Sri Lanka grants bail for ex-army chief
Author:? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Fri, 2012-05-18 21:01 COLOMBO: A court granted bail for Sri Lanka’s ex-army chief yesterday, a move seen as a step toward a full pardon for the man credited with ending the country’s More...
Yemen Army gains in fight against Al-qaeda
Fri, 2012-05-18 21:00 ADEN: Yemeni troops advanced yesterday toward the city of Jaar, a bastion of Al-Qaeda in the south of the country where five militants were also killed in clashes with tribesmen, local and More...
Pakistani air force planes crash, 4 pilots killed
Author:? Associated Press Wed, 2012-05-16 21:00 PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Police say two Pakistani air force planes have crashed on a training mission in the country’s northwest, killing all four pilots. Pakistani More...
Obama requesting help to pay for Afghan army
Author:? ANNE GEARAN | AP Thu, 2012-05-17 13:00 WASHINGTON: Mapping the way out of an unpopular war, the United States and NATO are trying to build an Afghan army that can defend the country after 130,000 international More...
Seven UN peacekeepers shot at Congo protest
KINSHASA: Seven United Nations peacekeepers in Congo were wounded when gunmen opened fire at a protest in the east of the country on Monday, a UN spokesman said. Read more: Seven UN peacekeepers shot at Congo protest More...
Imran vows support for women’s rights
ISLAMABAD / KARACHI:?Under Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) government, women will get their due share in property, said party chairman Imran Khan on Sunday. “PTI will make sure no one takes away women’s More...
Dozens hurt as football fans riot in Turkish cities
ANKARA, Turkey: One fan was reportedly stabbed after Galatasaray’s Turkish league championship triggered violence at the goalless derby match with Fenerbahce and across the country on Saturday. See the rest here: Dozens More...
Budget forecasts: Forex reserves to almost halve by June 2013
ISLAMABAD:? Next year’s fiscal forecasts for Pakistan are depressing at best. The country’s forex reserves are expected to almost halve by July 2013 – from the much-touted high of $16 billion during the More...
Libya police put end to protest at oil firm Agoco
BENGHAZI, Libya: Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest oil company for two weeks, securing the offices and arresting some demonstrators More...
Activities at Iran nuclear site raise concerns
VIENNA: A US security institute says commercial satellite imagery shows new activity at an Iranian military site which raises concern that the country may be “washing” a building the United Nations’ nuclear More...