By Michael Logan Dadaab (Kenya), Oct 17 (DPA) Shueb Mohamed Hassan stands beneath a shady tree, alternating between chatting with his friend, fiddling with his mobile phone and sneaking glances at two girls seated nearby. He is a typical young man, except that Shueb, 25, is a resident of the world’s largest refugee camp, [...]
At least six people have been killed in twin bomb blasts at a university in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, police and witnesses say. The explosions occurred within minutes of each other at the International Islamic University in the eastern part of the city on Tuesday. “We have sent a team to the site. We are collecting information about [...]
Afghanistan will hold a second round of its presidential election on 7 November, electoral officials say. The run-off will take place between President Hamid Karzai and his main rival Abdullah Abdullah. The announcement comes a day after a UN-backed panel said it had clear evidence of fraud in the first round of polling in August. [...]
By Bruce P. Cameron In weighing a future course on the Afghan War, President Barack Obama might want to ponder the lessons of two other recent American interventions, “regime modification” in Nicaragua at the end of the contra war and “regime change” in Iraq achieved though a U.S. invasion and occupation. “Regime change” – the [...]
The latest Minnesota politician to find himself on the sponsored-trip hot seat is U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, a Democrat from the 5th Congressional District. Ellison has drawn fire in the last few weeks — mainly from the Minnesota Republican Party — for a trip he took almost a year ago to Saudi Arabia. The trip, [...]
Pakistani troops backed by heavy artillery are continuing to pound suspected Taliban targets in South Waziristan province. Monday’s operation – the third day of the military offensive aimed at driving Taliban fighters out of the tribal region – appears to be concentrated around the provincial capital of Wana. Noor Wali, a resident of Wana, told Reuters news agency that the Pakistani army [...]
By HEIDI VOGT, Associated Press Writer – KABUL – The Afghan electoral crisis intensified Monday as officials responsible for declaring final results from the August presidential ballot refused to accept findings of a U.N.-backed investigative panel that would force a runoff, those involved in the process said. The Electoral Complaints Commission completed its investigation last week into [...]
A screening technique can double the chance of IVF success, giving hope to tens of thousands of women struggling to have children, say experts. Doctors at an annual US fertility meeting heard for the second year running of the merits of a test that screens embryos for genetic faults. So far more than 20 [...]
Eleven commanders of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are among about 35 people killed in a suicide attack in southeastern Iran. The suicide bombing, which occurred early on Sunday morning in the city of Pisheen, in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province, wounded another 28 people, nine of them critically. General Nourali Shoushtari, the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ armed forces, and General Mohammadzadeh, the Guards’ commander [...]
The Pakistani military has launched its ground offensive against Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan, hitting back after a string of deadly attacks across the country. The ground operation began early on Saturday, with troops advancing from three directions, officials said. Tens of thousands of civilians are said to have fled the area ahead of the fighting. The [...]