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Passenger Jet Crash In Pakistan Kills 152-report

deepal — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:37:29 +0000

A passenger jet crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan’s capital amid poor weather Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and blazing a path of devastation strewn with body parts and metal wreckage-report-JNW

UK’s Election To End In Hung Parliament-Report

Jasmine Administrator — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:13:07 +0000

UK’s election to end in hung parliament with no party getting a majority; voters swing toward Conservatives led by David Cameron-report-JNW

Obama Team Raises Pressure On Health Insurers-Report

deepal — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:06:49 +0000

The Obama administration ratcheted up pressure on health insurers on Thursday, saying some planned double-digit rate hikes while making billions in profits and paying executives multimillion-dollar salaries-report-JNW

US Frees Iraqi Photographer Ibrahim Jassa

Jasmine Administrator — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:57:54 +0000

US has freed Iraqi photographer Ibrahim Jassam, who worked for Reuters, after 17 months detention without charges pressed-report-JNW

Obama to Outline $30 Billion in Small Bank Assistance From TARP

deepal — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:30:17 +0000

US President Barack Obama will announce details today of a $30 billion plan to spur lending by community banks to small businesses using money from the financial bailout fund.

Death Toll In Haiti Could Reach 100,000

Jasmine Administrator — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:41:30 +0000

Death toll from the major 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti could reach 100,000, according to some estimates-report-JNW

Major Earthquake Hits Haiti

deepal — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:52:43 +0000

A major earthquake (7.0) hit impoverished Haiti toppling buildings in the capital Port-au-Prince including Presidential Palace, burying residents in rubble and causing many deaths and injuries-JNW

Explosion In Southern Afghanistan Kills British Journalist

deepal — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:43:33 +0000

An explosion in southern Afghanistan killed a British journalist, a U.S. Marine and an Afghan soldier-Britain’s Military-JNW

Somali Ministers Killed By Bomb

deepal — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:50:35 +0000

A suicide bomber disguised as a woman kills at least 19 people, including government ministers, at a hotel in the Somali capital.

US Demands Afghan ‘Bribery Court’

deepal — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:58:53 +0000

Afghan President Hamid Karzai must set up major bodies to fight crime and corruption, the US secretary of state says-JNW