Controversial French MP praises 'courage' of migrants illegally headed for Britain The Daily Mail | Controversial: Jack Lang has demanded urgent humanitarian aid for migrants in Calais | The French MP for Calais has praised the 'courage' of migrants who trek thousands of miles across Europe to sneak illegally into Britain. | Former culture minister Jack Lang also called for urgent humanitarian a...
Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombing Zeenews Kabul: Two soldiers with NATO-led forces fighting Taliban-led insurgents were killed in a bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan, NATO said on Sunday. | "Two ISAF service members died following an IED (improvised explosive device) strike in southern Afghanistan yesterday (Sunday)," NATO's Internatio...
Afghans flee Taliban redoubt ahead of NATO onslaught (News Feature) m&c | Kandahar, Afghanistan - Hundreds of villagers are fleeing a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan ahead of a much-publicized major operation by Afghan and NATO troops expected in the coming days. | NATO and Afghan military officials have been ...
Afghan death toll passes that of Falklands War The Independent | The death of a soldier in Afghanistan yesterday took the number of fatalities in the conflict to 256, meaning more British service personnel have died in action in Afghanistan than during the 1982 Falklands war. | The soldier from 36 Engineer Regim...
NATO: Afghans To Play Big Role In Offensive WPXI CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan -- Thousands of Afghan soldiers and police will join U.S. and NATO troops in an upcoming offensive in southern Afghanistan, playing their biggest role in any joint operation of the Afghan war. | The pending attack on the Ta...
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Thai Airways’ poor service baffling New Straits/Business Times | 2010/02/08 | GANENDRA INPARAJAH, Ampang I AM a Malaysian based in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and I travel back once every two months. I travel Ashgabat-Bangkok via Turkmenistan Airl...
Redeeming the Berlin Conference and Bismarck WorldNews.com Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | As German President Horst Koehler visits South Korea in preparation to host the G-20 Summit in November, and while Germany'...
Oil near $72 amid US cold snap, Iran tensions Kansas City Star More News | Oil prices rose near to $72 a barrel Monday in Asia after hitting a two-month low last week, boosted by tensions over Iran's nuclear program and persistently cold weath...
Terengganu to foster ties with Uzbekistan The Star | KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu government is poised to enhance bilateral co-operation with Uzbekistan in three crucial sectors. | Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said the state was keen to foster a close working relationship with Uzbekistan to spur...
Refugees flee to capital of Helmand to avoid huge Nato Afghan offensive The Times | As British troops count the hours until the start of the largest Nato offensive since the US-led invasion of 2001, Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, is witnessing the arrival of a grim procession of frightened refugees desperate to esca...
How Amnesty chose the wrong poster-boy The Times | If you were a prisoner of conscience, a dissident, hounded by the authorities, imprisoned without proper process, shut up, shut in and shut down, then an organisation such as Amnesty International might be your one breath of air. Those Amnesty post...
Taliban reject Karzai reconciliation offer The Star | KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban rejected President Hamid Karzai's latest attempt to reach out to them as "futile" and "farcical" on Sunday, but said they were open to talks to achieve their goal of an Islamic state. | "This is not the first time that the Kabul regime and the invading countries want to throw dust into the eyes of the publi...
Taliban to be offered aid, not bribe The News International Sunday, February 07, 2010 | MUNICH: Afghanistan will not pay bribes to persuade Taliban footsoldiers to stop fighting, but will help them to reintegrate into Afghan society and find jobs, | Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasul said on Friday. | In an interview with Reuters, Rasul also rejected the suggestion that Taliban fighters might accept money under ...
