Four suspected members of a radical Islamist sect have been charged with orchestrating a suicide bombing on United Nations headquarters in the Nigerian capital last month that killed at least 23 people. They face the death penalty if found guilty.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
UK arms fair under scrutiny over 'cluster munitions' stall
Demonstrators, outside the Houses of Parliament, protest against the DSEi arms fair being held at the Excel Centre, London. Photograph: Peter Marshall/Demotix
Organisers of the UK's leading arms fair, which last week attracted some 25,000 visitors from around the world, are under pressure to explain why the event was used to promote illegal torture equipment and cluster bombs.
'Will target Qaida across world'
US will hit al-Qaida targets anywhere in the world, including in countries unable or unwilling to act themselves, top White House counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan has said.
WASHINGTON: US will hit al-Qaida targetsanywhere in the world, including in countries unable or unwilling to act themselves, top White House counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan has said.
Al-Qaida operations chief in Pakistan killed, US says
WASHINGTON — A top al-Qaida operative was killed earlier this week in Pakistan's tribal region, landing another blow against the besieged terrorist network, a senior Obama administration official told NBC News on Thursday.
Anti-government protesters storm Yemeni university
SANAA, Yemen (AP) – Thousands of anti-government protesters in Yemen stormed the capital's main university Saturday, preventing the first day of classes from beginning and tearing down pictures of the longtime leader whose ouster they seek.
Thousands of protesters storm Yemeni university
SANAA, Yemen — Thousands of anti-government protesters in Yemen stormed the capital's main university Saturday, preventing the first day of classes from beginning and tearing down pictures of the longtime leader whose ouster they seek.
The crowds are aiming to keep Yemen's protest movement alive and out on the streets as the school year begins. Protests since February have failed to push President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power. He is currently in Saudi Arabia recovering from wounds sustained during an attack on the presidential compound in June.
Pakistan floods: Pakistan PM Gilani cancels trip to US
The BBC's Orla Guerin: "Families are homeless, hungry, and threatened by disease"
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has cancelled a trip to next week's UN General Assembly in New York because of floods in Sindh province.
His office said he was staying in the country to direct relief efforts.
Pakistan Prime Minister Cancels Trip to U.N. Because of Floods
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's prime minister has canceled a trip to attend next week's U.N. General Assembly session in New York, saying he needs to coordinate flood relief efforts at home.
Monsoon rains in Pakistan have flooded large parts of southern Sindh province over the last six weeks, leaving more than 200,000 people homeless.
UN approves Libya seat for former rebels
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to hand over Libya's UN seat to the former rebel National Transitional Council, while easing economic and military sanctions and paving way for the strife-torn nation to begin its economic recovery and restore political order.
Sanctions lifted as Libya's NTC claims UN seat
The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to hand over Libya's UN seat to the former rebel National Transitional Council, while easing economic and military sanctions and paving way for the strife-torn nation to begin its economic recovery and restore political order.
Triple bomb attack kills 3, wounds 60 in Thai south
YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded on Thailand's border with Malaysia on Friday, killing three people and wounding at least 60, hours after suspected insurgents walked into a packed mosque and shot dead two Muslims.
U.S. links Pakistan to group it blames for Kabul attack
(Reuters) - The United States accused Pakistan on Saturday of having links to a militant group Washington blames for an attack on the U.S. embassy and other targets in Kabul and said the government in Islamabad must cut those ties.
Reno crash underscores safety concerns
Protective measures at the National Championship Air Races weren't able to prevent Friday's disaster. 'This is an ultra-hazardous event,' says one air accident expert.
Reporting from Reno and Los Angeles—
As a state built on gambling, Nevada has been the perfect host for Reno's National Championship Air Races, an event that has promoted the inherent risks in the daredevil sport as part of the thrill for spectators.Berlusconi transcripts detail alleged sexual boasts
Opponents of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi have called for him to quit over phone transcripts in which he allegedly boasts of his popularity with women, as his camp hit out at the intrusion into his private life.
The transcripts form key evidence in an investigation led by prosecutors in Bari, southern Italy, against eight people suspected of providing Mr Berlusconi with access to dozens of young women in 2008 and 2009 in order to win lucrative contracts, including with aerospace firm Finmeccanica.
Did Italian PM use state planes to fly prostitutes?
ROME — Opposition leaders demanded an inquiry Saturday to see if Italian government aircraft flew a bevy of young escorts to Premier Silvio Berlusconi's private parties.
Concern was also growing in Italy over whether the billionaire media mogul premier who allegedly boasted in an intercepted phone conversation that he "did only eight" women in one night can concentrate on rescuing Italy from its severe economic woes.
Haqqanis have links with Pak govt: US
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: The United States has evidence linking the Pakistan government to the Haqqani network, which was behind this week's attack on the American embassy in Kabul, US ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has said.
Abbas bid fraught with danger
Determined: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Photo: Reuters
PALESTINIAN President Mahmoud Abbas says he will seek UN membership for a state of Palestine this week, putting him on a collision course with Israel and the United States as both face an Arab world in turmoil.
His plan, made public in a television address on Friday, follows months of failed US and European efforts to restart Palestinian negotiations with Israel.
France's Sarkozy, Britain's Cameron to visit Libya
The leaders of France and Britain will make a quick visit to Libya on Thursday, an official with Libya's governing body said, becoming the first foreign heads of government to travel to the country in the post-Moammar Gadhafi era.
It is wrong to denigrate welfare schemes: Jayalalithaa
Fulfilling some major electoral promises of the AIADMK, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Thursday launched a host of schemes, including the free distribution of laptops to students of government and government-aided educational institutions and cattle to rural poor.
The other schemes pertained to the free distribution of food mixers, wet grinders and table-fans to women carrying rice-drawing family cards and special incentive to students of Std. X to Plus Two belonging to government and aided schools.
