http://www.ohnews.us Latest News Alert Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:57:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en KANDAHAR: A big blast near Pakistani Consulate in southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar jolted the town on Sunday morning. It was unclear what caused the blast. “No casualties reported in the incident,” security sources said. The explosion close to Pakistan mission in the eastern part of the city came after a series ... http://www.ohnews.us/blast-kills-pakistani-national-in-afghan-1167.php JAKARTA: A powerful quake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit off the Indonesian island of Maluku on Sunday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 07:47 pm local time (1247 GMT) about 132 kilometres (82 miles) southeast of Labuha, North Maluku province, at a depth of ... http://www.ohnews.us/powerful-quake-hits-indonesia-1165.php At least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured in four suspected suicide bombings in the Afghan city of Kandahar, police say. The first blast was heard at about 1530 GMT and was followed by three other attacks across the city. http://www.ohnews.us/many-dead-in-afghanistan-bombings-1164.php Afghanistan KABUL : A roadside bomb exploded in central Afghanistan on Saturday, killing six people travelling in a civilian vehicle, the interior ministry said. The blast occurred in Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province, said the ministry. One passenger was also wounded in the incident, it added. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) ... http://www.ohnews.us/six-civilians-kill-in-blastafghanistan-1162.php Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined US efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians. Clinton’s blunt language betrayed US frustration after a visit by Vice ... http://www.ohnews.us/hillary-clinton-berates-israel-over-settlements-1160.php MEXICO CITY: An American citizen, two policemen, four young men and a local government official were among those killed in attacks scattered across Mexico, as a wave of violence associated with powerful drug cartels continues. Police identified U.S. citizen German Norman Hall on Thursday as one of two men murdered by ... http://www.ohnews.us/eight-people-dead-in-mexico-1158.php President Barack Obama announced that he plans to spread the money that accompanies his Nobel Peace Prize among 10 different charities. Obama was awarded the prize based on the hope that his presidency would bring about a change in American foreign policy, had decided soon after being notified of the award ... http://www.ohnews.us/obama-to-donate-peace-prize-money-among-charities-1156.php The House of Representatives on Wednesday roundly defeated a resolution demanding President Barack Obama withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan, in a key election-year test for his war strategy. Lawmakers routed the resolution in a 356-65 vote that saw 60 of Obama’s Democratic allies and five of his Republican critics cast ... http://www.ohnews.us/us-lawmakers-reject-the-resolution-of-afghan-pull-out-1154.php Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations. Israel’s refusal to stop settlement building despite US urging has been a major obstacle to a resumption of ... http://www.ohnews.us/biden-condemns-new-israel-settlement-plan-1152.php Afghan President Hamid Karzai would arrive in Pakistan tomorrow on a two-day visit. Karzai would be visiting the country for the first time after being elected as president for the second term. During his stay, Karzai would meet President Zardari and PM Gilani. The foreign ministry said that the said visit would ... http://www.ohnews.us/hamid-karzai-due-in-islamabad-tomorrow-1150.php