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  • Sprouts blamed for E. coli outbreak in Germany

    Public health officials in Germany say contaminated sprouts are the source of an E. coli outbreak that has claimed the lives of at least 30 people. The head of the Robert Koch Institute, Mr. Reinhard Burger, has said the pattern of the outbreak points to the sprouts as the source. Health officials initially blamed the […]

    BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami call for 36-hour Bangladesh strike

    In Bangladesh, the main opposition party the BNP and its ally the Jamaat-e-Islami have called for a non-stop 36-hour country wide strike from Sunday morning. The strike has been called to protest against the government’s plan to scrap the non party -caretaker government system to hold elections following a Supreme Court verdict declaring it as […]

    DMK-Congress alliance to continue

    DMK-Congress alliance will continue. Addressing a press conference at Chennai after the meeting of party high Command, DMK chief M.Karunanidhi said the arrest of Kani Mozhi will be battled legally. Distancing himself from the Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran’s controversy, Karunanidhi said Maran will answer all the questions himself. The party also passed a resolution that […]

    Karzai arrives in Pakistan for reconciliation talks

    Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Islamabad on Friday on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Pakistan’s leadership to boost the reconciliation process with the Taliban in the war-ravaged country. During Karzai’s visit his second to Pakistan in 10 months the two countries will formally launch a Joint Commission on Reconciliation, […]

    Gaddafi aides discuss ‘potential for transition:’ Clinton

    People close to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have been making contacts with many different interlocutors about the “potential for a transition,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. “There have been numerous and continuing discussions by people close to Gaddafi, and we are aware that those discussions include, among other matters, the potential for a […]

    UN to send humanitarian aid team to Libya

    UN would send humanitarian aid teams to Tripoli by next weekend as part of an agreement signed with Libyan authorities to ensure safe passage to relief workers and provide help, especially in violence-hit areas. “We need humanitarian teams on the ground so that we can get a sense of what is actually happening and to […]

    14 children feared killed as van falls into canal in PoK

    Fourteen children were feared killed when a van carrying students fell into a canal near Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Friday, police said. The van, which was going from Alibeg town to Mirpur, fell into the Jhelum canal early Friday morning after the driver lost control of the vehicle. Bhimbher district Superintendent of Police Chaudhry […]

    2G case: Kanimozhi moves SC seeking bail

    DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, accused in the 2G spectrum case, on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking bail. Kanimozhi, the 43-year-old daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, and Kumar have challenged the Delhi High Court verdict rejecting their bail. “We have filed a Special Leave Petition on behalf of both […]

    NAC’s seven-point test for land acquisition bill

    The National Advisory Council (NAC) has prescribed a seven-point test for a having a humane legistlation on land acquisition and rehabilitation. In a letter to the government, the NAC chaired by Sonia Gandhi, has suggested a check list of seven parameters which includes provisions for a rehabilitation package that is sensitive to the aspirations of […]

    ULFA, govt resolve to stay away from violence: Gogoi

    Assam CM Tarun Gogoi has said that though there was no official declaration of ceasefire with the banned ULFA, the govt and the militant outfit have decided to use restraint and refrain from violence when the peace talks have been continuing. “There is no official declaration of ceasefire, but the government and ULFA led by […]