Archive for April 8th, 2008
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
A Philippine court on Tuesday sentenced nine former soldiers to six to 40 years in jail who pleaded guilty to charges of coup d'etat for a July 2003 mutiny.
The Makati Regional Trial Court sentenced Captains Gerardo Gambala and Milo ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
President of International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) arrived here Monday to assess the situation in Afghanistan, said a press release of the body on Tuesday.
"The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
LONDON: Supermodel Naomi Campbell, 37, is under investigation for attacking a police officer, London police said at the weekend, one day after the model was arrested at Heathrow Airport following a dispute over luggage.
The model, who is ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Late flights and lost bags, to say nothing of higher fares, are making US air travelers grumpy, an annual survey of airline quality has showed.
The industry posted declines last year in every area of the Airline Quality Rating, amid risi ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Four American soldiers were killed in separate incidents in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
Two soldiers assigned to Multi-National Division-Baghdad were killed by a rocket propelled grenade attack at about 6 p.m. (1500 GMT ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
A report launched on Tuesday confirmed the importance of Asians to the future of New Zealand, a researcher said.
The Asia: New Zealand Foundation (ANZF) report -- Diverse Auckland: The Face of New Zealand in the 21st Century -- was ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
The Constituent Assembly (CA) of Nepal is the assembly of people's representatives to make a new constitution. CA elections are expected to consolidate the peace process and pave the way for the institutionalization of democracy in Nepal.
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Nepali Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala said Monday the government had given high importance to the role of foreign observers in the April 10 Constituent Assembly election, local leading news website Nepalnews.com reported Tuesday.
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