Archive for April 6th, 2008

12 killed, 90 injured in Sri Lanka blast which killed minister

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Sri Lankan Minister of Highways was killed while at least 12 others dead and more than 90 injured in a suicide bomb explosion triggered a new year sports festival that blamed on the Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said on Sunday. O ...

EU supports reform of IMF quota system

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

European Union (EU) finance ministers and central bank governors on Saturday pledged support for the reform of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota system, which will favor emerging economies. "The Slovenian EU presidency str ...

Lebanese PM visits Egypt on Lebanese political crisis

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora arrived here Saturday evening on a visit to seek Egypt's support to help resolve the current political stalemate in Lebanon. Upon arrival, Seniora said he would hold talks with Egyptian Presiden ...

Oman’s sultan meets U.S. Defense Secretary on co-op

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Oman's Sultan Qabus bin Said met visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in the Omani capital Muscat on Saturday, news reaching Abu Dhabi said. During the meeting, the pair reviewed "aspects of existing cooperation between t ...

Iranian students protest against Dutch lawmaker’s anti-Islamic film

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

More than 70 students of Tehran-based universities Saturday staged a rally outside the Dutch Embassy to protest against a controversial anti-Islamic film made by a Dutch lawmaker. Chanting slogans such as "Dutch ambassador to Iran s ...

Miss India Pageant 2008 in Mumbai

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Newly selected (L-R) Miss India Earth Harshita Saxena, Miss India World Parvathy Omanakuttan and Miss India Universe Simran Kaur Mundi pose during the Miss India ...

5-year-old Spanish child dies of obesity

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

A five-year-old child has died of obesity in Murcia city in southeastern Spain, local media reported Saturday. The Murcia health department said the child weighed 50kg, much more than the 18 to 20 kg of his normal-weight peers. ...

Brazil reports 21 deaths from yellow fever this year

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Twenty-one people have died of yellow fever in Brazil so far this year, the country's Health Ministry has confirmed, local media reports said Saturday. The reports, quoting statistics released by the Health Ministry, said 40 of the ...