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    UNSC members ask Gaddafi to address legitimate demands of protesters

    India and 14 other members of the UN Security Council have asked the regime of Moammar Gaddafi in Libya to address the legitimate demands of the people protesting against his 41-year rule. The Security Council condemned the violence and use of force against civilians, deplored the repression against peaceful demonstrators and expressed deep regret at […]

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    UNSC demands immediate end to violence in Libya

    Seeking an immediate end to violence in Libya that has killed “hundreds of civilians,” India and 14 other members of the UN Security Council have asked the regime of Moammar Gaddafi to address the legitimate demands of the people protesting against his 41-year rule. The Security Council “condemned the violence and use of force against […]

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    New Zealand PM declares state of emergency after quake

    New Zealand Prime Minister John Key declared a state of national emergency confirming death toll at 75 following the devastating earthquake that led to massive buildings collapsing around the country’s second-largest city of Christchurch. Around 55 bodies had been identified and there were a further 20 unidentified bodies, media reports said. Another 300 people were […]

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    Bahrain King orders release of prisoners accused of plotting against kingdom

    Bahrain’s king has ordered the release of a number of prisoners and closed cases against several leaders accused of plotting against the kingdom. According to Bahrain’s official news agency, orders have been issued considering the need of national unity. In a separate statement, Crown Prince of the country Salman, who has been entrusted to conduct […]

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    Arrangements being made to evacuate Indian nationals from Libya

    Concerned over the worsening situation in Libya, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said that arrangements are being made for air and sea evacuation of Indian nationals stranded in the country. She was speaking to newsmen after an emergency high level meeting on modalities to evacuate 18,000 Indian nationals trapped in Libya. Earlier, a report from […]

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    UN Chief Appalled by Somali Pirates’ Killing of Four U.S. Citizens

    UN Secretary-general Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday was appalled by the reported killing of four American hostages by Somali pirates, and called for more efforts to crack down on the criminal elements, said a note to the press from the UN spokesperson. The note, issued following relevant press questions on Somalia, said: “The secretary-general is […]

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    Christchurch Wakes to Nightmare Destruction following Quake

    Christchurch has woken on Wednesday from what a local business leader calls the nightmare that didn’t happen in September. Tuesday afternoon’s 6.3 earthquake has shattered the New Zealand South Island’s largest city, leaving an official death toll of 39 that is certain to climb as more bodies are found beneath the rubble of destroyed and […]

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    Australia’s Queensland Sends Rescue Team to Earthquake-hit New Zealand

    An Australian Queensland rescue team equipped with sniffer dogs, drills and sonar devices is on the way to New Zealand’s Christchurch to help free people buried in the earthquake rubble, according to a report by Australian Associated Press (AAP) on Wednesday. The Queensland Urban Search and Rescue Team includes technical rescue officers and paramedics, with […]

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    300 Killed in Libyan Unrest: Official

    A total of 300 people, including 111 soldiers and 189 civilians, have been killed in the unrest which erupted in Libya in the past week, Libyan state TV quoted Libyan committee for national security as saying. In Benghazi, which was hit most in the disturbances, 104 civilians and 10 soldiers were killed, according to the […]

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    ASEAN Ministers to discuss Thai-Cambodian border conflict

    Foreign Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are holding an emergency meeting today in Jakarta to discuss possible solutions to the Thai-Cambodian border conflict. The meeting of the 10-nation regional group was convened at the request of the United Nations Security Council, which met last week after four days of Thai-Cambodian border clashes […]

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