Archive for April 8th, 2008

Indefinite curfew clamped in central Nepal

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The local administration of Dhading District, situated some 50 km west of capital Kathmandu, clamped indefinite curfew in the district headquarters Beshisahar from 10:00 a.m. Tuesday following clashes between political parties. Acco ...

Ahmadinejad: Iran starts to install 6,000 nuclear centrifuges

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic had started to install 6,000 centrifuges at Natanz nuclear plant, state media reported. The president made the remarks after inspecting various se ...

Filipino American wins Pulitzer for Virginia Tech massacre report

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Jose Antonio Vargas, a 27-year-old Filipino American, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on an astonishing shooting spree in the United States, media reports said on Tuesday. Vargas, having worked as a journalist for t ...

Teheran hints at nuclear developments

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Iran yesterday ruled out halting or limiting sensitive nuclear work in exchange for trade and other incentives from major powers and instead suggested it may announce new developments in the program this week. Iran marks its National Day ...

Military plane crashes near Vietnam’s capital, 5 die

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

A military aircraft crashed to a field in Vietnam's Hanoi capital city on Tuesday morning, killing all five people on board, a local official told Xinhua. The Made-in-Russia AN-26 with two propellers of Vietnam's Air-force and Air D ...

ANOC delegates call for enhanced protection for torch relay

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Related countries and regions should step up efforts to protect the Olympic torch relay and the bearers, said delegates to the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) here on Tuesday. The 16th ANOC General Assembly, which ...

More than 30 Israeli tanks roll in SE Gaza Strip

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

At least 30 Israeli tanks rolled in southeast Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning, creating fears among residents that it might be a beginning of a larger ground operation. Residents of eastern Khan Younis town in southern Gaza Strip s ...

Wind, solar power to be most popular energy sources in New Zealand

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Wind and solar power are the most popular energy sources to take New Zealand into the next decade, showed a survey released on Tuesday. The poll was carried out for the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development. ...