13 December 2011 Last updated at 17:00 GMT Homemade bombs made in Pakistan are used in Afghanistan, it is alleged A US Congressional panel has frozen $700m (£450m) in aid to Pakistan until it gives assurances it is tackling the spread of homemade bombs in the region. The move – the second such freeze this [...]
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December 14, 2011
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December 4, 2011
Nigeria’s bill to outlaw gay marriage threatens HIV/Aids cash
A bill to outlaw gay marriage in Nigeria could jeopardise millions of dollars of western aid given to help stop the spread of HIV and Aids in Africa‘s most populous nation. Nigeria has the continent’s second highest number of people living with the disease, says the United Nations. More than three million people are infected [...]
December 4, 2011
Delegates Arrive For Conference on Future of Afghanistan
Delegates from around the world are gathering in Bonn, Germany for a conference on the future of Afghanistan. The conference, which starts Monday, will focus on charting a course for the war-torn country after international combat troops leave in 2014. The talks are expected to address three key areas including the transfer of security responsibilities [...]
December 2, 2011
December 2, 2011
Al-Qaeda says it has US citizen
1 December 2011 Last updated at 22:37 GMT Warren Weinstein has been living in Pakistan for at least five years Al-Qaeda says it has 70-year-old US aid expert Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped by armed men in the Pakistani city of Lahore nearly four months ago. In a video, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said he [...]
November 28, 2011
Pakistan has had enough | Simon Tisdall
Readers of Dawn newspaper, commenting online, were in no doubt how the Pakistani government should respond to Saturday’s killing by US forces of 24 soldiers on Pakistan’s side of the Afghan border. “Pakistan should acquire anti-aircraft defence systems … so that in the future Pakistan can give Nato forces a proper reply,” said Ali. “This [...]
November 15, 2011
November 13, 2011
Republicans debate foreign policy
13 November 2011 Last updated at 04:16 GMT There were no clear winners in the Republican foreign policy debate The eight contenders for the US Republican presidential nomination have debated foreign policy in the state of South Carolina. They said they would stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, but differed over how to do [...]
November 11, 2011
Man fatally shot on plaza near Occupy Oakland camp
November 11, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Man fatally shot on plaza near Occupy Oakland camp 10 Nov 2011 (Oakland, CA) – A man was shot and killed Thursday just outside the Oakland encampment that anti-Wall Street protesters have occupied for the last month, but organizers said the attack was unrelated to their ongoing protest of [...]
November 9, 2011
Your Questions: Kenya’s Campaign Against Al-Shabab
Kenya sent troops into Somalia last month in pursuit of al-Shabab, which it blames for a series of cross-border kidnappings. Since then, Kenya has faced the threat (and reality) of retaliation, confusion has emerged over which countries are supporting the military operation, and Eritrea has come under suspicion of arming al-Shabab. Most recently, Kenya said [...]
November 8, 2011
Number of US "poor" reaches record high under new census formula
A record number 49.1 million Americans are poor, based on a new census measure that for the first time takes into account rising medical costs and other expenses. The numbers released Monday are part of a first-ever supplemental poverty measure aimed at providing a fuller picture of poverty. Although considered experimental, they promise to stir [...]
November 5, 2011
Israel Begins Deportation of Gaza Flotilla Activists
The Israeli government has started deportation procedures for a group of pro-Palestinian activists who tried to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Authorities said several activists and journalists, who had been on the boats, were flying home Saturday. More than 20 other people are still being processed. Israeli forces intercepted the activists’ two ships in international [...]
November 5, 2011
Israel Navy intercepts Gaza-bound aid vessels
November 4, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Israel Navy intercepts Gaza-bound aid vessels 04 Nov 2011 The Israel Navy on Friday afternoon intercepted two boats that approached the coast of the Gaza Strip with the intent to violate Israel’s naval blockade of the territory. After the boats failed to heed calls to turn around or dock [...]