Israel to halt Gaza bombing for 3 hours
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 5:01 am
Israel’s government ordered the military to pause its Gaza offensive on Wednesday (January 7) for three hours to allow food and fuel to reach besieged Palestinians, as the country’s leaders debated whether to accept an international ceasefire plan or to expand the assault against Hamas. With criticism rising of the operation’s spiraling civilian... Read more »
Lanka Army captures more area in Jaffna
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 4:01 am
Sri Lankan forces on Wednesday (January 7) overran more Tiger held positions beyond Muhamalai and Kilaly in Jaffna province and were poised to make a final assault on the strategic Elephant Pass. Advancing troops captured the second forward defence line of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) at Muhamalai and Kilaly and also made rapid gains in their move... Read more »
4 Indian sites in New7wonders contest
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 4:01 am
Four natural sites of India, including Kaziranga National Park and river Ganges have qualified to represent the nation in the New7wonders of Nature Global Contest. Kaziranga National Park of Assam, river Ganges, Sundarban forest and Pangong Lake have qualified under the rules of participation, a news release of New7Wonders said as results of the first phase of... Read more »
Egypt announces proposal to end Gaza fighting
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 4:01 am
Egypt’s president proposed a plan for ending the fighting in Gaza, including a call for an immediate cease-fire between Palestinian militants and Israel. The proposal from Hosni Mubarak came at a news conference on Tuesday (January 6) at the Red Sea resort Sharm-el-Sheik with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been travelling around the region to try to mediate... Read more »
B’desh to step up regional cooperation to combat terrorism
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 3:01 am
Bangladesh on Wednesday (Jan 7) vowed to step up cooperation among its neighbours to combat terrorism in the region as the Hasina-led government with as many as 25 newcomers took charge, marking the restoration of democracy in the country after two years of emergency rule. Dipu Moni, Bangladesh’s new foreign minister, said the government planed to set up an “effective”... Read more »
Pakistan NSA Mahmud Ali Durrani sacked?
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 3:01 am
In a bizarre drama, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Major General (retd) Mahmud Ali Durrani was sacked on Wednesday night (January 7) for having indicated days ago that Ajmal Amir Kasav, the lone Pakistani terrorist arrested for the Mumbai terror attacks, may have been a Pakistani, a fact ironically confirmed by the government earlier in the day. A brief statement... Read more »
Bowing to truth, Pak says Kasav is ours
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 3:01 am
After being in constant denial mode, Pakistan on Wednesday (Jan 7) finally admitted that the lone captured Mumbai terrorist Ajmal Amir Iman ‘Kasav’ is its national, vindicating the Indian stand. It has been confirmed that Ajmal Kasav is a Pakistani national following preliminary investigations by national security agencies, said Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman... Read more »
Pak: ‘Seriously examining’ Indian ‘info’ on Mumbai attack
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 3:01 am
Pakistan today (January 7)said the “information” provided by India on the Mumbai attacks is being “seriously examined” to uncover full facts behind the terror strikes and establish evidence that will stand up to legal scrutiny. Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said the “information material received from India is being seriously... Read more »
Nepal not to sack Pashupatinath priests
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 3:01 am
Bowing to intense pressure from Hindu groups and political parties both at home and abroad, Nepal’s Maoist government on Wednesday (January 7) reversed its decision to replace the Indian priests at the Himalayan country’s most revered Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu with the local Brahmins. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Prachanda during a... Read more »
Synagogue attacked in Britain
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 2:01 am
Amid escalation in violence in the troubled Gaza strip, three youths have tried to torch a synagogue in London, police said on Wednesday (January 7). There are also reports that Islamic extremists are drawing up a “hit-list” of Britain’s leading Jews, bringing the Middle East conflict terrifyingly close to home. According to police, arsonists first... Read more »
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