Counter-terrorism plan for Pakistan within weeks: US (Dawn)
On Friday, President Obama met his services chief, his seventh such meeting since he began consulting his senior military and civil officials on the proposed strategy. Photo by Reuters.
EUROPOL, India to conclude counter-terrorism agreement (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Nov 6 : India and the European Union (EU) today decided to conclude an agreement between EUROPOL and Indian security agencies to combat global terrorism while New Delhi said it had a ‘vital stake in the stability of Pakistan and Afghanistan.’
Officials allege Tamil refugee ship smuggling explosives (MalaysiaNews.net)
Government officials believe the freighter sailing under the name Ocean Lady and carrying 76 Sri Lankan refugees is actually the Princess Easwary.
Israel tallies arms haul as Lebanese guerrillas deny any link (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
JERUSALEM – Israeli defence officials said hundreds of tons of weapons seized from a commandeered ship could have given Lebanese guerrillas an extra month of firepower in a war with Israel, but the militants denied Thursday that the arms were bound for them.
Sri Lanka steps up Tamil releases (BBC News)
Sri Lanka’s government appears to have markedly stepped up the release of Tamils from camps in the north.
Western envoys urge Nepal Maoists to stop protests (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters KATHMANDU, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Western diplomats urged Nepal’s Maoist former rebels on Tuesday to call off a series of protests, including closing down the country’s main airport, that could raise …
India,EU likely to sign a pact on counter-terrorism (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI) Keen on substantially raising their cooperation in counter-terrorism, India and the 27-nation European Union are likely to sign an agreement on enhancing cooperation in the field when both sides meet for the summit level talks here this week.
Officials allege Tamil refugee ship smuggling explosives (Victoria Times Colonist)
Immigration officials are alleging that trace amounts of explosives were found aboard a cargo ship that smuggled 76 Sri Lankans to Canada s West Coast last month, a lawyer representing some of the men said on Monday
Envoys urge Maoists to stop protest (Gulf Times)
Western diplomats urged Nepal s Maoist former rebels yesterday to call off a series of protests, including closing down the country s main airport, that could raise tension and economically disrupt the fledgling republic.
Tamil Tiger terrorists were on migrant ship, says Sri Lanka (Victoria Times Colonist)
The government of Sri Lanka says it wants access to the men on board the migrant ship that was intercepted off B.C. s coast because they have links to terrorism that has plagued the South Asian island nation for decades.
