Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Bigger Taliban problem in Pakistan

Bigger Taliban problem in Pakistan


Bigger Taliban problem in Pakistan

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 08:31 AM PST

In a recent trip to Pakistan to report on a spike in the region's violence and bloodshed, VBS.TV founder Suroosh Alvi heard over and over again; America's war on terror is falling flat on its face.

FARC says it's ready to release 5 hostages

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:10 PM PST

Colombian rebels say they are ready to start the unilateral release of five hostages, according to a message posted Wednesday on a former Colombian senator's website.

Afghanistan inaugurates parliament

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:22 PM PST

Afghanistan's new parliament was inaugurated in Kabul on Wednesday, four months after a nationwide election that critics said was marked by extensive fraud.

U.S. missionary in Mexico fatally shot

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 06:57 PM PST

An American missionary was shot and killed in Mexico Wednesday, apparently at or near a drug cartel roadblock, co-workers said.

Russia doesn't need 'lecturing,' Medvedev says

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told leaders from around the world that his nation recognizes it has work to do. "But what we don't need is lecturing," he said.

Medvedev fires airport security officials

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 12:01 PM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fires top airport security officials Wednesday, two days after a blast killed 35 people at Moscow's busiest airport.

Egypt security forces break up protests

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 05:11 PM PST

Egyptian security forces turned water cannons and tear gas on anti-government protesters in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the Interior Ministry said. FULL STORY l NEW GENERATION OF PROTESTERS

Report: Blast in mine kills 23 in Colombia

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:05 PM PST

At least 15 people were killed Wednesday in an explosion in a mine in northeastern Colombia, Colombian National Radio reported, citing Alvaro Silva, a government official in Sardinata, Colombia.

Romanian sex trafficking crime family jailed in UK

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 09:44 AM PST

A judge jailed a Romanian for 21 years and the man's father for six years Wednesday for trafficking girls and women into the UK to force them to become sex slaves, a spokeswoman for Manchester Crown Court said.

Tunisia issues arrest warrant for ousted leader

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 10:49 AM PST

The restive North African nation of Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for its ousted president, Tunisian media reported.

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