Month: July 2011

A BRITISH soldier reported missing in Afghanistan yesterday has been found dead with gunshot wounds, the defence ministry in London said. The soldier’s body was found following an extensive search of the Nahr-e Saraj district […] […]

ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey froze Libya’s holdings in a Turkish bank on Monday, a day after it recognized Libya’s rebel leaders as the country’s legitimate representatives and quietly removed its ambassador from Tripoli. Turkey’s banking regulatory fund […] […]

SOCHI, Russia—Differences over the war in Libya and missile defense are hindering efforts to build a strategic partnership between NATO and Russia, Russia’s foreign minister said Monday. “The dialogue is not proceeding as easily as […] […]

KHAR, Pakistan—A government official says about 60 militants crossed into Pakistan’s northwest from Afghanistan and attacked a paramilitary checkpoint, killing one soldier. Shah Nasim says the militants launched Monday’s early morning attack in the Bajur […] […]

THIRTY-ONE young people have been fined for “indecent” dancing in Mumbai. City police officer Mahesh Patil told The Times of India newspaper that the individuals were fined 1200 rupees ($26) each after a raid on […] […]

A South Korean Marine has opened fire on colleagues at a frontline guard post, killing three of them and injuring two. A South Korean Marine opened fire on colleagues at a frontline guard post today, […] […]

A JAPANESE man has admitted raping and strangling a young British woman whose battered body was found in a sand-filled bathtub, but said he never meant to kill her. Tatsuya Ichihashi, 32, is charged with […] […]

A COURT in Bangladesh has issued an arrest warrant for a son of ex-premier Khaleda Zia over a 2004 grenade attack that killed 24 people at an opposition rally. Government attorney Abdullah Abu says the […] […]