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IOA signs MoU with Kerala Olympic Association for 2010 National Games

IOA signs MoU with Kerala Olympic Association for 2010 National Games

New Delhi, Nov. 7 : The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Suresh Kalmadi today (November 07) signs MoU with Olympic Committee of government of Kerala for the 35th edition of the national games going to be held in the month of May in 2010.

Indian troupe performs for Bhutan King on his coronation

Jigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckThimpu, Nov 7 : World renowned choreographer and dancer Astad Deboo''s troupe on Friday performed at the Chang Lime Thang National Stadium in Thimpu at a ceremony to greet Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk on his coronation as the fifth king of Bhutan.

The troupe performed to the beats of over 30 Manipuri traditional drummers, as part of the two-day celebrations.

Former Deutsche Post boss charged with tax evasion

Berlin, GermanyBochum, Germany - German prosecutors on Friday charged former Deutsche Post chief executive Klaus Zumwinkel with tax evasion in connection with funds salted away in the Alpine principality of Liechtenstein.

Zumwinkel, 64, was detained in February after prosecutors obtained evidence from Germany's BND foreign intelligence service on trusts managed by the Liechtenstein Bank LTG on behalf of wealthy tax-shy Europeans.

British Labour back on winning track after "Brown bounce"

gorden brownLondon - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown acknowledged Friday that the global financial crisis helped to turn round his political fortunes, as the ruling Labour Party celebrated a crucial by-election victory in his native Scotland.

The surprise win in Glenrothes, a constituency neighbouring his own in Fife, Scotland, amounted to a vote of confidence for the government's response to the economic downturn, Brown said in London Friday.

Fisherman killed in rare shark attack in Philippines

Philippine leader says offensives against separatists to help peace Manila  - A fisherman was killed in a rare shark attack in the northern Philippines, a police report said Friday.

The report said 38-year-old Joel Bacud suffered shark bites in his rib cage and chest in a rare attack on Thursday off the town of Paoay in Ilocos Norte province, 435 kilometres north of Manila.

Medvedev warns of ongoing terrorism, death toll rises in blast

Medvedev says Russia "ready" for better relations with Obama Moscow- President Dmitry Medvedev warned of the ongoing threat of terrorism on Friday as the death toll rose to 12 in a suspected suicide bombing of a minibus in the worst attack in over a year in Russia's troubled North Caucasus region.

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