The Indian capital, New Delhi, marked its 100th anniversary on Monday on a quiet note.The colonial past of a city whose foundation was laid by the British went unnoticed by Indian officials. It was 100 years ago that Britain’s King George V announced at a grand ceremony that India’s capital would move from the eastern [...]
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December 13, 2011
December 13, 2011
Trapped NATO fuel trucks set on fire in Pakistan
December 13, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Trapped NATO fuel trucks set on fire in Pakistan 12 Dec 2011 A group of fuel tankers contracted to NATO forces in Afghanistan were set on fire by armed militants on motorcycles who ambushed the convoy in southwest Pakistan, officials said. The gunmen opened fire on the trucks, killing [...]
December 10, 2011
December 8, 2011
Occupy activists target lobbyists
7 December 2011 Last updated at 23:38 GMT A wooden barn was taken down by police over the weekend at Washington’s Occupy encampment Dozens of protesters have been arrested by police in the US capital, Washington DC, during a march to protest against the influence of money in politics. A total of 62 people were [...]
December 8, 2011
Afghanistan blast kills five civilians
December 7, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Afghanistan blast kills five civilians 06 Dec 2011 A minibus packed with Afghan civilians goes over a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, killing at least four children and one woman. The incident happened in the Choray district of southern Uruzgan Province, 370 kilometers south of the Afghan capital Kabul, [...]
December 8, 2011
Bomb blast kills 19 in Afghanistan
December 7, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Bomb blast kills 19 in Afghanistan 07 Dec 2011 A roadside bomb has exploded in southern Afghanistan, leaving at least 19 people including women and children dead, Afghan officials say. The incident occurred on Wednesday when a roadside bomb hit a mini-van carrying Afghan civilians, leaving at least 19 [...]
November 28, 2011
Suicide car bomb kills 11 at Iraqi prison
A suicide bomber has crashed a car packed with explosives into the gate of a prison north of Baghdad, killing at least 11 people, Iraqi officials have said. The bombing in the town of Taji, about 12 miles north of the capital, is the third major attack in a week in Iraq and raises questions [...]
November 26, 2011
Multiple blasts kills 16 Iraqis, injure 41
November 26, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Multiple blasts kills 16 Iraqis, injure 41 26 Nov 2011 A series of bomb explosions in and around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad have claimed the lives of at least 16 people, while wounding 41 others. On early Saturday, two bombs exploded in the village of al-Zaidan, west of [...]
November 26, 2011
Yemen Instability Stokes Terror Concerns
Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Yemen Friday, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to be put on trial. Saleh signed an accord on Wednesday to surrender power after 33 years of rule. Western countries and Yemen’s neighbors fear the political instability could be exploited by terror groups. Thousands of people [...]
November 24, 2011
Violence Breaks Out in Yemeni Capital
At least five protesters were killed and scores of others wounded Thursday in the Yemeni capital Sana’a after gunmen in civilian clothes opened fire on them. Violence broke out despite the signing Wednesday, by Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, of a plan to hand over power and hold new elections in three months. Witnesses say [...]
November 20, 2011
Bangkok Residents Clean Up after Flood
Residents of Bangkok, Thailand were hard at work cleaning up their city Sunday, during a “Big Cleaning Day” campaign launched by the city. Sunday saw blue skies, dry weather and hundreds of people with brooms sweeping mud and debris from homes, while teams of volunteers removed rotting piles of garbage from the streets, as flood [...]
November 17, 2011
Syria Faces Arab League Criticism, Insurgent Attacks
The Arab League is calling for urgent measures to end the violence in Syria. But talk of sanctions and other diplomatic moves are being overshadowed by reports that military defectors staged a high profile attack on a Syrian military base. Arab foreign ministers kept up their criticism of the Syrian government for failing to end [...]
November 16, 2011
Syrian Army Defectors Go on Offense, Militarizing Syria’s Uprising
Thousands of Syrian army deserters who joined the country’s opposition movement have been staging more frequent and deadly attacks on forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in recent days. Those offensive operations by the lightly-armed and loosely-organized Free Syrian Army have increasingly militarized what has been a largely peaceful eight-month uprising against the government. In [...]
November 8, 2011
Suicide bomber kills 7 in Afghanistan
November 7, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Suicide bomber kills 7 in Afghanistan 07 Nov 2011 Two suicide bombers targeted worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in northern Afghanistan Sunday, with one blowing himself up and killing seven people, including a police officer. At least 18 people were wounded in the blast. Authorities said the [...]