A few days ago, I asked a journalist “how would you cover a war on the perspective of global journalism?” First, he surprised than he answered me that he is a crime reporter not a war reporter. I told him just to guess. This time he was a bit specific and answered, “it is difficult […]
Turkey pounds Kurds
Turkish artillery shelled suspected Kurdish rebel targets across the Iraqi border Thursday, an Iraqi Army officer said. NTV television, citing Iraqi Kurdish officials, said Turkish warplanes also attacked rebel positions in northern Iraq. But Turkish authorities did not immediately confirm the reports. The Iraqi Army officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was […]
India opens massive weapons fair
A massive defence fair opened in India’s capital on Saturday, with hundreds of global weapons firms competing for billions of dollars of sales to one of the world’s largest armies and biggest spenders. Some 450 firms from countries including the United States, Russia, Britain, Russia and Israel are displaying their latest hardware to technology-hungry India, […]
India invites Western observers to nuclear site war games
India will invite Western observers and diplomats to a major war games exercise next month, officials said on Thursday. The exercise involving land forces, armour and the air force will begin on March 19 at Pokhran in the western desert state of Rajasthan where India conducted a series of nuclear weapons tests in 1998 that […]
Dozen Killed As Sri Lanka Marks Independence
Roadside bombings in Sri Lanka killed more than a dozen people today as the country’s president marked the island’s 60th anniversary of its independence, claiming terrorism was "facing a defeat it has never faced before". The capital, Colombo, was effectively sealed off, with roads blocked and mobile phone operators cutting off services in the morning […]
Fierce battle rages for Kohat Tunnel
A fierce battle is raging between the security forces and the local Taliban around the 1.9 kilometre-long multi-billion rupees Kohat Tunnel, local residents reported on Saturday. The tunnel reportedly sustained considerable damage after the militants captured it, severing the Peshawar Valley link with the southern districts of the NWFP. The militants are also reported to […]
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