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UAV strike kills 13 in Saidgi, NW PakistanMiranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 27, 2009 A US missile attack that demolished a compound in Pakistan's tribal belt used by militants crossing into Afghanistan killed 13 fighters, Pakistani security officials said Sunday. A US drone slammed two missiles into the building on Saturday in Saidgi village, seven kilometres (four miles) north of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan, officials s ... read more |
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Baghdad (AFP) Dec 25, 2009A senior Iraqi priest in his Christmas sermon on Friday urged Christians not to be intimidated by a string of deadly attacks against the minority community but warned they should not linger near churches. Bishop Shlemon Warduni's message to worshippers came as security forces ramped up their presence in cities with significant Christian populations in a bid to prevent violence. "Do not b ... more  
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 27, 2009Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama left for India on Sunday for talks with his counterpart Manmohan Singh aimed at strengthening security and economic cooperation. Hatoyama will also meet Rajendra Pachauri, head of a Nobel-winning UN panel of climate scientists, to discuss how to generate momentum on tackling global warming after the Copenhagen climate accord failed to reach binding targ ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 26, 2009Iran has been violating Iraq's borders since 2006, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in comments aired on Saturday, a week after Iranian troops took over an oil well in disputed territory. "Violations by the Iranians started in 2006," Zebari told MPs in the statement broadcast by the state-funded Al-Iraqiya television channel. "Technicians used to go to the wells and Iranians an ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 24, 2009US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pledged Thursday to move forward to a vote legislation allowing President Barack Obama to sanction companies that export gasoline to Iran. "As we move forward with these negotiations, I want everyone to know that I am committed to getting this legislation to the floor sometime after we return in January," said Reid, a Democrat, as Congress adjourned for C ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 24, 2009India announced plans Thursday to shift control of a major shipyard to the military to boost naval warship production amid complaints of delays in existing projects. The announcement came two days after the military expressed concern about India's depleted underwater combat capabilities due to delays in constructing tactical submarines for the 134-ship navy. Information Minister Ambika ... more
Hilla, Iraq (AFP) Dec 24, 2009Twenty-seven people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a string of attacks across Iraq on Thursday ahead of Christmas and the Shiite commemoration ceremonies of Ashura. In the worst attack, 15 people including a provincial councillor were killed and 70 wounded when twin bombs struck outside a busy bus station in Hilla, south of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said. "Fifteen people, includ ... more |
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