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Twin suicide bombs kill 43 in Pakistani city TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press Writers= LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) ? Two suicide bombers killed 43 people in near-simultaneous blasts Friday, the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week and a clear sign that militants have the power to strike targets despite months of army offensives and U.S. missile strikes. The twin bombings, which also wounded about 100 people, raised fears of a new wave of attacks by Islamic militants. With no explanation of why the violence is surging now or how long it could last, Pakistanis have been left to guess at how bloody the situation could get. "This is an attack against our people, our country," said senior Lahore official Sajjad Bhutta, calling on law... Click here for more details. |
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Suicide bombs kill 43, wound 100 in Pakistani city LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) -- A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm. About ten of those killed were soldiers, said Lahore police chief Parvaiz Rathore. The bombers, who were on foot, struck RA Bazaar, a residential and commercial neighborhood where several security agencies have facilities. Security forces swarmed the area as thick black smoke rose... Click here for more details. |
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Miliband's grand Middle East delusion There is a common ritual that I, like most Britons, have regularly encountered when riding a taxi in Damascus, Amman or Cairo over the past seven years. Talkative and curious, most cabbies will immediately ask where you are from and, on hearing London, raise the usual questions about Tony Blair and Iraq. Seven years after the invasion, British citizens are still taken to task for their government's actions in 2003. It is therefore hard to take seriously David Miliband's claim earlier this week that the Iraq war has boosted Britain's reputation in the Arab world. Called before the Chilcot inquiry, the foreign secretary stated: "People in the region do respect those who are willing to see... Click here for more details. |
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi denounces new law Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, has denounced the military government's new laws passed earlier this week that bar her from running for office as "unjust" and "repressive". Commenting for the first time since the set of five laws were passed on Monday, she said she is surprised but undaunted by the laws which will also bar her from voting in elections expected later this year. The country's ruling generals enacted five election-related laws on Monday to govern the polls, and have been gradually unveiling details in state-run newspapers. Several provisions announced so far severely curtail Aung San Suu Kyi's involvement in national politics, even if she were to be freed from... Click here for more details. |
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Dozens die in double suicide attack At least 39 people have died after two suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The co-ordinated strike was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm. Six... Click here for more details. |
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Bangkok on alert ahead of rally Authorities in Thailand have ramped up security in Bangkok, bracing for possible clashes as hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters converge on the city. Protesters led by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship – popularly known as the "red shirts" - started assembling around the country on Friday with a plan to stage a rally dubbed a "million-man march" in the Thai capital on Sunday. Protest organisers say they want to peacefully force a change of government and are demanding new elections be held. But amid fears of unrest a government spokesman said more than 30,000 security officials would be deployed around Bangkok with another 46,000 "civilian defence... Click here for more details. |
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Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press Writer= SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) ? The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him. People in the balconies of the vast congressional hall in coastal Valparaiso shouted warnings as a massive light fixture rocked overhead, and heads of state nervously eyed the ceiling. But a steely calm prevailed, and Pinera strode in smiling. The president and his ministers then quickly swore their oaths, and the audience of 2,000 headed for the exits and the hills, joining an evacuation called out of concern that Thursday's repeated aftershocks would set off another... Click here for more details. |
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US urges 'prompt' Middle East talks The US vice-president has urged Israelis and Palestinians to engage in negotiations without delay despite outrage and embarrassment over Israel's announcement of plans to build 1,600 new settler homes. The call comes after the US state department said on Thursday that it had received no indication that the Palestinians had pulled out of planned, US-brokered indirect talks with the Israelis despite the Arab League saying so. Speaking at Tel Aviv University on Thursday as he wrapped up his trip to Israel, Joe Biden said the "most important thing is for the talks to go forward promptly and go forward in good faith". "We can't delay because when progress is postponed, extremists exploit our... Click here for more details. |
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New York agrees World Trade Center 9/11 dust payout New York City has agreed to pay up to $657m (£437m) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks... Click here for more details. |
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Israel's Gaza Blockade Criticized By UN Humanitarian Chief UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief says Israel's blockade of Gaza is not helping its security or weakening Hamas' hold on the territory. John Holmes... Click here for more details. |
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High security in Bangkok as protest rally starts Tens of thousands of soldiers and police officers are out in force on the streets of Bangkok this morning as crowds of protesters begin to stream toward the capital to joina a massive rally aimed at paralysing the city and toppling the government. The Thai government warned of unrest as 50,000 security personnel, including 30,000 from the army, 10,000 police officers and 10,000 "civil defence volunteers" were deployed to maintain calm. Water cannon, "sound wave" machines, tear gas, and batons were on hand to deal with any unruly protesters, said government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagom. Government insiders have warned of gun and mortar attacks, and... Click here for more details. |
