Month: June 2011

THE Mauritanian army has “completely destroyed” an al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) camp in neighbouring Mali in an assault that left four soldiers wounded, a security source said. Friday’s attack in the forest region […] […]

AFGHAN President Hamid Karzai told a counterterrorism summit in Tehran that despite his government’s efforts, militancy was on the rise in both his country and the region. “Unfortunately, despite all the achievements in the fields […] […]

SEVERAL days of heavy rain and storms have left at least 16 people dead in northern Vietnam, including 12 who were struck by lightning while working in rice fields, authorities say. One Chinese worker was […] […]

FUGITIVE mobster James “Whitey” Bulger has appeared before a Boston court handcuffed and under tight security, two days after he was captured after 16 years on the run. Dozens watching on the public benches strained […] […]

THE New York state senate has approved a same-sex marriage bill, a powerful victory for gay rights advocates that makes New York the most populous US state where gay marriage will be allowed. Cheers erupted […] […]

A HUGE car bombing at a hospital has killed 60 and wounded 120 in Afghanistan outside Kabul. The blast comes just days after US President Barack Obama said 10,000 US forces would leave the country […] […]

RIGHTS groups including Amnesty International urged Indonesia to revoke a regulation which they say legalises female circumcision in the mainly Muslim country. Women’s rights activists called on the government to withdraw a decree issued by […] […]

FIVE civilians and one policeman have been killed by a bicycle bomb which exploded in a busy bazaar in northern Afghanistan, the provincial governor’s spokesman says. Women and children were among 22 others injured in […] […]

MORE than 53,000 people were in evacuation centres in the Philippines tonight after fleeing their homes following days of torrential rains caused by Tropical Storm Meari, officials said. More than 7000 people fled their homes […] […]

A MOBILE phone used by Osama bin Laden’s courier appears to show he was aided by Pakistani militants linked to the country’s spy agency. Calls were traced to Harakat-ul-Mujaheddin, a militant group linked to Pakistan’s […] […]