Pak bans umbrella group of Taliban militants
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 5:08 am
Pakistan today (August 25) banned an umbrella group of Taliban militants blamed for a wave of attacks and suicide bombings, including a strike on the house of a provincial legislator’s brother early this morning that killed ten people. Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced the ban on Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella group of militants headed by... Read more »
Democrats poised to open Obama’s convention
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 4:08 am
Democrats will launch a star-studded party in Denver to rally around Barack Obama’s historic White House bid today (August 25), with Hillary Clinton set for a symbolic gesture of unity after their tense primary showdown. Obama, 47, who will become the first black presidential nominee, had said on Sunday that he will try to convince voters he is just a normal... Read more »
Iran launches submarine production line
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 4:08 am
Iran launches a submarine production line which the defence Minister says will ensure its forces are equipped to maintain security in the vital oil route, the Strait of Hormuz waterway. Iran launched a submarine production line to ensure its forces are equipped to maintain the security of the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, a vital oil shipping route, Iranian... Read more »
Sharif names ex-judge as Pres candidate
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 3:08 am
Former Pakistan Prime Minister and PML (N) leader Nawaz Sharif today (August 25) named former Chief Justice Saeed us Zaman Siddiqui as his party’s candidate for presidential polls scheduled for September 6. Addressing newspersons after a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Sharif said that they have requested the former judge to contest the presidential... Read more »
Ten dead in Guatemala air crash
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 3:08 am
Ten people died and four others were injured when a propeller aircraft crashed near El Puente, Zacapa, a fire official has said. “The accident happened on a hill near this village when the TG-JES flight crashed for unknown reasons. According to preliminary information at least 14 people were aboard,” said spokesman Carlos Salazar yesterday (August 24). According... Read more »
Russian house for Abkhaz, Ossetian independence
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 3:08 am
Russia’s upper house of parliament on Monday (August 25) voted unanimously for a resolution calling on President Dmitry Medvedev to recognise Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. “Neither Abkhazia — and I will allow myself to speak for South Ossetia too... Read more »
Mother’s gossip was inspiration, says Rushdie
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 3:08 am
Salman Rushdie says his mother’s gossip had a strong influence on his literary career. He says his mother was a “world class gossipper” and that it was from her that he got a feel for talking about secrets. He says things got to the point where she threatened to stop passing him rumours because they kept cropping up in his books. The 61-year-old novelist... Read more »
Nawaz sticks to deadline, quits pak govt
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 2:08 am
Pakistan’s fragile coalition split today (August 25) with Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League (N) withdrawing support to the PPP-led government accusing it of reneging on the promise to reinstate sacked judges. “The promises made to us were not honoured by the PPP,” Sharif, a former Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif told a packed press conference.... Read more »
Obama poised to set agenda for USA
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 2:08 am
Final preparations were being made in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday (August 24) for the Democratic National Convention which begins on Monday and runs from 25 - 29 August. The convention provides the Democratic Party with a platform to present their presumptive nominee Senator Barack Obama to voters as someone they see as the next US President. After news that Delaware... Read more »
Women suicide bombers in vogue
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 2:08 am
A female suicide bomber, 13-year-old Baghdad girl was still wearing the vest packed with explosives, which police had to remove from her body before detaining her. “Reports are that she approached the IPs (Iraqi police) saying she had the vest on and didn’t want to go through with it,” U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant Commander David Russell told... Read more »
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