Archive for February 9th, 2008

11 killed in fire at home for elderly in Austria

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Eleven people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a home for the elderly in a western Austrian town, officials said. Twenty-five people, including 23 residents and two carers, were in the building when the fire broke out ...

Five American soldiers killed in Iraq

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Five U.S. soldiers were killed Friday in two separate bombings in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Saturday. Four soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while they were on a combat patrol in nor ...

Detained Taliban insurgents identified in Afghanistan

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Two Taliban insurgents detained during separate operations of the U.S.- led Coalition forces have been positively identified, said a Coalition statement received early Saturday. Mohammad Daud Gulzar was detained during a Jan. 21 ope ...

Sri Lanka ranked 3rd deadliest place for journalists

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Sri Lanka has been ranked as the third deadliest place for journalists in 2007 by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN), a leading English newspaper reported Saturday. According to the Daily Mirror, the Paris-based association s ...

Third largest Nepali party okays poll manifesto Third largest Nepali party okays poll manifesto

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

The third largest Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) has passed its manifesto for the constituent assembly (CA) elections, local newspaper The Rising Nepal reported Saturday. The manifesto, endorsed at a p ...

Japan says Russia air force intrudes its airspace

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Saturday that a Russian air force bomber briefly intruded into Japan's airspace in the morning and Japan filed a strong protest over the intrusion, Kyodo News said. According to the report, a Tupol ...

NATO asks other players in Afghanistan to do more

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

NATO asked other players in Afghanistan -- international organizations and donors -- on Friday to do more to complement the alliance's efforts. "NATO is in the lead only when it comes to security," NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoo ...

NATO preparing decision on missile defense

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

NATO is preparing its first significant decision on missile defense for the alliance's next summit in Bucharest, Romania, in early April, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Friday. The Bucharest decision is expected t ...