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  • Sharp blow to Clinton as Edwards endorses Obama IE - Thu, May 15

    Barack Obama secured the long sought-after endorsement of former rival John Edwards, a gesture aimed at solidifying support for the party's likely presidential nominee as Hillary Clinton refuses to abandon her long-shot candidacy.

  • BBC journalists oppose offshoring of programming to India IE - Thu, May 15

    Journalists from south Asia working in the Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Tamil, Bengali and Sinhala sections of the BBC World Service in London have launched a campaign to protest against offshoring of programming to the Indian sub-continent.

  • ASEAN to lead 'coalition of mercy' into Myanmar IE - Thu, May 15

    The ASEAN group said it would lead an international "coalition of mercy" to provide assistance to cyclone-hit Myanmar.

  • Pregnant woman pulled to safety after 50 hrs in China IE - Thu, May 15

    A Chinese woman, eight months pregnant, was pulled to safety on Wednesday after spending 50 hours trapped under earthquake rubble.

  • 'More than 25,000 still buried in China' IE - Wed, May 14

    More than 25,000 people remained buried by rubble after the massive earthquake that struck southwestern China, state media, Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

  • Jaipur terror strike triggers global outrage IE - Wed, May 14

    The deadly serial blasts in Jaipur sparked strong global condemnation on Wednesday with countries like the US, Britain, Japan and Israel pledging support to India in its fight to stamp out the scourge of terrorism.

  • Bill was 'bloody stupid' to have got along with Monika: Cherie IE - Wed, May 14

    Former US President Bill Clinton was "bloody stupid" to go along with White House intern Monika Lewinski, the wife of ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.

  • China asks ISRO, others for quake-related satellite images IE - Wed, May 14

    China has asked space agencies across the world including the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for help in obtaining quake-related satellite data, for aiding relief operations in the country.

  • 10,000 Argentineans light candles for Jaipur blasts victims IE - Wed, May 14

    As the world expressed outrage over the ghastly Jaipur bomb blasts, over 10,000 Argentinians have lit candles in Buenos Aires extending their solidarity with the victims.

  • China death toll mounts 20,000, more troops rushed in IE - Wed, May 14

    China rushed more troops and air-dropped relief supplies in areas cut off near the epicentre of the devastating earthquake in southwest Sichuan province as the toll mounted to nearly 20,000 with thousands of people still buried, trapped or missing.

  • London's top transport job goes for NRI IE - Wed, May 14

    An Indian-origin management consultant who previously worked on London's transport system, has been appointed the director of Transport Policy by the new mayor, Boris Johnson.

  • Students face Jamaat's music, but win the first round IE - Wed, May 14

    The going was never easy for the first batch of 10 students that decided to study music at a Pakistani university.

  • Bangladesh media asks Govt to stay in limits IE - Wed, May 14

    Bangladesh's media organisations have asked the military-backed government to stop "interfering" in their functioning while demanding the withdrawal of the state of emergency imposed in 2007. "Different military and non-military agencies of the government are interfering with day-to-day activities of the media.

  • Criticism turns to sympathy for China post-quake IE - Wed, May 14

    After weeks of being vilified for a crackdown on rioting in Tibet, China is suddenly at the receiving end of international sympathy and goodwill as it grapples with the aftermath of Monday's deadly earthquake.

  • Turkmenistan wants to supply electricity to Europe IE - Wed, May 14

    Turkmenistan, warming up to outside contacts after decades of self-imposed isolation, will push ahead with ambitions to supply electricity to as far away as western Europe, state media reported on Wednesday.

  • Myanmar could face 'second catastrophe', warns UN IE - Wed, May 14

    The United Nations has warned that the Myanmar could face a "second catastrophe" unless its military junta allows more access to foreign aid agencies to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis.

  • Malaysia's top court refuses to free Indian leaders IE - Wed, May 14

    Malaysia's top court on Wednesday refused to free five ethnic Indian leaders detained indefinitely under a draconian security law, dashing hopes of the community which has been campaigning for their release.

  • Courts may seek Islamic 'guidance', says Pak Govt IE - Wed, May 14

    Pakistan's government has agreed to let judges consider advice from Islamic scholars in court cases in parts of the volatile tribal regions of the northwest, officials said.

  • Chinese offer 'rocket salad' to tackle global food crisis IE - Wed, May 14

    Football-sized tomotoes, carrot-sized chillies and pumpkins that look like huge round rocks are what Chinese are growing to make a 'rocket salad' that, they hope, would feed them and the hungry around the world.

  • World's smallest helicopter, a tribute to da Vinci IE - Wed, May 14

    The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said.


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