Difficult to have a Palestine vote next week: UNGA President

    The United Nations has not yet received a request from the Palestinians for their bid in the UN for statehood and it is still unclear when a vote on the issue will take place, UN General Assembly’s new president Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser said. “To be frank with you I still did not receive any request […]

    Kabul attacks kill six, wound 15

    Taliban attacks in downtown Kabul on Tuesday killed six people and wounded 15 others, an Afghan interior ministry official has said. The official, speaking anonymously, said the dead were four policemen and two civilians who died in attacks on four separate locations in Kabul, including NATO’s heavily-guarded coalition headquarters next to the US embassy. The […]

    1 dead, 4 hurt in explosion at French nuclear site

    One person died and another was seriously injured in an explosion on Monday in a site that treats nuclear waste in southern France, the country’s nuclear safety body said, adding that no radioactive leaks have been detected. The Nuclear Safety Authority said three other people suffered lesser injuries in the blast at an oven in the Centraco […]

    Petrol pipeline explosion in Kenya leaves more than 100 dead

    In Kenya, more than 100 people were killed today after a petrol pipeline explosion and fire in a slum area in the capital Nairobi. According to a Kenyan Pipeline Company official, the explosion occurred when some slum residents rushed to scoop the spilled oil while smoking, before firefighters rushed to the scene. The official said […]

    17 Indians to be freed from Sharjah jail in UAE

    The seventeen Indians, who have been languishing in Sharjah jail for almost three years on murder charges are expected to be free following the judgment of the Sharjah Court of Appeal monday. They have been awarded a deportation after two-year jail sentence. The Indian consul General Sanjay Verma told in a press conference that since […]

    Hurricane Katia hits Britain, Met office issues “Amber Alert”

    Britain is bracing for the most severe weather it has seen in 15 years as the remains of what was Hurricane Katia hit the country Monday. Britain’s Met office has issued an “Amber Alert,” the second highest weather alert. Met officials said coastal areas could get hit with winds nearing 130 kilometers per hour, uprooting […]