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30th December, 2011
Roadside bomb kills four civilians in Afghanistan
KABUL: A roadside bomb killed four civilians in Afghanistan’s southern province of Uruzgan on Friday, the provincial head of the crime investigation unit said. “Four…
KABUL: A roadside bomb killed four civilians in Afghanistan’s southern province of Uruzgan on Friday, the provincial head of the crime investigation unit said. “Four…
5th December, 2011
Four Afghan children killed by roadside bomb: police
KANDAHAR: Four Afghan children and a woman were killed on Monday when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb in the country’s…
KANDAHAR: Four Afghan children and a woman were killed on Monday when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb in the country’s…
29th November, 2011
ISAF to retrain troops on civilian casualties: Kabul
KABUL: Nato’s US-led force in Afghanistan will retrain its troops by December 5 on how to avoid civilian casualties, following fresh accusations of civilian killings…
KABUL: Nato’s US-led force in Afghanistan will retrain its troops by December 5 on how to avoid civilian casualties, following fresh accusations of civilian killings…
16th November, 2011
End night raids before Afghan deal, Karzai tells US
KABUL: Afghanistan wants the United States and Nato to agree to stop carrying out night raids on Afghan homes as a pre-condition to the Kabul…
KABUL: Afghanistan wants the United States and Nato to agree to stop carrying out night raids on Afghan homes as a pre-condition to the Kabul…
9th November, 2011
Afghan soldier turns gun on Australian troops, wounds three
KABUL: An Afghan soldier shot and wounded three Australian and two Afghan troops in southern Afghanistan, the third such surprise attack against Australians in the…
KABUL: An Afghan soldier shot and wounded three Australian and two Afghan troops in southern Afghanistan, the third such surprise attack against Australians in the…
9th November, 2011
Up to 60 Afghan Taliban killed in Nato base attack
KABUL: Afghan and Nato-led troops killed 50 to 60 Taliban fighters during an attack by insurgents on a base in a volatile southeastern Afghan province…
KABUL: Afghan and Nato-led troops killed 50 to 60 Taliban fighters during an attack by insurgents on a base in a volatile southeastern Afghan province…
11th October, 2011
Detainees tortured in Afghanistan: UN
KABUL: Beatings, electric shocks and other forms of torture were administered to suspect Taliban fighters in some Afghan-run detention centers, the UN said, even as…
KABUL: Beatings, electric shocks and other forms of torture were administered to suspect Taliban fighters in some Afghan-run detention centers, the UN said, even as…
29th September, 2011
Five Nato troops, three Afghans killed
HERAT, Afghanistan: Two Afghan policewomen and a civilian were killed by a mine on their way to work Thursday, a day after another five Nato…
HERAT, Afghanistan: Two Afghan policewomen and a civilian were killed by a mine on their way to work Thursday, a day after another five Nato…
24th September, 2011
US fights a war of perceptions in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon insists high-profile assaults by Afghan insurgents are a sign of a weakened enemy but former officials and analysts say Taliban tactics could…
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon insists high-profile assaults by Afghan insurgents are a sign of a weakened enemy but former officials and analysts say Taliban tactics could…
15th September, 2011
UK, French leaders visit Libya; peace still far off
TRIPOLI: The French and British leaders will visit Libya on Thursday to congratulate the new rulers they helped install, but families fleeing besieged bastions of…
TRIPOLI: The French and British leaders will visit Libya on Thursday to congratulate the new rulers they helped install, but families fleeing besieged bastions of…
14th September, 2011
Kabul siege ends after 20 hours
At least 11 civilians were killed, three of them children, Nato-led foreign forces said. The Ministry of the Interior said four policemen died.
At least 11 civilians were killed, three of them children, Nato-led foreign forces said. The Ministry of the Interior said four policemen died.
12th September, 2011
Qadhafi son flees to Niger, fighting flares in Libya
TRIPOLI: Moamer Qadhafi’s son Saadi has fled to Niger, an official said, as Libya’s new regime promised an interim government in 10 days and fighting…
TRIPOLI: Moamer Qadhafi’s son Saadi has fled to Niger, an official said, as Libya’s new regime promised an interim government in 10 days and fighting…
8th September, 2011
Qadhafi denies fleeing to Niger
Defeated Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi on Thursday slammed reports he had fled to Niger as “psychological warfare and lies,” while vowing to defeat Nato and the “rats” who have overrun his country.
Defeated Libyan leader Moamer Qadhafi on Thursday slammed reports he had fled to Niger as “psychological warfare and lies,” while vowing to defeat Nato and the “rats” who have overrun his country.
6th September, 2011
Libyan convoy crosses to Niger, Qadhafi rumoured aboard
SHISHAN, Libya: A Libyan military convoy with Moamer Qadhafi rumoured aboard has crossed into Niger, a military source said, as new regime fighters were poised…
SHISHAN, Libya: A Libyan military convoy with Moamer Qadhafi rumoured aboard has crossed into Niger, a military source said, as new regime fighters were poised…
5th September, 2011
Talks fail for surrender of Qadhafi bastion
SHISHAN, Libya: Negotiations for the surrender of Moamer Qadhafi’s forces in the Libyan town of Bani Walid have failed and will not resume, an official…
SHISHAN, Libya: Negotiations for the surrender of Moamer Qadhafi’s forces in the Libyan town of Bani Walid have failed and will not resume, an official…
2nd September, 2011
Boosted Libya rebels face Qadhafi threats
TRIPOLI: Libya’s new leaders won massive international support for their plans to rebuild the war-shattered country but faced threats of a long guerrilla war from…
TRIPOLI: Libya’s new leaders won massive international support for their plans to rebuild the war-shattered country but faced threats of a long guerrilla war from…
1st September, 2011
S.Africa ‘not happy’ on Libya, boycotts Paris meet: Zuma
OSLO: South Africa disagrees with Nato’s military intervention in Libya, which is why it will take no part in Thursday’s Paris conference dedicated to rebuilding…
OSLO: South Africa disagrees with Nato’s military intervention in Libya, which is why it will take no part in Thursday’s Paris conference dedicated to rebuilding…
31st August, 2011
Libyan rebels set deadline for final battle
BENGHAZI, Libya: Libyan rebels have given forces loyal to Moamer Qadhafi until Saturday to surrender or face the “final battle” of a more than…
BENGHAZI, Libya: Libyan rebels have given forces loyal to Moamer Qadhafi until Saturday to surrender or face the “final battle” of a more than…
30th August, 2011
Iran invites Libya rebel chief to Tehran: statement
TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akabr Salehi has invited the head of the Libyan rebels’ National Transitional Council (NTC) to visit Tehran, a foreign ministry…
TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akabr Salehi has invited the head of the Libyan rebels’ National Transitional Council (NTC) to visit Tehran, a foreign ministry…
26th August, 2011
Qadhafi forces bombard Tripoli airport, damage plane –TV
DUBAI: Forces loyal to fugitive Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi have bombarded the capital’s airport on Friday, damaging a plane, Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV reported. There…
DUBAI: Forces loyal to fugitive Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi have bombarded the capital’s airport on Friday, damaging a plane, Dubai-based Al Arabiya TV reported. There…
