New landslip 'buries 200' near Rio de Janeiro on Apr 8, 2010 in New landslip 'buries 200' near Rio de Janeiro BBC News A new landslide has swept away some 40 homes in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro area, burying up to 200 people, following the heaviest rains in decades. Shanty towns have born the brunt of the disaster Mud came crashing down into a slum...
http://www.india-herbs.com/aff/Areemoranok/consultation on Apr 8, 2010 in http://www.india-herbs.com/aff/Areemoranok/consultation BBC News A Qatari diplomat has been detained after an incident on a flight from Washington's Reagan airport to Denver. More than 160 passengers and crew were on board the United Airlines jet Two F-16 jets were scrambled to intercept the...
Chile court custody ruling 'violated' lesbian's rights on Apr 7, 2010 in Chile court custody ruling 'violated' lesbian's rights BBC News Chile's Supreme Court has been rebuked for a ruling in which a woman lost custody of her children because she was living with her lesbian partner. Karen Atala (left) was not seeking to regain custody of her children The Inter-Am...
Thai protesters defy police with Bangkok marches on Apr 6, 2010 in Thai protesters defy police with Bangkok marches BBC News Anti-government protesters in Thailand have defied a government ban to march through more areas of Bangkok, shutting down parts of the city.The government had ordered the red-shirts, as the protesters are known, not to demonstrate along 11 k...
Earthquake rocks western Mexico on Apr 5, 2010 in Earthquake rocks western Mexico BBC News A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has hit the Mexican peninsula of Baja California, killing two people and causing tremors as far away as Nevada.Some people are still trapped in their homes in the city of Mexicali, where a state of emergency has b...
Terreblanche death brings Zuma appeal for calm on Apr 4, 2010 in Terreblanche death brings Zuma appeal for calm BBC News South African President Jacob Zuma has appealed for calm after the killing of the white supremacist leader, Eugene Terreblanche. Eugene Terreblanche wanted a separate white homeland Mr Zuma said South Africans must not allow any...
Thai red-shirts stage new anti-government protest on Apr 3, 2010 in Thai red-shirts stage new anti-government protest BBC News Tens of thousands of Thai anti-government protesters have rallied in the capital, Bangkok, in their latest push to topple the government. Anti-government protesters have been rallying for weeks The protesters, known as the red-s...
Karzai seeks to allay US concerns over anti-West speech on Apr 3, 2010 in Karzai seeks to allay US concerns over anti-West speech BBC News Afghan President Hamid Karzai has telephoned Washington to allay concerns about a speech in which he criticised Western involvement in his country. Hamid Karzai's speech had been misunderstood, his spokesman said Mr Karzai accus...
Russia leader Dmitry Medvedev visits bomb-hit Dagestan on Apr 2, 2010 in Russia leader Dmitry Medvedev visits bomb-hit Dagestan BBC News Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has visited Dagestan the day after it was hit by suicide attacks, and promised "tough, severe" anti-terror tactics. Dmitry Medvedev's rhetoric echoed that of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin He flew...
UN Haiti donor pledges surpass targets at almost $10bn on Mar 31, 2010 in UN Haiti donor pledges surpass targets at almost $10bn BBC News The international community has pledged a total of $9.9bn (£6.5bn) in immediate and long-term aid to earthquake-hit Haiti at a UN donor conference.The $5.3bn (£3.5bn) of support over the next two years exceeds the $4bn requested by the Hai...
