Washington, March 13 – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday to express ’strong objections’ to plans to build housing units in occupied East Jerusalem.
The dispute opened up a rare diplomatic rift between the US and Israel, as the announcement for the new construction came while Vice [...]
Santiago, March 13 – Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has said property worth $30 billion damaged in the 8.8-magnitude quake in the country last month, Xinhua reported.
‘The property losses caused by the earthquake and (the ensuing) tsunami are estimated at $30 billion,’ Pinera said at a press conference Friday.
The Feb 27 earthquake damaged houses, hospitals, schools [...]
Washington, March 13 – The US Friday condemned the bombings in Pakistan’s Lahore city that left 48 people dead, saying there is no justification for killing innocent people.
‘The coordinated multiple attacks in Lahore demonstrate the suffering that violent extremist elements are willing to inflict on the people of Pakistan, people who only wish to go [...]
Paris, March 13 – Thousands of students and teachers took to the streets here Friday to protest against French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s education reforms, Xinhua reported.
Demonstrations were also held in major cities like Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse and Nice after eight major teachers’ unions called for a countrywide protest.
Police said about 1,000 people participated in [...]
Dubai, March 13 – The third Pan Arab Human Genetics Conference will begin here Saturday, WAM news agency reported.
The two-day conference will discuss the latest progress in genome research in the Arab region.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Health Minister Hanif Hassan will inaugurate the event at Al Bustan Rotana Hotel in Dubai.
Representatives of the World [...]
Havana, March 13 – Cuba and Russia have signed a pact to collaborate in the telecommunications field, Prensa Latina reported.
Both sides will jointly develop information technology, Russian Deputy Communications Minister Dmitry Severov said here Friday after a meeting with his Cuban counterpart.
At the meeting, Moscow and Havana discussed proposals related to telecommunications, radio-electric spectrum, information [...]
Los Angeles, March 13 – Hundreds of starving sea lions are washing ashore along the California coast as El Nino weather conditions warm the Pacific Ocean and drive away their usual prey, according to media reports Friday.
The report in the Orange County Register follows accounts earlier in the year of hundreds of sick and starving [...]
Islamabad, March 13 – Five successive low-intensity blasts hit Pakistan’s eastern city Lahore Friday, less than 12 hours after massive twin blasts killed at least 48 people and injured 95 in the town.
The five back-to-back blasts took place in the span of 45 minutes within the distance of few hundred metres at the Moon Market [...]
Lahore, March 12 – Five successive blasts within the span of 45 minutes ripped through a market place in Pakistan’s eastern city Lahore Friday, less than 12 hours after twin blasts rocked the town, killing 48 people.
All the five back-to-back explosions took place in Iqbal Town area of Moon Market, raising the total number of [...]
Lahore, March 12 – Yet another blast rocked a market place in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore Friday. This is the fourth explosion in the area in the past 12 hours.
The fourth blast occurred in Iqbal Town, minutes after a similar explosion hit a neighbouring site in the Moon Market area, injuring four people, Geo [...]
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