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17 July 2010

Taj Mahal is top Asian destination

Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is grand winner of the voter's choice for most popular Asian destinations.

17 July 2010

Trouble hits India-Pakistan talks

Pakistan says the visiting Indian delegation led by foreign minister SM Krishan had not prepared properly for the talks in Islamabad.

16 February 2010

Taliban chief Baradar captured

Top Afghan military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been captured in Pakistan, US and Pakistani officials said.

28 July 2010

Pakistan air crash kills 152 passengers

All the 152 passengers on board a Pakistani plane are believed dead after the jet crashed in Islamabad Wednesday morning.

12 July 2010

Bombs kill 64 football fans in Uganda

Two simultaneous bomb attacks kill 64 people in Kampla as they watched the soccer world cup final on large outdoor television screens.

26 June 2010

Manmohan leaves for G20 summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today left for Toronto to attend the G-20 Summit this weekend after an overnight transit halt at Frankfurt, Germany.

20 June 2010

'Ravanan' hit by protests in Sri Lanka

A cinema hall planning to screen Raavanan was torched in Sri Lanka amidst protests against the film owing to its star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and director Mani Ratnam's decision to stay away from the IIFA awards held in Sri Lanka.

18 June 2010

UK bans Indian Muslim preacher

British Home Ministry has banned Indian Muslim preacher Zakir Naik from entering the country for what it called his unacceptable behaviour.

18 June 2010

Sri Lanka holds victory parade

Sri Lanka's military has held a parade in the capital Colombo to commemorate its victory over the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels.

17 June 2010

Israel votes to relax Gaza blockade

Israel's cabinet has voted to relax the land blockade of Gaza Strip. The Israeli's say more civilian goods will be allowed to enter the territory.

09 June 2010

Defiant Iran faces new UN sanctions

Iran might face strict new sanctions on Wednesday, after the United States and its allies have called for a United Nations vote over its suspect nuclear programme.

07 June 2010

3 idiots dominates IIFA awards

3 Idiots that created history by becoming one of the most successful films in Hindi cinema walked away with 11 trophies at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Colombo.

04 June 2010

'India biggest influence of the century'

United States President Barack Obama has added his personal touch to the strategic talks between India and Pakistan.

03 June 2010

India opens strategic talks with US

Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna is meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton against the backdrop of several difficult issues that strained ties between the two countries.

01 June 2010

World condemns Israel over aid ship

Israel faced intense international condemnation and growing domestic questions on Monday after a raid by naval commandos that killed nine people, many of them Turks, on an aid flotilla bound for Gaza.

30 May 2010

Bangladesh blocks Facebook

Bangladesh on Saturday temporarily blocked the social networking site Facebook amid demands by a radical organisation to ban the website for hurting sentiments of Muslims.

28 May 2010

Gunmen kill 43 in Pakistan mosques

Gunmen in Pakistan took over two mosques and shot dead 43 worshipers during Friday prayers. The mosques in Lahore belong to the minority Ahmadi sect.

26 May 2010

Indian-origin PM for Trinidad and Tobago

Indian-origin woman Kamla Persad-Bissessar has been elected as the new prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago. She is also the first woman prime minister of the tiny Caribbean country.

25 May 2010

Facebook admits privacy errors

Social networking giant Facebook admitted on Monday that it had made mistakes in its privacy policies and promised to roll out new tools that would make it easier for its 400 million users to control their personal data.

18 May 2010

BBC apology over Queen death joke

The BBC has issued an unconditional apology after a radio jockey jokingly said Queen Elizabeth II had died.

16 May 2010

US woman earns diploma at 94

It's never too late to earn your college degree. Just ask 94-year-old Hazel Soares.

12 May 2010

Libya plane crash kills 104 people

About 104 people were killed in a plane crash in the Libyan capital Tripoli Wednesday.

12 May 2010

New UK premier Cameron begins work

Britain's new prime minister David Cameron has started work to assemble his coalition government.

05 May 2010

Times Square bomb arrests in Pak

Pakistan authorities have detained seven men from different parts of the country for their alleged links with Pakistani-American Faisal Shahzad, arrested following a botched car bombing in New York City.

22 April 2010

Europe restores air services

Airports across Europe, including those in the UK and Germany reopened on Wednesday after a volcano in Iceland forced a shutdown.

16 April 2010

Volcano shutsdown airports in Europe

Ash clouds from Icelandic volcano continued to hang over European skies shutting down major airport hubs like Frankfurt, London and Paris for the second day.

16 April 2010

Home based terrorists as bad as Al Qaeda: FBI

Al-Qaida still aims to strike inside the United States but home-grown or unaffiliated extremists now "pose an equally serious threat," FBI chief Robert Mueller warned US lawmakers on Thursday.

10 April 2010

Shilpa to campaign for British MP

Shilpa Shetty is reportedly one of a number of Indian actors expected to lend Bollywood glamour to British MP Keith Vaz's campaign trail.

10 April 2010

Singh to attend nuke summit in US

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday embarked on a visit to the US to attend the Nuclear Security Summit.

10 April 2010

Poland's president dies in air crash

The president of Poland Lech Kaczynski has been killed with a number of others in a plane crash in Russia.

09 April 2010

Sri Lanka's ruling party wins election

Sri Lanka's state television has said that President Mahinda Rajapaksa's coalition has won the country's first post-war parliamentary election.

30 March 2010

Ricky Martin confirms he is gay

Pop star Ricky Martin has confirmed on his website that he is gay.

25 March 2010

State bail out for Dubai World

The government of Dubai has said it will provide $9.5bn to help bail out its investment company Dubai World to restructure its debt.

12 March 2010

Fonseka trial to begin next week

Sri Lankan military says its former head Sarath Fonseka will go on trial next week. Fonseka was arrested after he lost the presidential election against President Mahinda Rajapakse.

12 March 2010

Blasts kill many in Pakistani city

Two sucide bombers triggered their explosives in crowds in the Pakistani city of Lahore - killing 45 people on Friday.

09 March 2010

The Hurt Locker dominates Oscars

Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker swept up six Oscars including best film at the annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

04 March 2010

Indian toddler found dead in Aus

Australian police are on the hunt for a child killer after the body of a missing toddler was found 20 km away from where he had disappeared six hours earlier.

27 February 2010

Powerful earthquake strikes central Chile

A powerful earthquake has struck central Chile. Reports say at least 82 people have been killed.

27 February 2010

Kabul blast kills 11 Indians

Eleven Indians have died in a gigantic suicide attack in the heart of Kabul, which killed eight other people. The Indians killed include government officials, and two army officers.

13 February 2010

Nato forces storm Taliban stronghold

Nato troops and allied forces are advancing into Afghanistan's Helmand area to regain control from the Taliban militia.

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