NATO allies commit 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan
04 Dec 2009 10:50:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
BRUSSELS, Dec 4 (Reuters) - NATO said on Friday 25 countries had pledged a total of around 7,000 more troops to support the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama's commitment ...
Top India rebel leader surrenders, but peace doubtful
04 Dec 2009 10:49:21 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Biswajyoti Das
GUWAHATI, India, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A top rebel leader from India's northeast surrendered on Friday, police said, but peace in the troubled region remained elusive with the group's ...
Sri Lanka: bulk of refugees still in transit camps
04 Dec 2009 10:43:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Ranga Sirilal
COLOMBO, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Most Sri Lankan refugees resettled from large military-run camps since the end of a 25-year civil war in May are still in transit facilities while de- ...
At least 39 people killed in Pakistan mosque attack
04 Dec 2009 10:42:49 GMT
Source: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) - At least 39 people were killed in an attack by militants at a mosque near the military headquarters in Pakistan, rescue services said on Friday.
"We have updated ...
LIBERIA: Rewarding nutritional risk-takers
04 Dec 2009 10:40:58 GMT
Source: IRIN
Most communities have individuals or groups
whose exceptional approaches to problems help them find better solutions than their peers, say behavior change experts, who call such individuals 'positive deviants'.
Somali rebels deny they carried out suicide bombing
04 Dec 2009 10:32:36 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Attack on graduation ceremony killed 22 people
* Three government ministers among dead
* Al Shabaab insurgents blame government officials
(Adds Somali political analyst, paragraphs 12-14)
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Q+A-Who are the Pakistani Taliban, and what do they want?
04 Dec 2009 10:23:48 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For full coverage of Pakistan click on [ID:nAFPAK])
By Robert Birsel
Dec 4 (Reuters) - Militants fired on a mosque near Pakistan's military headquarters in Rawlpindi after Friday prayers and ...
Second ferry in a week sinks in Bangladesh; 46 dead
04 Dec 2009 10:20:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates toll, adds details)
DHAKA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - An overcrowded ferry carrying nearly 100 passengers sank in a Bangladesh river after colliding with a motor launch on Friday, killing at least ...
At least 15 people killed in Pakistan mosque attack
04 Dec 2009 10:12:23 GMT
Source: Reuters
ISLAMABAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in an attack by suspected militants at a mosque near the military headquarters in Pakistan, rescue services said on Friday.
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