At least nineteen Afghan civilians were allegedly killed with United States marines opened fire after their convoy was hit by a car bomb in the Nangarhar province. An inquiry by the Afghan government said that US troops fired indiscriminately. However, the marines have said they were fired upon and the civilians were caught in the […]
Pakistan on fire.
Shoot to kill orders have been issued to tackle rioters in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Friday, a day after an assassin killed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto following a campaign rally on Thursday. The tragic incident threw efforts to restore democracy in this nuclear-armed US ally into chaos. Following a night’s violent protest, supporters gathered […]
Bhutto was the target of many militant groups.
Even as Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility of killing Benazir Bhutto there still lays a lot of confusion about the veracity of the claim. She was, in fact, the target of threats from virtually all of the militant groups who make Pakistan their home from al-Qaeda to home-grown terrorists to tribal insurgents on the Afghan border. Her […]
One US soldier killed, 11 hurt in Iraq bomb blasts
BAGHDAD: One US soldier was killed and another 11wounded, when two road bombs exploded near their vehicles in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk, the US Army statement said. The attack took place during combat operations. The latest fatality brought the military’s overall losses since the March 2003 invasion to 3,895, according to US Defense […]
Now women too
Thursday, December 06, 2007 There is always something that rivets attention to news of a suicide bombing. After all, an immense amount of belief in a cause, however misguided, is required to blow one’s own body in smithereens in the process of attempting to inflict the same fate on others. This is all the more […]
Security has been beefed up across Uttar Pradesh on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Babri Mas
AYODHYA: Security has been beefed up across Uttar Pradesh on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition.Police SOG, Rapid Action Force and PAC commandoes were patrolling Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura where bomb disposal, anti-sabotage and sniffer dog teams were put on standby, officials said.Heavy security was deployed at the acquired land […]