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At least five dead as quake rattles CaucasusA strong earthquake reverberated through the Caucasus mountains on Saturday, killing at least five people and disrupting power supplies in Russia's Chechnya region, reports said.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 23:15
Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills At Least 3 in Pakistan
Second in region this week.
Source : voanews.com | 11-Oct-2008 21:35
Afghan President reshuffles 5 cabinet ministers
Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced on Saturday a reshuffle in five ministries including the interior portfolio, amid mounting concerns about insecurity and rule of law caused by Taliban-led insurgents and ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 18:51
North Korea Removed from US Terror List in Return for Nuclear Inspections
US State Department announces details of agreement following day of intensified discussions between US with other countries involved in six-party talks
Source : voanews.com | 11-Oct-2008 15:53
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 540
As of Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at least 540 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 14:21
Thousands Welcome Indonesian Separatist from Exile
Hasan di Tiro declared independence from Indonesia in 1979 and sparked conflict that spanned three decades and claimed more than 15,000 lives
Source : voanews.com | 11-Oct-2008 11:04
Afghanistan Welcomes NATO Crackdown on Narcotics Infrastructure
Effort expected to focus on seven southwestern provinces where nearly all of country's opium is produced
Source : voanews.com | 11-Oct-2008 10:21
39 killed as Sri Lankan jets pound suicide bombers' camp
The military lost two soldiers during heavy clashes Thursday across several northern fronts, a ministry statement said.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 09:47
Aung San Suu Kyi Appeals House Arrest
Spokesman for her National League for Democracy says appeal was sent by party to cabinet
Source : voanews.com | 11-Oct-2008 09:11
North Korea Reports Appearance by Kim Jong Il
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports that communist country state television showed still picture of Mr. Kim's inspection of female artillery unit
Source : voanews.com | 11-Oct-2008 08:38
Bush, G7 Officials to Discuss Financial Crisis
On Friday, G7 finance ministers and central bankers pledged to take decisive action to support important financial institutions and prevent their failure
Source : voanews.com | 11-Oct-2008 07:24
One killed in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: One person was killed and several others, including security men, were injured in heavy stone pelting by an unruly mob in Srinagar Friday during protests called to coincide with Prime Minister ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 05:22
Crane collapses on Chinese kindergarten, killing 5
A crane at a construction site next to a Chinese kindergarten collapsed Friday, killing five children, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 00:53
US, India Sign Civilian Nuclear Accord
Accord reverses three-decade ban on US, India trade in nuclear fuel and technology
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 23:27
NATO to Target Opium Network Funding Taliban
NATO troops will now be allow to attack drug facilities, trafficking network, drug lords in Afghanistan
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 21:49
Official: 10 die in suicide attack in NW Pakistan
An official says a suicide bomber attacked a group of anti-insurgent tribesmen in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least 10 and wounding more than 50.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 20:21
Rice in Top-Level Consultations on North Korean Nuclear Impasse
Officials say US Secretary of State consulted with her counterparts from China, Japan and South Korea Friday in effort to revive nuclear deal
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 20:06
NATO: Troops can target Afghan drug operations
United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates, center, stands with other NATO defense ministers in front of a model of a C-17 airplane during a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Budapest, Thursday Oct.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 15:44
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 15 in Pakistan's Northwest
Authorities say bomber attacked tribal council meeting in Orakzai district, long regarded as most peaceful among semi-autonomous tribal regions
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 15:19
NATO Joins Drug War in Afghanistan
Thousands of NATO troops to fight Afghan drug trade
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 14:58
Indian Stock Markets Continue to Plunge Despite Central Bank Assurance of More Liquidity
Finance minister reassures people financial system is stable and has resilience to weather economic storm
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 13:32
Asia's Markets Follow Wall Street With Panic Selling
Four major stock markets in Asia plunged more than 7 percent Friday
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 12:45
South Korea Says North's Nuclear Compromise May Be Near
Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan says US will probably announce soon whether it intends to remove Pyongyang from list of nations suspected of sponsoring terrorism
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 11:46
Indonesia Cancels Plans to Reopen Stock Market Amid Global Financial Turmoil
Jakarta Stock Exchange President Erry Firmansyah told reporters plans to reopen the market Friday were shelved to 'protect investors and prevent further sharp falls'
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 11:39
US welcomes tribes' support to Army
While reaffirming US commitment for security and economic support to Pakistan, a senior American diplomat has welcomed Pakistani tribesmena s support for the governmenta s anti-terrorism efforts in tribal areas ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 11:17
