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October 17, 2009 8:50 AM

Britain must publish U.S. intelligence documents Guantanamo Bay torture: court

The High Court in Britain has ordered the publication of U.S. intelligence documents containing details of the alleged torture of a former U.K resident in Guantanamo Bay. Ethiopian-born Binyam Mohamed, 31, who spent four years in Guantanamo Bay, claims British authorities colluded in his torture whi...

October 17, 2009 5:49 AM

Pillion riding banned in Islamabad following terror strikes

In Pakistan, pillion riding has been banned in capital city of Islamabad for a month, as security agencies struggle to thwart possible terrorist strikes in the country. Interior Minister Rehman Malik has issued orders banning pillion riding in Islamabad over concerns of terrorist attacks. Malik also...

October 17, 2009 5:44 AM

UNHRC report accuses Israel and Palestine of war crimes

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution to endorse a report on the crimes committed by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza and send it to the Security Council. The council in Geneva approved the resolution after two days of debate on the Goldstone report, which it h...

October 17, 2009 5:39 AM

15 killed in suicide bomb blast in a mosque in Iraq

In Iraq, at least fifteen worshippers have been killed and 98 others injured in a suicide bombing inside a Sunni Mosque near the restive northern city of Mosul. An Interior Ministry sources said the incident occurred when a suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers inside a Mosque in Tal Afar...

October 16, 2009 7:54 PM

Israelis warned against travel to India

Israel has warned its nationals against traveling to India saying there is a concrete threat of terror attacks on Chabad centres and synagogues in the country. Its Counter-Terrorism Bureau said the threat of possible attacks against Israeli nationals has become significantly more severe since a star...

October 16, 2009 7:28 PM

Terror rocks Pak again:Car bomb kills 13 in Peshawar

Taliban militants today kept up an unrelenting wave of terror campaign in Pakistan with a suicide car bomber striking a police station in Peshawar killing 13 people and wounding 16 others. Targeting the city for the second day in running, the bomber rammed his explosive laden car into the police sta...

October 16, 2009 7:17 PM

Suicide bomber kills 12 worshippers in Iraq

In Iraq, at least 12 worshippers have been killed and 30 others injured in a suicide bombing inside a Sunni mosque near the volatile city of Mosul. An Interior ministry source said the incident occurred when a bomber blew up his explosive belt among worshippers inside the al-Taqua mosque in the town...

October 16, 2009 7:11 PM

Laptop for every school child in Uruguay

Uruguay has become the first country to provide a laptop for every child attending state primary school. President Tabar' V'zquez presented the final XO model laptops to pupils at a school in Montevideo on Tuesday. Over the last two years 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers have been provided laptops...

October 16, 2009 7:10 PM

Terror rocks Pak again:Car bomb kills 13 in Peshawar

Taliban militants today kept up an unrelenting wave of terror campaign in Pakistan with a suicide car bomber striking a police station in Peshawar killing 13 people and wounding 16 others. Targeting the city for the second day in running, the bomber rammed his explosive laden car into the police sta...

October 16, 2009 7:08 PM

Terror rocks Pak again:Car bomb kills 13 in Peshawar

A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb at a police investigation cell in Pakistan's Peshawar city killing at least 13 people and injuring 16 others. The blast severely damaged the police building and destroyed several vehicles, local TV channels reported. The latest incident happened a day aft...

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