The Bush administration is not satisfied with the quality of information it is getting about terrorist groups operating in Pakistan’s volatile tribal area, a senior US official said on Tuesday. Despite the shortcomings, the United States will not carry out military strikes on its own inside Pakistan unless President Pervez Musharraf’s government requests direct support, […]
Baggage ban on batteries effective
The US Department of Transportation has issued a baggage ban on batteries that bars air passengers from packing loose Lithium batteries as part of checked luggage Effective Jan 1st, 2008, the rule has been issued to minimize the risk associated with batteries that could overheat and catch fire on board, the department’s Pipeline and Hazardous […]
Foul Play In Jail.
Pahang,Malaysia;Tuesday. The family of K. Letchumanan who was found dead in a Police’s jail, suspected there is foul play involved. Saraswathy Devi, who is the sister of the suspect, told that they were not informed of her brother’s arrest. It was a friend of K. Letchumanan who informed them of his arrest. […]
Oil prices rose after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto
NEW YORK – Oil prices rose Thursday after the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto raised concerns about stability in the Middle East Bhutto died in a suicide attack that also killed at least 30 others at a campaign rally, aides said. "It’s definitely instability," said James Cordier, president of Liberty Trading Group in […]
Bus Driver Jailed 688 Months.
Sarawak,Malaysia:Monday. A bus driver was jailed a total of 57years and four months after he was found guilty of human trafficking. A . Elangoran, from the town of Ipoh in the state of Perak,Malaysia, was arrested while driving a bus with 86 Myanmar nationals near the border with Thailand. For each of the illegal immigrants […]
Key Lockerbie Witness Admits Perjury
[They] have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear … –Ezekiel 12:2The Lockerbie Affair has taken yet another extraordinary twist. Last month, I received from Edwin Bollier, head of the Zurich-based company MeBo AG, a copy of a German original of an affidavit. The document is dated July […]