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February 10, 2010 7:25 PM
Pakistan's Minister of Interior Rehman Malik today said the Taliban chief Hakeemullah Mehsud was dead. It is the first time Pakistani authorities made clear the militant chief is dead. Local media yesterday reported that Mehsud died from wounds inflicted in a U.S. drone strike in January. The r...
February 10, 2010 7:17 PM
Public sector workers in Greece have launched a nationwide strike in protest at government measures to tackle the country's huge budget deficit. Flights have been grounded, many schools closed, and hospitals are operating an emergency-only service. The government wants to cut pay, reduce pensio...
February 10, 2010 7:16 PM
In Somalia, hundreds of insurgents loyal to Islamist group al-Shabab have poured into capital, Mogadishu, amid expectations of a major battle. Eyewitnesses report that about 20 vehicles and artillery have arrived in the capital overnight. Residents have been fleeing for days amid a widespread belief...
February 10, 2010 7:16 PM
The US envoy for War Crime Issues arrived in Kenya today for a two-day visit for meetings with government officials and members of civil society. A statement from the US Embassy said Mr Stephen J. Rapp will discuss issues of political and legal reform relating to accountability for the instigators o...
February 10, 2010 7:05 PM
In the United States, the second big snowstorm in less than a week has paralysed cities in the north-eastern parts of the country with government offices due to stay shut for a third day. The US National Weather Service forecast up to 14 inches of snow in the region, along with strong winds. Washing...
February 10, 2010 7:04 PM
Pakistan says, slain Tehrik-e-Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud's close aide Qari Hussain may have also died in the same US drone attack that killed the top militant commander. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said today in Peshawar that intercepts of militant communications have indicated that 28-...
February 10, 2010 6:41 PM
US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up today to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Thousands of Marines along with foreign and Afghan soldiers are taking up position around the town of Marjah in Helmand, which offi...
February 10, 2010 6:41 PM
At least 157 people have been killed in a series of avalanches that blocked a mountain pass north of Kabul, trapping hundreds more in their snowbound vehicles. Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary said rescuers have recovered the 157 bodies from the Salang Pass, a key road that connects the Af...
February 10, 2010 2:11 PM
Opposition parties in Sri Lanka say they will mount a legal challenge to the detention of defeated presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka. In a joint statement, the opposition parties said they feared the general would be killed in detention. The opposition has also called for protests over the a...
February 10, 2010 1:38 PM
The General Election in Sri Lanka will be held on April 8. The Gazette notification issued on Tuesday says the nominations will be accepted from 19 of this month to 26th Feb.<br/><br/>The Parliament was dissolved midnight on Tuesday by President Mahinda Rajapaksa under the powers...
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