Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Terror suspect in Bali bombings caught in Pakistan

Terror suspect in Bali bombings caught in Pakistan

Terror suspect in Bali bombings caught in Pakistan

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A senior Indonesian Al-Qaida operative wanted in the 2002 Bali bombings has been arrested in Pakistan, a rare high-profile capture in the war on terror that could provide valuable intelligence about the organization and possible future plots.


Allied leaders agree that Gaddafi must be removed

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Leaders of the four dozen countries and international organizations meeting here on Tuesday made it clear that the NATO-led military operation in Libya would end only with the removal of Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi, even though that is not the stated aim of the United Nations resolution authorizing it.


Rebels stalled as diplomats meet on Libya in London

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Rebels seeking the ouster of Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi traded rocket fire with loyalist forces who blunted the insurgents' westward advance on Tuesday as an array of diplomats and public figures gathered in London to shape a political vision of a post-Gaddafi era.


Egypt army confirms travel ban on Mubarak

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Egypt's military command said on Monday that the ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, was prohibited from leaving the country, and that it would soon lift a detested emergency law, among a number of announcements seemingly intended to shore up diminishing support for the armed forces council ruling the nation.


Japan tries to stem leak of radioactive water

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Workers at Japan's crippled nuclear plant piled up sandbags and readied emergency storage tanks on Tuesday to stop a fresh leak of highly contaminated water from reaching the ocean, opening up another front in the battle to contain the world's worst nuclear accident in decades.


Obama cites limits of US role in Libya

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President Obama defended the American-led military assault in Libya on Monday, saying it was in the national interest of the United States to stop a potential massacre that would have "stained the conscience of the world."


Libyan woman is sued over rape accusation

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In the latest turn in the case of Eman al-Obeidy, a Libyan woman apprehended by security forces for trying to tell journalists that she had been raped by members of the Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi's militia, a government spokesman said Tuesday that the unidentified militia members she accused had filed a civil case against her.


Taliban seize district in eastern Afghanistan

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The Taliban seized control of a district in eastern Nuristan Province on Tuesday, chasing the governor and police from the district capital, according to Afghan officials and a spokesman for the Taliban.


IAF chopper to fly Gilani to Mohali

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Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will fly down to India's Chandigarh city and he will then leave for India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final venue at Mohali by an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter Wednesday morning, a media report said. The News International quoted sources as saying that Gilani will go to Chandigarh in a special plane and then the IAF chopper will ferry him to Mohali where explosive cricketing action will be witnessed by him and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.


Posted by Harshad at 11:01 PM

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