| High
turnout in historic Bhutan elections
|
Thimphu,
March 24:
Bhutan`s first general elections that will end more than a century
of Monarchy on Monday evoked an enthusiastic response from voters,
with over 30 per cent casting their ballot in just two hours.
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| Zardari
acquitted in double-murder charge
|
Karachi,
Mar 24:
A Pakistani court today acquitted PPP Chairman Asif Ali Zardari
in the double murder of a retired judge and his son in 1996,
citing lack of evidence.
|
| Shuttle
to depart space station, head for home
|
Houston,
March 24:
Space shuttle Endeavour was set to depart from the International
Space Station on Monday, ending a long and busy stay that had
astronauts thinking fondly about the return home.
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| 18
sailors trapped underwater in HK feared dead
|
Hong
Kong, March 24:
18 Ukrainian sailors were feared dead on Monday after they were
trapped underwater in their capsized tugboat in Hong Kong for
nearly 45 hours amid strong currents, a salvage company said.
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| Dhaka
court sentences Jama`at workers for 2005 blasts
|
Dhaka,
March 24:
A Dhaka court sentenced three members of the banned militant
outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for the 2005 explosions
that killed eight people and injured 40. One member was acquitted.
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