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December 29, 2009 7:30 PM
Somali pirates have hijacked two vessels in the Gulf of Aden. The International Maritime Bureau on Tuesday said the UK-flagged chemical tanker St. James Park, with 26 crew members aboard, was attacked on Monday night. A spokesman said twenty-six crew members were aboard- including Bulgarians, Filipi...
December 29, 2009 6:35 PM
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to defeat the al-Qaeda terrorist network and hit them anywhere in the world from where they are plotting attack against the US. President Obama said this in his first public statement after the foiled attempt by an al-Qaeda operative to blow up a US plane o...
December 29, 2009 6:17 PM
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi says her sister has been arrested by the intelligence services. Ms Ebadi said her sister Nooshin, a medical professor, was arrested at home on Monday evening, and taken to prison. She said her sister was detained to prevent her own human rights work. Acc...
December 29, 2009 6:17 PM
Somali pirates have hijacked a UK-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden. The Kenya-based Seafarers Assistance Programme said the Ship, Saint James Park was captured last night while on its way to Thailand from Spain. Its 26 crew hail from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Georgia, In...
December 29, 2009 2:41 PM
The government in the Pakistani province of Sindh has declared a day of mourning after a suicide attack in its capital, Karachi, killed 40 people on Monday. Government offices are closed and security is tight ahead of the funerals of the victims. Security forces have been on high alert as Shia Musli...
December 29, 2009 2:10 PM
In Pakistan, the toll in suicide attack on Muharram procession in Karachi has risen to 40. Officials said over 100 injured in the incident were being treated in hospitals. Pakistani authorities are still struggling to control a major blaze in a market caused by rioting that followed the terror assau...
December 29, 2009 1:32 PM
In Pakistan, the toll in suicide attack on Muharram procession in Karachi has risen to 40. Officials said over 100 injured in the incident were being treated in hospitals. Pakistani authorities are still struggling to control a major blaze in a market caused by rioting that followed the terror assau...
December 29, 2009 12:45 PM
The Nigerian al-Qaeda suspect charged for trying to blow up a US airliner has told FBI that more bombers are on their way to target America. Quoting investigating officials, a US based news channel reported that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab told FBI that there were more just like him in Yemen and would...
December 29, 2009 12:44 PM
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned civilian casualties in a NATO-led operation in Kunar province. In a statement, he also announced for setting up a commission headed by a Minister of State to probe into the incident. At least ten civilians, most of them students were killed in Sat...
December 29, 2009 11:39 AM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reach Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Middle East peace process. According to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit, the discussions will focus on ways to advance peace efforts and reach a fair settlement on the ...
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