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Maliki, Allawi lead Iraq vote count Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, has been locked in a tight contest with ex-premier Iyad Allawi to win the post of prime minister as initial results from four of the country's 18 provinces show each of them is leading in two provinces. Thursday's results put al-Maliki's State of Law coalition ahead in Najaf and Babil provinces south of Baghdad, while Allawi's secular Iraqiya alliance topping the list in two provinces north and east of Baghdad, the capital. In northern Iraq, a list representing Iraq's two major Kurdish parties is apparently far ahead of a reform-minded challenger, according to partial early results. Twenty eight per cent of... Click here for more details. |
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Sri Lanka's General Fonseka goes on trial next week The Sri Lankan military has announced it is putting defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Gen Sarath Fonseka on trial next week. The general faces court martial proceedings on charges of engaging in politics while in uniform and also for breaking army procurement rules. Gen Fonseka was arrested after he lost... Click here for more details. |
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Ukraine's new government puts final nail in coffin of the Orange Revolution President Viktor Yanukovych tightens grip by appointing ally and dour technocrat Mykola Azarov as prime minister Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich congratulates Mykola Azarov, left, after he was appointed prime minister in Kiev today. Photograph: Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters 's new president, Viktor Yanukovych, today completed his takeover of power by forming a new government and appointing his close ally Mykola Azarov ? a dour figure likened to Gordon Brown ? as prime minister.... Click here for more details. |
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New Strike Paralyzes Greece ATHENS — Most international travel was halted and public services thrown into disarray on Thursday as thousands of Greek workers protesting austerity measures staged a general strike. Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters A poster calling for public sector employees to participate in a 24-hour strike on Thursday. The poster reads, ?We strike, Thursday 11 March, We should not pay for the crisis?. All scheduled flights into and out of the country were canceled, international trains were not operating, bus and subway service was suspended and ferries remained in their ports. Tax offices and courts shut down and hospitals were operating with emergency staff. The streets, eerily empty early in the... Click here for more details. |
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Kabul 'does not want proxy wars' Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, has said Pakistan has an important role to play in talks with the Taliban. But he wants Islamabad to hand over a captured Taliban commander. The detention of Mullah Abdul Ghani Brader, considered the number two to Mullah Omar, the Afghan Taliban chief, has been shrouded in mystery over Pakistan's true motivations. Karzai, speaking in Islamabad on Thursday, insisted he did not know what Islamabad's agenda was or whether Brader was involved in any talks so far. "Overall, regardless of these arrests, the Afghan government is pursuing a fundamentally changed policy approach together with Pakistan towards stability in Afghanistan and... Click here for more details. |
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Ukrainian lawmakers form coalition backing new president, approve his prime minister KIEV, Ukraine - Ukrainian lawmakers formed a new coalition around new President Viktor Yanukovych, and allowed him to consolidate power by quickly approving his choice for prime minister. The election of Mykola Azarov as premier — after he served as Yanukovych's campaign strategist in this year's presidential elections — ends the long-running rivalry between Ukraine's head of state and head of government. Azarov leads the new majority coalition "Reforms and Order," which includes Yanukovych's Party of Regions, the Communists and the party led by parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn, formerly allied with the pro-Western "Orange" coalition. Former Prime... Click here for more details. |
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Abbas: no talks without Jerusalem settlement freeze RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas will not relaunch negotiations with Israel unless it cancels plans for new illegal settler homes in Palestinian East Jerusalem, his top negotiator said Thursday. "Abbas has told (Arab League Secretary General Amr) Mussa that he informed (US Vice President Joe) Biden yesterday that he could not restart negotiations without the cancellation of the building of 1,600 housing units in East Jerusalem," chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said. "He told Mussa, 'I am waiting for (US Middle... Click here for more details. |
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India gives $5 million for Chile quake relief UNITED NATIONS: India has announced a cash contribution of $5 million for relief and rehabilitation in Chile in a show of solidarity with the people of the earthquake-hit country. "As a country familiar with the... Click here for more details. |
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Indirect Israel talks 'called off' The Palestinian president appears to have called off indirect talks with Israel after the Israeli interior ministry announced it would build 1,600 new settler homes. Mahmoud Abbas conveyed the decision to Amr Moussa, the Arab League secretary-general, by phone, Moussa told a news conference following an urgent meeting of delegates at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday. "The Palestinian president decided he will not enter into those negotiations now ... the Palestinian side is not ready to negotiate under the present circumstances," he said. Israel's interior ministry, controlled by the ultra-Orthodox nationalist Shas party, announced on Tuesday that it would build 1,600 new... Click here for more details. |
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