Suicide Bomber Kills Afghan Intelligence Official
Local authorities say two others wounded in Khost province attack
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 10:49
Tainted Milk Products Found in Burma
State-run newspaper 'New Light of Myanmar' says nine of 16 products tested positive for melamine
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 10:34
Global Investor Panic Hits European, Asian Markets
Main indexes in London, Paris and Frankfurt were all down 10 percent at the start of today's trading sessions
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 07:08
Paratrooper recieves Silver Star
A paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team was awarded the Silver Star Thursday for his leadership during a combat operation in Afghanistan.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 06:44
Afghan war could cost $18.1B: report
Opposition leaders attacked Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday for hiding the full cost of the Afghanistan mission after the Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page said a lack of "transparency" meant ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 02:21
Chinese Dissident Favored to Win Nobel Peace Prize
Gao Zhisheng is reported to be in police custody somewhere in China
Source : voanews.com | 10-Oct-2008 01:30
NATO General Secretary Wants More Troops For Afghanistan
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says one problem low force levels is causing is that injured soldiers have to wait too long before they are evacuated from battlefield
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 23:02
N.Korea bars monitors from atom complex: diplomats
By Mark Heinrich
VIENNA (Reuters) - North Korea barred U.N. monitoring throughout its Yongbyon nuclear complex on Thursday in a significant step toward scrapping a deal with five powers to scrap its atomic bomb program, diplomats said.
"The monitors were told that as of today, they are out, no more access permitted to any facilities in Yongbyon. But as of now, they are still in their guest house on the premises," a senior diplomat close to the International Atomic Energy Agency told Reuters.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 21:55
LibForAll Foundation Promotes Tolerance in Indonesia, Other Muslim Nations
Indonesia, where more than 85 percent of population is Muslim, has been scene of horrible violence carried out by religious extremists
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 21:39
UNHCR: Thousands of Refugees in Camps, Urban Areas Left Without Basic Aid
UNHCR says refugees from each of eight pilot countries, including Cameroon, Ecuador, Georgia, Rwanda, Thailand, Tanzania, Yemen and Zambia surveyed, had tragic stories to tell
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 19:09
US: North Korean Nuclear Move Regrettable But Reversible
IAEA says North Korea has barred inspectors monitoring disablement of the Yongbyon reactor
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 17:55
Afghanistan situation is rapidly worsening: US intel
President George W. Bush's administration has launched an urgent review of US policy in Afghanistan as US intelligence officials warn of a "downward spiral" in conditions there, US newspapers reported Thursday.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 17:16
Maldives Presidential Election Heads for Runoff
Preliminary results from Thursday's vote count show President Abdul Gayoom leading his rivals, but not by a wide enough margin to avoid a runoff
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 17:07
Officials See No Refugee Crisis Along Afghan-Pakistan Border
They say flow of refugees streaming back into Afghanistan from Pakistan recently is so far manageable
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 17:04
US Calls On NATO to Target Afghanistan Opium Trade
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates calls for NATO troops to attack Afghanistan's drug-producing infrastructure by targeting traffickers and narcotics laboratories
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 13:59
UN Expert Outlines Steps for Improving Human Rights in Burma
Tomas Ojea Quintana says that if elections take place in atmosphere in which human rights are fully respected, vote will be seen as credible
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 13:56
Police say blast in Pakistan's capital wounds 4
Bombings killed eight people and wounded at least four in Pakistan on Thursday, including an attack in a police complex in the capital the same day lawmakers huddled for a private briefing on the militant threat facing the country.
The deaths happened in the nation's volatile northwest, where al-Qaida and Taliban militants have established bases near the Afghan border.
Three children, two police and three prisoners died when a roadside bomb exploded on a prison vehicle and caught a schoolbus in its wake in the Dir region, government official Habib Rehman said.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 12:53
North Korea Bars Inspectors From Nuclear Complex
International Atomic Energy Agency says that Pyongyang will no longer allow inspectors to monitor or verify any of its nuclear activities
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 11:27
South Korea Says North to Test Fire More Missiles
Intelligence sources believe the North has deployed 10 missiles on Chodo, a small island navy base off the peninsula's western coast
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 10:12
Bomb Blast Hits Police Building in Pakistan's Capital
Officials say a suspected suicide bomber attacked a police building in Islamabad wounding at least eight people
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 09:21
Asian Markets Mixed After Worldwide Interest Rate Cuts
US, European, British, Canadian, Swiss, Swedish and Chinese central banks all cut their key rates on Wednesday
Source : voanews.com | 09-Oct-2008 08:43