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Sri Lanka civilians stay in war zone despite lull

Tuesday 14 April, 2009

Sri Lanka's army began observing a two-day cease-fire in the war against the cornered Tamil Tiger rebels. But even after the only 18 civilians moved out.
London bombing
Most terror plots in UK hatched in Pak: Police

Friday 10 April, 2009

Security sources have indicated that at least three quarters of terrorist plots under investigation in the UK have their roots in Pakistan.
Italy quake
Italy earthquake rescuers hit by aftershocks

Thursday 09 April, 2009

A series of aftershocks disrupted rescuers in central Italy as they picked through rubble for a third night in their search for survivors.
Indonesia polls
Indonesia votes in general election

Thursday 09 April, 2009

Indonesians began voting in only the third general election since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship in 1998, in a poll that will decide who can run for president in July.
Zardari
26/11 attackers got significant support from India: Pak

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

Claiming that the Mumbai carnage had 'significant support from within India itself,' President Asif Ali Zardari has said Pakistan needs cooperation from India to build the case for 'effective prosecution' of the accused in courts in his country.
Holbrooke mullen
US not negotiating Indo-Pak relations: Holbrooke

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

US envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said that US has no intention of trying to push the Indian govt into resuming talks with Pakistan.
Taliban
Taliban kidnap JUI, PPP men for women aid measures

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

They were taken hostage by Taliban in Pak's restive tribal region for supporting a programme providing financial aid to women.
Mahinda rajapaksa sri lanka
Surrender, we’ll rehabilitate you: Lanka Govt to LTTE

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

LTTE will never 'raise its head again' after it suffered a string of military defeats at the hands of the Sri Lankan Army, said SL prez Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Drone attacks
Give us drones, we'll take down militants: Pak to US

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

Pak President Asif Ali Zardari said that we'll 'take out high-value targets on our own, and we welcome the technology and intelligence assistance that will give us the ability to succeed'.
Italy earthquake
Nerves fray in Italy quake zone, 250 confirmed dead

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

The jolts added to a night of misery for more than 200 homeless survivors of central Italy's earthquake who were unable to find shelter at camps set up around L'Aquila.
Ltte prabhakaran
Prabhakaran playing cat and mouse game with army

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

LTTE supremo V Prabhakaran is unlikely to surrender as it may pave the way for his extradition to India to face charges in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.
Osama bin laden
Osama hiding in Pakistan's tribal areas: US

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

Taliban and al-Qaeda leaders, including Osama bin Laden, are hiding in Pakistan's tribal areas, US Vice President Joe Biden said.
UN chief
Public flogging of Pakistani woman unacceptable: UN

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has slammed as 'unacceptable' the public flogging of a veiled woman in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province.
Richard Holbrooke
Pak 'stage-managed' snub to Holbrooke: Report

Wednesday 08 April, 2009

Pakistan had 'stage-managed' the unprecedented snub to two top US officials by the ISI as the means of telegraphing its resentment over a number of issues.
Taliban
'Pak not willing to work with US to manage terror'

Tuesday 07 April, 2009

A US based think-tank has called Pakistan a 'thriving sanctuary' for Al-qaeda militants operating in Afghanistan.
Pakistan
Pak won't accept foreign troops on its soil: Qureshi

Tuesday 07 April, 2009

Pakistan said it would not give any ‘blank cheques’ to the US and not accept foreign troops in its territory.
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