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Pakistan checks reported death of Taliban chief
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistani army said Sunday that it was investigating reports that Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone missile strike in mid-January.
The militant leader’s death would be an important success for both Pakistan, which has been battling the Pakistani Taliban, and the U.S., [...]
No move to arrest Fonseka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The Sri Lankan military says there is no move to arrest retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka, the main rival in President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s re-election bid.
While state TV reported Rajapaksa had cruised to a comfortable election win, Fonseka and his political allies were reported to be in [...]
Car bomb hits central Baghdad, killing at least 18
BAGHDAD – A suicide car bomber killed at least 18 and injured dozens more Tuesday in a strike against a police crime lab in central Baghdad, a day after several hotels were also hit by suicide attacks, officials said.
The latest blast came as family members of the Saddam Hussein stalwart known as [...]
French report wants limits on Muslim face veil
PARIS – A parliamentary panel that wants Muslim women to stop veiling their faces recommended Tuesday that France ban such garb in public facilities, including hospitals and mass transit, and a leading panel member said he foresees such an interdiction by the end of 2010.
The nearly 200-page report contains a panoply [...]
Bodies found from Ethiopian Airlines crash
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Rescue crews are searching in poor weather conditions Monday for passengers from an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea minutes after takeoff with 90 people aboard.
By Monday morning, crews had found 23 bodies, but no survivors, off the Lebanese coast where the Boeing [...]
