BBC News Profile: Shakil Afridi BBC News Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi, who helped the CIA find al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, has been jailed for at least 30 years, officials say. He was charged with treason and tried under the tribal justice system for running a fake vaccination … US to press for release of [...]
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Globe and Mail Allen: US troop drawdown from Afghanistan to begin ‘very shortly’ CNN International By Larry Shaughnessy, CNN Pentagon Producer Washington (CNN) — The man in charge of the war in Afghanistan said Wednesday that about a quarter of the American troops there will begin coming home "very shortly." Gen. John Allen, commander of [...]
CBS News Australian death row pair gain new hope after Corby clemency success Sydney Morning Herald Schapelle Corby wins clemency plea (Video Thumbnail) Click to play video Return to video Video settings Please Log in to update your video settings Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don’t play Play now More video Recommended Network TenClick [...]
The Associated Press Eager Egyptians hold landmark presidential vote The Associated Press By HAMZA HENDAWI, AP – 1 minute ago CAIRO (AP) — After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world’s first competitive presidential race Wednesday, wrestling with a polarizing … Egyptians Vote [...]
AFP Yemen faces famine, aid agencies say UPI.com SANAA, Yemen, May 23 (UPI) — Aid agencies Wednesday urged those attending the Friends of Yemen Conference in Saudi Arabia to scale up efforts to tackle the Yemen’s food crisis. The agencies — CARE, International Medical Corps, Islamic Relief, Merlin, … Yemen government troops advance; donors pledge [...]
The Associated Press Inquiry hears of wider Secret Service misbehavior The Associated Press By CALVIN WOODWARD, AP – 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators investigating the Secret Service prostitution scandal said Wednesday that dozens of reported episodes of misconduct by agents point to a culture of carousing in the agency and urged … Secret [...]
AFP Somali, AU troops close in on Islamist stronghold AFP MOGADISHU — African Union and Somali government troops have made "strong progress" in a push towards an Islamist Shebab stronghold, site of the world’s largest displaced people’s camp, officials said Wednesday. Hundreds of civilians have fled as long … Progress Claimed Against al-Shabab in Somalia [...]
gulfnews.com Saudi king warns of Lebanon civil war threat gulfnews.com Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz is "deeply concerned" about the sectarian violence in Lebanon, state news agency SPA said, in an apparent reference to the killing of a Lebanese Sunni cleric opposed to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad … Syrian uprising polarising [...]
gulfnews.com Fierce clashes as Syrian forces assault rebel bastion, activists claim gulfnews.com AFP & AP Anti-government protesters attend the funeral of Mahmoud Sukaria, whom protesters said was killed by forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad at Naher Aisha in Damascus on Monday. Beirut: Regime forces launched a fierce assault on the rebel … Syria [...]
The Daily Star Support Seen Falling for Putin Wall Street Journal By GREGORY L. WHITE MOSCOW—Popular support for Vladimir Putin’s government continues to erode and Russia could see a full-blown political crisis before he finishes his six-year presidential term, according to a new report from an influential Moscow … Putin’s Dark Lord Keeps Power in [...]
BBC News Mali’s President Traore ‘goes to France for medical tests’ BBC News Mali’s interim President Dioncounda Traore is going to Paris for medical checks after he was beaten unconscious by protesters two days ago, aides say. Mr Traore was treated in Mali for a head wound after demonstrators broke into his office and … [...]
The Guardian US to press for release of Pakistani doctor who helped find Bin Laden The Guardian The US has said it will press for the release of a Pakistani doctor who has been jailed for 33 years for running a fake CIA vaccination programme as part of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. The [...]
Sydney Morning Herald Lebanese official: Pilgrims abducted in Syria soon to be freed CNN By Rima Maktabi, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said Wednesday that he expects 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgims abducted in neighboring Syria to be freed within hours. The pilgrims — all men — were detained Tuesday by [...]
The Daily Star Putin’s Dark Lord Keeps Power in Oil Patch Bloomberg Russia’s leaders have unveiled a new government that is notable in the absence of one prominent figure: Igor Sechin, the dark lord responsible for dismantling the oil empire of oligarch-turned-prisoner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Russian rights chief urges Putin to veto protest law Reuters Putin [...]
CBS News Jet diverted to Maine; suspicious passenger cited CBS News (CBS/AP) BANGOR, Maine – Officials diverted a US Airways jet to Maine after a French passenger traveling from Paris to North Carolina handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, prompting concerns about … No Charges to [...]
Moneycontrol.com Yemen government troops advance; donors pledge $4 bln aid Reuters India By Mohammed Mukhashaf and Angus McDowall | ADEN/RIYADH (Reuters) – Yemeni government troops battled Islamist militants in two southern cities on Wednesday as international donors met in Saudi Arabia to pledge $4 billion to help stabilise a state that … ‘Friends of Yemen’ [...]