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Saturday 31 December 2011

International Current Affairs-September,2010

  • France country announces to withdraw some of its troops from Afghanistan in 2011.
  • Qatar country has emerged as the richest country in the world with per capita income of U.S. $ 90,149 in 2010, according to figures posted on the website of the prestigious US business publication, Global Finance.
  • David Cameron bans Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi, Britain’s first female Muslim cabinet minister, from attending Global Peace and Unity, Europe’s largest multicultural gathering. Nick Clegg takes the side of Baroness Warsi.
  • Freundel Stuart sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Barbados.
  • Fernando Alonso is winner of recently held Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix.
  • Name of the strongest tropical storm Typhoon Fanapi hit in China & Taiwan on September, 2010 killing many people.
  • Name of the three Pakistan Cricket players Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif have been suspended by International Cricket Council (ICC) due to Lord’s spot-fixing outrage, under the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Code.
  • Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui was sentenced to 86 years of imprisonment by a US federal court in Manhattan after she was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army soldiers and FBI agents in Afghanistan two years ago.
  • Former Argentine football star and the last surviving player from Francisco Varallo the first World Cup in 1930, died recently at the age of 100.
  • Japan country approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on September 3, 2010 after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program.
  • Germany country has decided to extend the life spans of the country’s 17 nuclear plants by an average of 12 years while alternative energy sources are developed.
  • About 26 persons were killed in the twin-illicit toddy tragedy (Hooch Tragedy) in a district in Kerala on September 2010. Malappuram is that district.
  • All India trade unions called for general strike on September 7, 2010 against the “anti-people policies of the Indian Government.” On the same day itself, a public sector nationwide general strike took place in a European country to protest the government’s efforts to reform the pension system. France is that country.
  • The state of U.S.A Ohio State has banned foreign outsourcing to countries like India in a wave of protectionism in the economic crisis.
  • Sri Lanka country’s parliament has recently approved constitutional reforms which will enable its President to seek a third term and will give him sweeping powers over formerly independent institutions.
  • Andrew Strauss won the Player of the Series Award in the ODI cricket series between Pakistan and England held in England
  • Divya Ajithkumar. (Tamil Nadu) becomes the first woman to receive the Sword of Honour, a rare honour awarded to the best trainee at the Officers’ Training Academy, ever since they started commissioning lady officers in 1992.
  • Pakistan Federal Minister for Defence Production Abdul Qayyum Jatoi has resigned after his controversial anti-army and judiciary remarks.
  • Seiji Maehara is the new Foreign minister of Japan
  • A country in North America has celebrated the country’s 200th anniversary of independence from Spain on September 16, 2010. Mexico is that country.
  • Voters of Turkey country recently approved constitutional reforms which will help its candidacy for the European Union.
  • Prominent Pakistani politician and Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader, Imran Farooq was stabbed to death outside his home in London recently.
  • After weeks of widespread protests and national strikes, France country has voted to pass a new bill that will increase the retirement age from 60 to 62, and the pension age from 65 to 67.
  • China and Russia countries have signed a series of agreements to boost energy co-operation during a ceremony to open an oil pipeline between the countries On September 27, 2010.
  • Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is the birth name of Mother Teresa of the following great personality.
  • Brazil of following country is named after a tree.
  • Actress Gloria Stuart played an elderly shipwreck survivor in the film Titanic, died recently at the age of 100.
  • Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, recently sacked the Moscow mayor, who had become the target of corruption allegations in state-controlled media after he criticised the president this month. Yuri Luzhkov of that Mayor.
  • The Supreme Court of Iraq counter’s Supreme Court orders the country’s parliament back to work, ruling that the self-declared absence of politicians is unconstitutional.
  • The International Atomic Energy Agency has given its approval for the first nuclear reactor in a country mainly in North Africa Egypt is that country.
  • The prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper case, Abdul Karim Telgi has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2001 case by a special court on September 18, 2010.
