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President of Pakistan signs new summary of judges appointment
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Following the advice of Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday night signed the summary of appointment of justices Saqib Nisar and Asif Saeed Khosa as permanent judges of the Supreme Court and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday as ad hoc judge of the apex court for one year.
The summary was [...]
Paris court mulls extradition of Iranian engineer Kakavand
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Paris court on Wednesday asked for additional information before deciding on a request to extradite Majid Kakavand, a little-known Iranian engineer, to the US.
The case has further strained relations between Paris and Tehran. France awaiting a verdict for Clotilde Reiss, a French national held in Tehran, while Iran has demanded the liberation of Kavakand and [...]
Top Taliban military commander ‘captured in Karachi’
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010US and Pakistani spies have captured the Taliban’s top military commander, US media reported, but the militia denied his arrest and said he was still leading the fight in Afghanistan.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was arrested in Pakistan’s sprawling port city of Karachi “several days ago” by US and Pakistani intelligence services, the New York [...]
Israel approves new funding for settlements
Monday, December 14th, 2009The Israeli cabinet approved listing some Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as “national priority zones,” entitling the communities to millions of dollars of extra state funding.
The decision is certain to stir furore as it comes just weeks after Israel instituted a 10-month moratorium on new building permits in the settlements after months of [...]
US turns up heat on Iran over nuclear program, rights
Saturday, December 12th, 2009The White House turned up the heat on Iran, echoing EU concerns while warning of “credible consequences” if Tehran continues to defy international demands to curb its nuclear ambitions.
President Barack Obama’s administration also expressed concern about Iran’s alleged human rights abuses and warned Latin American countries to “think twice” about ties with what it calls [...]
Blackwater Operating in Karachi
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Notorious United States private security outfit Blackwater, alleged to be a mercenery organisation, allegedly operating under the command of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has established its presence in Karachi, country’s mega city.
According to a report broadcast by a private cable TV channel here, Blackwater, was operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan under different names since 2006, [...]
“Mumbai attacks” Seven suspects indicted by Pakistan
Thursday, November 26th, 2009India marks the first anniversary Thursday of last year’s militant attacks on Mumbai with a series of ceremonies to honour the 166 victims killed in the deadly rampage by 10 Islamist gunmen.
The day of remembrance comes as India’s government continued to push neighbouring Pakistan — where the gunmen are believed to have trained — [...]
Ahmadinejad and Chavez celebrate revolutionary ties
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez used a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington.
Chavez and Ahmadinejad, on the last leg of a tour of three left-leaning South American nations, hugged, held hands, and praised each other as fellow revolutionaries.
The Venezuelan singled out a comment by Israeli [...]
A Public inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
A longed-for public inquiry into Britain’s role in the Iraq war opens Tuesday, with former civil servants first to appear in hearings set to climax with Tony Blair taking the stand.
One-time top officials from the foreign and defense ministries will outline Britain’s policy towards Baghdad in the early 2000s as a five-member committee begins investigating [...]
Trile of Khmer Rouge Duch leader
Monday, November 23rd, 2009Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in the trial of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, bringing the regime’s prison chief closer to justice for the “Killing Fields” atrocities 30 years ago.
AFP – Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge war crimes court on Monday began final arguments in its first trial, bringing [...]
