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Paris court mulls extradition of Iranian engineer Kakavand
Paris 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’
US 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 [...]
Chavez scrambles F-16s to intercept US warplane
President Hugo Chavez said he ordered two F-16 jets to intercept a U.S. military plane that twice violated Venezuelan airspace on Friday in what he called the latest provocation in the South American nation’s skies.
Brandishing a photo of the plane, which he described as a P-3, Chavez said the overflight was the latest incursion in [...]
Blast rocks Shiite parade in Karachi, at least 43 killed
Pakistan’s interior minister appealed for calm on Tuesday in the country’s commercial capital Karachi, where shopowners surveyed gutted premises a day after a suicide bomber killed 43 people and triggered a city-centre riot.
The bombing of a Shi’ite Muslim procession in Karachi underscored multiple security challenges facing the nuclear-armed U.S. ally at a volatile time for [...]
Israel approves new funding for settlements
The 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 [...]
Five held with plane full of weapons from N.Korea
Thailand detained five men after they made an emergency landing in Bangkok with a cargo plane from North Korea full of heavy weapons, ministers and officials said.
The crew requested to land for refuelling at Don Mueang airport, where inspectors discovered a haul of weaponry including firearms and missiles, said deputy prime minister Suthep Thaungsuban.
“They declared that [...]
Obama promise to finish the job in Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama promised he would unveil his decision “shortly” on whether to escalate the war in Afghanistan and pledged: “It is my intention to finish the job.”
“I will be making an announcement to the American people about how we intend to move forward. I will be doing so shortly,” Obama said during a [...]
Singh urges US to stay committed in Afghanistan, Pakistan
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (pictured) arrived in Washington on Sunday for a state visit with US President Barack Obama, urging him to stay committed in Afghanistan and to pressure Pakistan to act against Islamic extremists.
AFP – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday started a high-profile state visit to the United States with a [...]
Trile of Khmer Rouge Duch leader
Cambodia’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 [...]
Lahore Check Post Blast 7 Injured
Breaking News: LAHORE: Five policemen have been injured in a bomb blast at police check post near Babu Sabu Interchange, Geo News reported Monday.
The blast took place when a white Suzuki Mehran rammed into the police check post, sources said.
Rescue teams have reached the blast site.