  • China suspended ministerial-level exchanges with an Asian Country following a number of disagreements that include the detainment of a fisherman two weeks ago by that country. Japan is that country.
  • Microsoft of the following software giants has designed ”worldwide telescope” a computer programme, which enables you to study even the universe and zoom the outer space.
  • The Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson, (Freundel Stuart being sworn in as the new Prime Minister.) dies of pancreatic cancer recently.
  • The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka announces that Commonwealth gold medal winning boxer Manju Wanniarachchi has failed a drugs test taken during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
  • Vania King (U.S.A) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) won U.S. Open women’s doubles title defeating American Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova of Russia (2-6 6-4 7-6) in the final.
  • Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed, who played with the Pakistan team in the Test series against England, allegedly told a British tabloid newspaper that some of his teammates were cheats. Name of that news paper “News of the World”came out with the sting operation on Pakistan cricketers.
  • England pace bowler Ryan Sidebottom retired from international cricket on 20-09-10 after a nine-year international career that included 22 Test appearances.
  • Vijay Jawaharlal Darda has been unanimously elected as the chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the year 2010-11.
  • Argentina country won Women’s Hockey World Cup 2010 defeating Netherlands in final.
  • Kim Clijsters won U.S. open 2010 Women singles title defeating Russian Tennis star Vera Zvonareva in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in final.
  • Muhammed Rafi (Kerala) has been selected as the Best Indian Footballer of the Year-2010 by the Football Players Association of India.
  • U.S.A. country won their first world championship basketball title since 1994 with a 81-64 victory over Turkey in Istanbul.
  • Rafael Nadal became the 3rd person to complete a Career Golden Slam and the 16th Person to complete the Career Grand Slam with the U.S .Open Men’s title 2010 win.
  • Name of the new book The Grand Design written by famous Physicist Stephen Hawking in which he says that God did not create the universe, because gravity means it would have happened on its own.
  • French scientists recently revealed the secret behind the “best free kick” ever in international football which resulted in a stunning goal against France in 1997. The free kick was taken by a Brazilian Player. Roberto Carlos is he.
  • Ansar Parvez has been elected as Chairman of the International Atomic Energy Board of Governors for the term 2010-2011.
  • Fernando Alonso has won the Singapore Grand Prix Formula one motor race.
  • The U.S. Postal Service’s Mother Teresa stamp was released on September 5, 2010, the 13th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death, designed by award-winning artist Thomas Blackshear II. Mother Teresa was made an honorary U.S. citizen in 1996. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 and won Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
  • Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arjun Munda was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time at the Raj Bhavan on 11-09-2010.
  • Ghana-born doctor Peter Bossman, the first black mayor of a town in the so-called former Eastern Bloc of Europe.
  • Kerala state’s police women helpline has won the award from the International Association of Women Police.
  • Malayalam film actor, screenwriter and director Venu Nagavally has acted in around 50 films and directed a dozen of Malayalam movies, passed away recently due to kidney-related diseases.
  • Legendary veteran film producer from Andhra Pradesh Dr. D. Rama Naidu has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2009.
  • The celebrated French film director and a founding father of the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) movement Claude Chabrol died recently at the age of 80.
  • The Basque separatist group Eta has declared a permanent ceasefire in Spain recently.
  • Edward Nino Hernandez (Columbia) has been officially declared as the shortest living man by Guinness World Records.
  • Eggs and shoes were hurled at Tony Blair (former British Prime Minister) by anti-war activists, in Dublin (Ireland) where he was signing copies of his new book. A Journey is the name of that book.
  • P.J.Thomas is appointed as India’s 14th Central Vigilance Commissioner.
  • Google’s social networking website Orkut has been attacked by a virus on September 25, 2010. Bom Sabado that virus.
  • The 18-year-old fast bowler from Pakistan Mohammad Amir is removed from the list of nominees for the ICC’s emerging player of the year 2010 award due to spot-fixing allegations against him.
  • Name of the 2-year-old Indonesian boy Ardi Rizal smoked up to 40 cigarettes a day, recently quit his habit after a month-long rehabilitation
  • Teresa Lewis is the 12th woman to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976.

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