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  • Clashes Intensify as Protests Continue in Yemen

    At least two protesters died of gunshots from clashes with police in southern Yemen on Wednesday as anti-government rallies spread across the country. Besides the two deaths reported in the southern port city of Aden, 14 other people were injured in the nationwide protests that echoed those in Tunisia, Egypt and some other Mideast countries. […]

    Strikes Continue in Egypt Despite Warning

    Despite calls from Egypt’s ruling supreme council of the armed forces to end strikes and demonstrations that are damaging the efforts for economic recovery, strikes continued Wednesday in some parts of the country, local media reported. In the industrial city of Mahalla el-Koubra in the Nile Delta, around 20,000 workers of a textile company stormed […]

    Egypt Bans Former Minister from Traveling Abroad

    Egyptian judicial authorities banned Wednesday former minister of agriculture Amin Abaza and two National Democratic Party (NDP) members from traveling abroad and froze their assets, local newspaper Al Masry Al Youm reported. The decision prevented family members of the former minister and two businessmen, Mohamed Abul Einein and Amr Mansi, from leaving Egypt. The travel […]

    H1N1 Infection Claims 17th Person in Georgia

    Georgian health officials said Wednesday said that an ongoing H1N1 virus outbreak so far this year has claimed the lives of 17 people in the country. The government said that as of Wednesday, the swine flu infection has struck 425 people in the South Caucasus country. Last year, the H1N1 virus imore than 1,800 people […]

    At least 365 Civilians Killed in Egypt’s Protests:Official

    Egyptian Health Minister Ahmad Sameh Hosni Fareed said Wednesday that at least 365 people were killed and 5,500 others were wounded in the protests that forced President Hosni Mubarak to resign, according to the state TV. The preliminary count of the casualties did not include police or security forces, Fareed said, adding there are more […]

    Nepal govt gets budget approved with opposition support

    In a bid to avert financial crisis, Nepalese parliament Wednesday approved the budget for the current fiscal year, even as the key ally Maoists remained neutral during the process. The Parliament approved the budgetary provision mentioned in the Presidential Ordinance with a majority vote. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari had presented […]

    Clash breaks out as Libya braced for ‘Day of Anger’

    Fourteen people were injured in clashes in the city of Benghazi, as the country braced for a “Day of Anger” following the revolts in neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia. Libyan newspaper Quryna said 14 people were injured in the clashes between security forces and demonstrators in the eastern city of Benghazi last night, in what it […]

    US assures India of ‘fair solution’ to TVU students

    The United States has assured India of providing ‘fair solution’ to Indian students affected by the closure of California-based Tri Valley University, which has been accused of a massive visa fraud. The Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns has assured Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, during a meeting, that the US Government […]

    India -Bangladesh renew Inland Water Transit & Trade Protocol

    India and Bangladesh have renewed the existing Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol. Under this protocol, vessels of both the countries will carry cargo on river routes till March 31, 2012. The agreement which was due to expire in the month of March this year was renewed for another year following a meeting of delegations […]

    Bahrain King announces investigation against two protesters deaths

    In Bahrain, the King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa has announced an investigation into the deaths of two protesters, who were killed in clashes with security forces. King also offered his condolences to the men’s families. A mourner was shot dead at the funeral of a killed protester when clashes broke out in the capital, […]