Philippines – Defense chief orders intensified pursuit of bandits (GMA News)
Defense chief orders intensified pursuit of bandits (GMA News) ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro has ordered at the weekend military troops in Basilan to intensify operations against the combined forces of Abu Sayyaf and other kidnapping groups.
House to ditch Con-ass if without Senate Close this MANILA, Philippines [...]
India – Indian PM wants normalized relations with Pakistan (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Indian PM wants normalized relations with Pakistan (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By AIJAZ HUSSAIN India’s prime minister said Sunday he wants “normalized” relations with Pakistan amid rising tensions between the South Asian rivals following the Mumbai attacks that left more than 160 people dead. Addressing an election rally in Indian Kashmir – a focal point [...]
Afghanistan – Taliban kidnaps seven in Afghanistan, one dead (The Times of India)
Taliban kidnaps seven in Afghanistan, one dead (The Times of India) Armed Taliban militants abducted six musicians and an election worker in eastern Afghanistan, one of whom was later found dead, a local official said.
Work Together Gordon Brown to Islamabad & Kabul (Foreign Policy Blogs) KABUL: Britain [...]
Iraq – Bush meets with Iraqi leaders, US commanders (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bush meets with Iraqi leaders, US commanders (AP via Yahoo! News) President George W. Bush is having a rapid-fire series of meetings with top Iraqi leaders during his unannounced visit to Iraq.
Bush visits Iraq to mark passing of security pact (CNN) President Bush arrived in Baghdad Sunday in an unannounced visit to Iraq, [...]
Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Palestinian official: Lebanon to send aid ship to Gaza (People’s Daily)
Palestinian official: Lebanon to send aid ship to Gaza (People’s Daily) Lebanon decided to send a ship laden of aid to Gaza Strip to help reliving people in the territory where Israel has been imposing a tight blockade, a Palestinian activist said on Saturday. Jamal al-Khodary, a lawmaker heading a popular committee against the siege, [...]
Somalia – Somalia: Government Soldiers Kill a Prominent Businessman (AllAfrica.com)
Somalia: Government Soldiers Kill a Prominent Businessman (AllAfrica.com) Somalia Somali government soldiers have killed a well-known businessman in Km 5 area in Mogadishu, eyewitness said on Saturday. The deceased man, Abdi Aziz was the owner of Fatxi supermarket and he died instantly after government soldiers shot him while he was in [...]
North Africa – Mauritania hunts al-Qaeda (News 24 South Africa)
Mauritania hunts al-Qaeda (News 24 South Africa) Mauritania’s military rulers are shoring up defences against al-Qaeda cells in the Sahara and traffickers smuggling illegal migrants to Europe.
Mauritania freely uses torture as repression tool: Amnesty (AFP via Yahoo! News) Mauritania freely uses torture as a method of investigation and repression and it has become [...]
Terrorism and Insurgency – British PM Brown, Singh meet to discuss terrorism (AP via Yahoo! News)
British PM Brown, Singh meet to discuss terrorism (AP via Yahoo! News) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Sunday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, visiting India to discuss fighting terrorism and calming tensions with neighboring Pakistan.
Can India and Pakistan Lower Tensions Over Kashmir? (Time Magazine) The terrorist strikes on Mumbai have reignited [...]
Pakistan – Pakistan: Indian Aircraft Violated Pakistani Airspace (WSPA Spartanburg)
Pakistan: Indian Aircraft Violated Pakistani Airspace (WSPA Spartanburg) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – A Pakistani air force spokesman says Indian aircraft violated Pakistani airspace but were chased back over the border. The alleged incident Saturday comes amid heightened tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals over last month s deadly attack in Mumbai.
Pakistan: India violated [...]
African News Update – Escravos Journal: State Finds (or Buys) Some Peace in Nigeria
Escravos Journal: State Finds (or Buys) Some Peace in Nigeria Nigeria’s Delta State has accomplished a rare measure of peace by drawing militants into the government and making sure they are awarded valuable contracts from oil companies. [...]
