International

April 3, 2010 5:33 PM

17 militants killed in Pak clashes

In Pakistan, seventeen militants have been killed and several others injured in clashes with security forces in Lower Orakzai Agency. The militants attacked six check-posts including Khankhel, Storikhel, Sultanzai and Aanrkhel, injuring at least five security personnel. The security forces repulsed ...

April 3, 2010 5:32 PM

International pressure makes Iran more determined: Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the international pressure on Iran, including talks of imposing new sanctions, makes the country more determined than ever to pursue its nuclear programme. Speaking on the state television, he said the more overt US animosity towards Iran will be,the more d...

April 3, 2010 5:28 PM

Qureshi begins Saudi Arabia visit

Pakistan Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi is in Saudi Arabia on an official visit. According to Saudi Press agency, he will have talks with Saudi leaders. He would hold talks with his Saudi counterpart, Saud-Al- Faisal, and other high-ranking officials and expected to meet the Saudi King Abdul...

April 3, 2010 5:27 PM

24 killed in Baghdad attack

In Iraq, twenty-four civilians were killed in an attack waged by gunmen on a village in Hawr Rajab area, south Baghdad district of al-Mahmoudiya.Voice of Iraq news agency quoting the official spokesman for the Baghdad Operations Command Qassem Atta, reported today that unidentified gunman attacked t...

April 3, 2010 5:27 PM

German troops kill Afghan soldiers

In Afghanistan, five government soldiers have been killed by German troops in the northern Kunduz province. A NATO statement said the troops were in two civilian cars which did not heed warnings to stop as they drove up to German troops in the province. Although the International Security Assistance...

April 3, 2010 2:20 PM

India visit aimed at strengthening ties: Geithner

<br/>Ahead of his visit to India next week, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said, his aim is to deepen America's relationship with the economically and<br/>strategically important country. Talking to a group of Indian journalists in Washington, Geithner said, terr...

April 3, 2010 2:18 PM

US calls on Israel & Palestinians to pursue talks

The United States has called on Israel and the Palestinians to pursue talks for a peaceful solution of the West Asia conflict. Speaking to reporters in Washington, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said that the US thinks talks are the only way to reach at a permanent settlement of the confl...

April 3, 2010 1:55 PM

25 people killed in an attack in Baghdad

In Iraq, at least 25 people were killed in an attack by gunmen in a Sunni village south of Baghdad today. Police said the gunmen were dressed in military uniforms. Those targeted were from families linked to a militia that opposes al-Qaeda. Five women are among the victims. The official said the kil...

April 2, 2010 9:53 PM

Three German soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Three German soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. The German military said the soldiers died during fierce fighting with Taliban insurgents in the north of the country.It said a number of other German soldiers were wounded in the incident, which happened near Chahar Dara, south-west of the city...

April 2, 2010 9:47 PM

17-year-old widow suspected Moscow metro bomber: Police

The 17-year-old widow of a North Caucasus militant is suspected of being one of the suicide bombers who attacked the Moscow metro on Monday. Police in southern Russia said they had given Moscow colleagues information about Dzhennet Abdurakhmanova, from Dagestan. <br/><br/>A polic...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.