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  • UNSC to discuss Libyan crisis

    The UN Security Council is to meet in a close session later today to discuss the Libyan crisis. It will be the first time that the Council has made indirect response to the protest sweeping through the Arab world. The meeting has been called by the Deputy Libyan Ambassador to the UN Ibrahim Dabbashi, who […]

    65 killed in NZealand earthquake

    At least 65 people were confirmed dead and many more fatalities feared after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch on Tuesday in New Zealand’s South Island, causing widespread destruction. Prime Minister John Key said at least 65 people were dead with many more people yet to be rescued. Hundreds more have suffered a wide range of […]

    At least 30 killed in Mali stadium stampede

    At least 30 people have been killed in a stampede in a Mali stadium at the end of a sermon by a renowned imam. Interior Ministry sources said, 70 people were injured in the incident. The stampede occurred as the crowd swarmed to get close to imam Osman Madani Haidara as he carried out blessings […]

    Strong Quake Hits S. New Zealand City Center

    A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand South Island city of Christchurch, causing widespread destruction in the city center. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker told Radio New Zealand that it felt like a whole new earthquake, not just an aftershock of the Sept. 4 7.1 quake. “It was very, very strong,” he says. He said […]

    Gaddafi Says He Is in Libya

    Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said in a brief TV appearance on Tuesday that he is still in Tripoli, rejecting reports that he fled the country and headed to Venezuela. “I am in Tripoli, I am not in Venezuela,” he said in short statements live broadcast by state TV from his Tripoli residence. State TV said […]

    Suicide blast at Mogadishu police base kills nine

    A suicide car bomb ripped through a police base in Mogadishu on Monday, killing nine people after a weekend of bloody fighting between pro-government forces and Al Qaeda-inspired insurgents. According to police sources, at least nine people were killed when the explosives-laden vehicle blew up at the Darwish camp, a site used by a police […]

    Libya: Protesters take control of cities, reports say Gaddafi has fled

    Libya’s anti-government protesters took control of several cities in the north African country and reached capital Tripoli for the first time amid reports that its leader Muammar Gaddafi has fled the country. A growing number of four-decade-old Gaddafi regime figures have defected, as the government crackdown on the protesters intensified with state TV reporting that […]

    Nearly one thousand evacuated as volcano erupts in Phillipines

    In the Philippines, nearly one thousand people have been evacuated following a volcanic eruption in the central parts of the country. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said ash from the eruption on mount Bulusan has hit a high of two kilometers. Officials said volcanic ash has fallen in the towns of Casiguran and […]

    Flights suspended at China Airport due to runway crack

    In China, all inbound and outbound flights from the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Zhejiang Province were suspended today because of a crack in the runway. The airport deals with more than 300 flights daily. An Airport spokesman said, the cause of the crack was not yet known, the technicians however said it might be […]

    International Mother Language day being celebrated today

    The International Mother Language day is being celebrated today. In 1999 UNESCO has decided to observe 21st February every year as International Mother Language day. According to the commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, at least 234 Mother Tongues are being promptly used by large Indian population. Many other mother tongues are also in use but their […]