I’d Made The Summit By Noon But Still Had To Get Back To My Pickup If trees could talk, I’m sure old junipers could tell many tales. Some had holes where birds had chosen to raise their young. Others, their grain streaked in browns, yellows and orange, stood sentinel over smaller trees. Even though […]
Questions for Musharraf on Missing Terror Plot Suspect at No 10 Talks
A British terrorism suspect who was said to have escaped in Pakistan last month may still be in the custody of the country’s intelligence services, according to his lawyer. Rashid Rauf, from Birmingham, was said to have vanished after two police officers escorting him from court to prison stopped at a roadside mosque and allowed […]
Egyptian Police Frustrate Stream of Palestinian Shoppers
Dozens of policemen in riot gear at Egyptian checkpoints set up in the pouring rain just a few miles from the border with Gaza yesterday failed to halt the relentless flow of Palestinians into Egypt five days after the border was breached. Taiser Shuber had spent two days in Sheik Zuwayed, a town about 12 […]
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 […]
Mass Action finally comes to an end in Kenya with more than 10 people killed by Anti Riot police
Mass Action finally comes to an end in Kenya with more than 10 people killed by antiriot police. The three day consecutive mass action which kicked off in Kenyan big cities and towns organized by ODM in protest for justice and in demand for their democratic rights has finally come to an end with more […]
Cheap and Cheerful: Venezuelans Cling to Right for Petrol at 42p a Tank
There is a world where oil costs $100 a barrel, where motorists wince as they fill up the tank and where energy efficiency is a mantra. And then there is Venezuela. At a Caracas petrol station last week, Gloria Padron, a paediatrician, ticked off items that would cost about the same as the 60 liters […]
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