Gandhi returns to a country subtly altered by her children
SONIA Gandhi is back in India and back at work. But she has returned to an India changed, subtly but significantly, from the one she left.
The most powerful woman in the world's largest democracy, Mrs Gandhi spent five weeks out of the country this month and last, being treated overseas for an undisclosed condition.
China, Vietnam pledge to enhance ties amid row in S China sea
Beijing: With tensions mounting in the region over rights to oil-rich South China Sea, the Chinese leadership has stepped up wooing the littoral states, offering a "win-win cooperation" to Vietnam.
Refrain from S China Sea oil exploration: China to India
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China today asked India and other countries to refrain from oil exploration in maritime areas offered by Vietnam in the South China Sea, claiming that it enjoys "indisputable sovereignty" there.
"I would like to reaffirm that China enjoys indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea and the island. China's stand is based on historical facts and international law," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu told a media briefing here without directly referring to India.
Delhi blast: Toll rises to 15
A man injured in the Delhi High Court blast succumbed to injuries today, taking the death toll in the terror attack to 15.
58-year-old Rattan Lal died at 8:20 a.m. in the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. He was in a serious condition and both his legs had been amputated, doctors said.
Azharuddin's son Ayazuddin dies after road accident
Ayazuddin, the son of former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin, died on Friday five days after being critically injured in a road accident. Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad confirmed the news of his death. Ayazuddin, sustained critical injuries after a high-end sports bike he was driving skidded off the road at Puppalguda on Outer Ring Road (ORR) here last Sunday.
Narendra Modi begins 'sadbhavna' fast among chants of Allahu akbar, shlokas
AHMEDABAD: Beginning his 'sadbhavna' fast, chief minister Narendra Modi made eager attempts to extend an olive branch to the Muslim community, aggrieved by the 2002 Gujarat communal riots.
‘Sadbhavana Mission’ will end vote bank politics: Modi
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his three-day fast for “peace and communal harmony”, saying the success of his endeavour would mean an end to vote bank politics.
He also said that the fast was not against anybody.
“We want to take this spirit to each and every village... each and every house. This fast is not against anybody and I don’t want to speak about anybody. Gujarat wants to move forward. We want to be in service of India,” Mr. Modi said.
Recent terror strikes blot on government: Chidambaram
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Terming the two recent blasts in Mumbai and Delhi as a “blot” on government’s record, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said many homegrown modules are active across the country and several of them have acquired the capacity to make bombs.
Sonia chairs meet on U.P. polls
Seven days after returning from the United States, where she underwent treatment for a medical condition, Sonia Gandhi on Thursday resumed her responsibilities as Congress president by chairing a meeting of the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) on next year's critical elections in Uttar Pradesh.
CBI interrogates Gali's brother
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday carried out marathon interrogation of former Revenue Minister of Karnataka G. Karunakar Reddy, brother of Gali Janardhan Reddy, in the case against Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC).
The interrogation of Mr. Karunakar Reddy which commenced in the morning went on till night. He was questioned separately from his sibling and the other accused, B.V. Srinivas Reddy, who is the managing director of OMC. Though there were several persons who appeared for questioning before the agency, the officers were said to have confronted each of them separately.
Temple treasure: Supreme Court reserves order
The Supreme Court on Friday said tradition and customs would be protected as far as possible in providing overall security to the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala.
“We will ensure that the tradition is respected. We will maintain the tradition and the customs as far as possible. But where security measures will have to prevail, some concessions have to be made,” a bench comprising Justices R.V. Raveendran and A.K. Patnaik said.
Cross-border terror camps reactivated, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday appeared to harden his stand on Pakistan and said the security environment in the country was "uncertain". "There are reports of cross-border camps for terrorists being reactivated and of attempts to induct fresh batches of militants into the country," Singh told the country's top police officers at the annual DGPs/ IGPs Conference in the Capital.
Security environment still uncertain: Manmohan
Noting that the security environment in the country continues to be uncertain, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday admitted that recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai and Delhi were “grim reminders” of the grave challenges posed by terrorism to “our national security.”
2,156 unidentified bodies in Kashmir graves to undergo DNA profiling
The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended the identification of all those 2,156 people buried in unmarked graves in north Kashmir. The graves were identified through an investigation done by its police wing last month.
Azharuddin's son dies of injuries sustained in bike accident
Five days after he was critically injured in a high-speed motorcycle accident, Ayazuddin, son of former Indian cricket captain and Congress MP Mohammad Azharuddin, died today at Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad.
Azhar bids tearful farewell to Ayazuddin
Hyderabad: "Ayaz is no more," was the brief SMS a shattered Mohammad Azharuddin sent to his close friends on Friday immediately after the Apollo Hospital declared that his younger son Mohammad Ayazuddin (19) passed away at 11:51 am due to hypoxic encephalopathy, six days after his sports bike skidded on the outer ring road.
Undeterred India to hunt for oil in South China Sea
Foreign minister SM Krishna told his Vietnam counterpart Pham Binh Minh that India's ONGC Videsh will go ahead with oil and gas exploration in the disputed region.
NEW DELHI: Brushing aside China's warning on Thursday asking countries "outside the region" to stay away from the South China Sea, foreign minister SM Krishna told his Vietnam counterpart Pham Binh Minh that India's ONGC Videsh will go ahead with oil and gas exploration in the disputed region or the two offshore blocks which Vietnam claims as its own.
Chinese daily calls India's oil move ‘provocation’
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday refused to join issue with India over its assertion to go ahead with oil exploration cooperation with Vietnam in the South China Sea despite Beijing's objections, but an influential official daily said the move constituted "serious political provocation" and should be "resolutely stopped".
Modi begins fast, says Gujarat set a world example
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