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  • Seven killed in Colombo as suicide bomber rams into police bus IANS - Fri, May 16

    Colombo, May 16 (IANS) At least six policemen and a civilian were killed when a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle rammed into a police bus in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital, officials said.

  • Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reaches Bhutan ANI - Fri, May 16

    Thimphu, May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today arrived in Bhutan on a two-day official visit.

  • Huge blast in Colombo, suicide bomber suspected IANS - Fri, May 16

    Colombo, May 16 (IANS) A powerful bomb, apparently triggered by a suicide bomber, exploded in the heart of Colombo during rush hour Friday morning, killing and wounding an unspecified number of people.

  • Fri, May 16

    Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (IANS) Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has released a biography of an Indian origin policeman who fought the communist insurgency during the British colonial era.

  • Three wives approve Malaysian man's fourth marriage IANS - Fri, May 16

    Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (IANS) Three wives of a Malaysian odd job worker appeared in a court to bless his fourth wedding. His first wife Wan Rukiah said: 'Go ahead, I have no problems'.

  • Bhutan keen on cooperation beyond traditional areas: Thinley PTI - Fri, May 16

    Sagar Kulkarni Thimpu, May 16 (PTI) Describing ties with India as "exemplary", Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley today said his country sought deeper economic integration with New Delhi

  • Huge blast in Colombo IANS - Fri, May 16

    Colombo, May 16 (IANS) A huge bomb exploded in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital Friday, residents said.

  • Bombs hurled at office of Malaysian Indian-led party IANS - Fri, May 16

    Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (IANS) The Perak state headquarters in Ipoh of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) led by Malaysian Indian lawmaker Karpal Singh was attacked by two people with Molotov cocktails in what media reports termed an attempt to burn down the building.

  • Nirmala Deshpande's ashes to be immersed near Sukkur ANI - Fri, May 16

    Karachi, May 15 (ANI): The ashes of Indian peace activist Nirmala Deshpande will be immersed in the Indus River near Sukkur on Saturday.

  • No minor quakes before devastating tremor in China IANS - Fri, May 16

    Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) There had been no minor quakes in the area around the epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in China's southwestern province of Sichuan May 12, the provincial seismological bureau said Friday.

  • China to investigate school buildings' collapse in quake IANS - Fri, May 16

    Beijing, May 16 (Xinhua) China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has ordered the local authorities to investigate the reasons why school buildings collapsed in Monday's earthquake, an official said.

  • MIC wants more scholarships for Indian students ANI - Fri, May 16

    Kuala Lumpur, May 16 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is unhappy with the low percentage of Public Service Department overseas scholarships allocated to Indian students.

  • Western experts looking for signs of damage in Chinese N-sites in earthquake ANI - Fri, May 16

    New York, May 16 (ANI): China's main centres for designing, making and storing nuclear arms lie in the shattered earthquake zone, and leading Western experts are looking for signs of any damage that might allow radioactivity to escape.

  • India, Pak should clinch all issues in Islamabad on May 20: Sharif ANI - Fri, May 16

    New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): Rebutting the speculations about split between the Pakistan People's Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that both the parties will "clinch all issues" with India in the forthcoming meeting in Islamabad on May 20.

  • PM arrives in Bhutan IANS - Fri, May 16

    Thimphu, May 16 (IANS) Manmohan Singh arrived in Bhutan on a two-day visit Friday, the first trip by an Indian prime minister after the Himalayan nation became the youngest democracy in South Asia. He was received by his Bhutanese counterpart Jigne Thinley at the airport.

  • Pak Presidency set to restore judges minus Iftikhar Chaudhry ANI - Fri, May 16

    Lahore, May 16 (ANI): Pakistan Presidency has finalised its proposals for the re-appointment of all sacked judges minus former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry.

  • Dhaka court orders arrest of 12 former ministers IANS - Fri, May 16

    Dhaka, May 16 (IANS) A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against a dozen former ministers, some of whom it declared absconding, in a corruption case filed against former prime minister Khaleda Zia and her associates.

  • China quake deaths minimised by quick response: premier IANS - Fri, May 16

    Chengdu (China), May 16 (Xinhua) Premier Wen Jiabao Friday said China has reduced the toll from Monday's earthquake to the greatest extent possible with speedy relief efforts.

  • For parents of quake victims, grief turns to anger IE - Fri, May 16

    Nearly every building in the tiny rural town of Wufu withstood the forceful earthquake that shook China on Monday.


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