IAEA sends two more teams to Japan to assist with nuclear emergency
March 26th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by BNO News
VIENNA (BNO NEWS) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Saturday said it has dispatched two additional teams to Japan to assist in the response to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... Read more...
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Malaysian medical relief society prepared to help Japan tsunami victims
March 12th, 2011 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Mar.12 (ANI): The Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY Malaysia) has alerted its Rapid Assessment Team, the Emergency Response Unit and volunteers to be deployed to Japan for providing help to ... Read more...
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Four gopuras of landmark Shiva temple on Thai-Cambodia border damaged: Hindus concerned
February 9th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Feb 09 (ANI): "Very serious" damage has been caused to four gopuras (towered gateways found at the entrances to temples) of landmark Preah Vihear Shiva temple, according to a Cambodian ... Read more...
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Himachal’s plastic waste drive may earn it national award
January 12th, 2011 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) An innovative scheme launched by Himachal Pradesh to remove polythene wastes by using these to surface roads may win the state government a national award, an official said ... Read more...
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NATO air strike accidentally kills four Afghan soldiers
December 17th, 2010 - 2:59 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- An air strike by international forces in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday killed at least four Afghan soldiers, according to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Thursday.ISAF ... Read more...
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NATO air strike kills two Afghan soldiers
December 8th, 2010 - 8:26 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- An air strike by international forces in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday killed two Afghan soldiers and wounded several others, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.The Ministry ... Read more...
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Pentagon reviewing leaked classified documents to minimise risks to Afghans
July 29th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 29 (ANI): The Pentagon is reported to be reviewing tens of thousands of classified battlefield reports made public this week about the war in Afghanistan to determine whether Afghan informants ... Read more...
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Chinese Red Cross makes emergency appeal for donations after 7.1 quake
April 14th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIJING (BNO NEWS) -- The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Wednesday launched an emergency appeal for donations after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake devastated northwest China, killing hundreds of people and ... Read more...
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Four civilians killed after NATO troops open fire on Afghan passenger bus
April 12th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Four civilians were killed and nearly two dozen others were injured when NATO troops opened fire on a passenger bus in southern Afghanistan on Monday, the government said.The ... Read more...
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UN team visits Bhutto assassination spot
July 17th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Two members of a UN technical assessment team have visited the site in Rawalpindi where former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in 2007, a media ... Read more...
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UN officials inspect Benazir Bhutto’s assassination spot
July 14th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, July 14 (ANI): Two officials of the United Nations technical assessment team paid a surprise visit to the spot in Liaquat Bagh where former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated ... Read more...
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UN sees smooth parliamentary polls in Bangladesh
November 30th, 2008 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 29 (DPA) A United Nations assessment team wrapping up a seven-day mission in Dhaka Saturday said the chances for a smooth electoral transition to democracy in Bangladesh next month ... Read more...
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ADB lends $40 million to Georgia
September 13th, 2008 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Sep 13 (DPA) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Saturday it was providing its first public sector loan worth $40 million to help Georgia rehabilitate services and infrastructure damaged in ... Read more...
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Cuba accuses US of ‘unscrupulous lying’ over hurricane aid
September 12th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, Sep 12 (DPA) Hurricane-hit Cuba has accused the United States of lying about its conditional offers to help the communist country as it struggles to recover and rebuild."The United States ... Read more...
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Beijing to ensure balance between income and expenditure in Olympics
August 2nd, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Beijing, Aug 2 (Xinhua) Beijing Olympics Games organisers say they will not be extravagant in spending and will maintain a balance between income and expenditure. "We will ensure the balance between income ... Read more...
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Myanmar cyclone report to be given to Asean meet
June 24th, 2008 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Yangon, June 24 (DPA) Results of an assessment of the damage wrought by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar will be presented next month at an Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) ministerial meeting ... Read more...
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Number of dead and missing in Myanmar cyclone raised to 138,000
June 24th, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Yangon, June 24 (DPA) A total of 138,373 people were killed or reported missing when Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar's central coast last month, a joint assessment of the disaster revealed ... Read more...
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RIL conferred EFQM 5 Stars Recognition for Business Excellence 2008
June 21st, 2008 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, June 21 (ANI/Business Wire India): After bagging the Deming Quality Control Award 2007, RIL's Hazira division has won the highest recognition of five STARS rating given to a non European ... Read more...
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Asean deploys assessment team to cyclone-hit areas of Myanmar
June 5th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Jakarta, June 5 (DPA) The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Thursday deployed a 200-member team to the cyclone hit areas of Myanmar to begin a full assessment of the damage ... Read more...
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Asean, UN to help Myanmar assess cyclone damage
June 3rd, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Yangon, June 3 (Xinhua) A tripartite core group involving the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), UN and Myanmar is working to make a joint assessment of the damage in Myanmar'sm cyclone-hit ... Read more...
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Asean unveils cyclone relief plan for Myanmar
May 19th, 2008 - 7:43 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Singapore, May 19 (DPA) A coordinating mechanism led by the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) will facilitate the distribution and utilisation of assistance from the international community to bring relief to ... Read more...
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