Officials: Attack on Nigerian town kills more than 100 »
March 7, 2010 5:47 p.m. EST
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) — More than 100 people were dead after an attack Sunday on a predominantly Christian group in central Nigeria, officials said.
The attacks, which resembled earlier outbreaks of ethno-religious violence in the West African nation, prompted Nigeria’s vice president to place security on high alert and begin operations [...]
Zardari’s graft cases to be reopened »
Asif Ali Zardari.
Islamabad: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday ordered the reopening of corruption cases against him in Switzerland in line with a Supreme Court order, according to media reports.
Mr. Zardari has directed the Attorney-General and the Law Ministry to initiate the process for reopening the cases in Switzerland, according to sources close to [...]
Dalai Lama gets an upbeat but quiet Obama welcome »
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan people, but he kept their get-together off-camera and low-key in an attempt to avoid inflaming tensions with China.
At the risk of angering Beijing, Obama did tell the exiled spiritual leader that he backs [...]
Pakistan crisis fear after court blocks Zardari judges »
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari
President Zardari denied any breach of the constitution
Pakistan is facing further political uncertainty after the Supreme Court blocked an attempt by the president to appoint two new judges.
President Asif Ali Zardari issued an order appointing a Supreme Court justice and a High Court judge.
But the Supreme Court struck the order down, [...]
Date set for India-Pakistan talks »
The Himalayan region of Kashmir remains a key issue of dispute between Pakistan and India [AFP]
India and Pakistan have set a date to restart diplomatic talks for the first time since the 2008 attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai.
High-level diplomats from the two countries are scheduled to meet on February 25 in New Delhi, [...]
Bill Clinton hospitalized after chest discomfort, gets stents »
New York (CNN) — Former President Bill Clinton was in good spirits Thursday after undergoing a procedure to insert two stents into one of his coronary arteries, his office said.
Clinton, 63, was hospitalized at the Columbia campus of New York-Presbyterian Hospital after experiencing discomfort in his chest, according to Douglas Band, counselor to the former [...]
Pakistani Taliban confirms leader’s death »
Hakimullah Mahsud was injured in a missile strike by a U.S. drone last month. He is the group’s second leader killed in six months.
Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan - The Pakistani Taliban confirmed Tuesday that its leader, Hakimullah Mahsud, has died from injuries suffered in a U.S. drone missile strike last month, forcing the insurgency to [...]
Kashmir avalanche kills 17 soldiers, Indian army says »
Rescuers have been combing the area for survivors
At least 17 Indian soldiers have been killed after an avalanche hit a military training camp in Indian-administered Kashmir, the army says.
Dozens of troops were rescued after the avalanche struck near Gulmarg, the region’s main ski resort, about 50km (30 miles) west of Srinagar.
The army said 17 soldiers [...]
Many feared dead in massive blast at US power plant »
AGENCIES, 8 February 2010, 12:26am IST
WASHINGTON: As many as 50 people may have been killed in an explosion on Sunday at a US energy plant in Connecticut, a hospital spokesman told
“The reports vary from a few, several to possibly as many as 50 dead,” Brian Albert from the Middlesex hospital, which was treating several of [...]
Terror Inquiry Looks at Suspect’s Time in Britain »
Andrew Testa for The New York Times
LONDON — Hit hard by the London transit system bombings in 2005, Britain keeps a close eye on Islamic extremists, and MI5, the covert domestic security agency, has said it carefully monitors Muslim campus groups. Yet one student president of the Islamic Society at the prestigious University College London, [...]
