Archive for March 4th, 2008

12 bodies found in UN helicopter crash in Nepal

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

The bodies of 12 persons, who were killed in Monday's crash of a helicopter from the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) in Ramechhap district in eastern Nepal, have been found, the Home Ministry said Tuesday. The rescue operati ...

NZ considering measures to protect strategic assets

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen said on Tuesday that he was sure there is strong public support for the government's move to protect Auckland Airport from foreign control. Cullen announced Monday night that a new regulat ...

Top U.S. commander visits Pakistan

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Visiting U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen is due to hold talks with Pakistani military leadership on Tuesday on joint anti-terrorism efforts. Mullen, the highest-ranking military officer in the United States ...

Sri Lanka to provide highest security for polls in east district

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

The Sri Lankan government is to undertake the largest ever manpower deployment in the history of local government polls for the eastern Batticaloa district which will hold local council elections on March 10, said the official Daily News on ...

Backgrounder: Staunchly Democratic Rhode Island to hold presidential primaries March 4

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

The United States presidential nomination race will resume Tuesday after a two-week break, with primaries and caucuses in four states, including Rhode Island. Some facts about the state: * Rhode Island is officially nickname ...

Official: Los Angeles haunted by gang violence

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Gang violence kills more people than natural disasters in Los Angeles, a senior official said Monday. Lee Baca, Chief of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, said the high number of deaths from gang activity has reached a crisis point. ...

Canadian gov’t survives key confidence vote

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Canada's minority Conservative government easily survived a key confidence vote on its federal budget Monday, the second such vote in less than a week. The House of Commons, the Canadian parliament's lower house, voted 202 to 7 agai ...

Bail set for man who threatened to kill Bush

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

A U.S. judge set a 225,000-U.S.dollar bail on Monday for a 50-year-old man who allegedly threatened to kill President George W. Bush. U.S. Magistrate Judge Margaret Nagle ordered Charles Anthony Madrid to be confined to his home if ...