Iraq Troop Withdrawals Another Spin? Say It Isn't So
Region: United StatesSince it 'tis the season, there has been many, many articles lately on the Iraq troops and their holiday plans, with many still now eight years after 9-11 separated from their loved ones during this holiday season. People... more
Views: 1418Sri Lankan War Hero And Chief Of Defense Staff Resigns
Region: Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan War Hero and Chief of Defense Staff General Sarath Fonseka today(12) handed over his resignation letter to the President Mahinda Rajapaksha adding fuel to the Rumour spreading that he is to enter politics and co... more
Views: 1152Sovereignty Crisis in South Asia
Region: Nepal
While the US Administration has been assuring Pakistan of full help in countering extremist Muslim fighters, especially suicidal Talibans and Al Quaedans, Pakistan is not only indulged in home-grown wars but also fore... more
Views: 220287 Killed, Over 200 Badly Injured in Car Bomb Blast at Peshawar Market
Region: Pakistan
PESHAWAR: More than 87 people were killed in a car bomb blast at Meena Bazaar in Peshawar, the busiest and most popular market of women in Peshawar, Pakistan. The City Police Chief told this scribe that a heavy bomb was fi... more
Views: 1840Matthew Hoh Quits State Dept Over Afghanistan: Resignation Letter
Region: District of Columbia
Matthew Hoh, a former Marine and contractor in Iraq, resigned from the US State Department last month, it has been revealed, citing US involvement in Afghanistan as the impetus for his move. In his resignation letter, Mat... more
Views: 2684Obama Meets With Iraq's al Maliki: Restates Bush's 2010-2011 Timetable For Troop Withdrawals
Region: United States
The AP reported today that in a meeting with Iraq's president, Nouri al-Maliki, Mr. Obama reiterated the terms of the agreement reached in the last 100 days of the Bush Administration for American troop withdrawals beginni... more
Views: 29129 killed, 75 injured in an explosion in Peshawar
Region: Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan: In a car bomb blast some 9 people were killed and 75 injured in Peshawar today. Near a private bank in the posh area of Peshawar, at Fakhar-e-Alam road, an explosion took place in an explosive-... more
Views: 1611International Day of Democracy and Political Irony
Region: Nepal
Ban Ki-moon’s message on 15 September On the occasion of the second International Democracy Day on 15 September, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message to the world on Tuesday said, "Democracy is not on... more
Views: 1849Genealogy Serves As Catalyst For Book On African-American Issues
Region: United States
Horace Mann once wrote: "Habit is a cable; we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it." For two decades, author Anita Wills made a habit of researching her family... more
Views: 1610Pentagon lashes out at Indian media reports on Pakistani nukes
Region: Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The spokesman to U.S. Defense Ministry lashed out at Indian media reports on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and said that Pakistani nukes are in safe hands. He also added in a press statement that Pa... more
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