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Synchronised bombings kill 46 in Pakistan
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Bombings in two Pakistan cities killed 46 people yesterday, as militants struck back in the wake of an army offensive against a Taliban stronghold in the northwest near the Afghan border.
Latest fatality takes Afghanistan death toll to 100
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
The death of another soldier in Afghanistan has taken the number of British personnel killed in the country this year to 100, confirming 2009 one of the bloodiest years for the military in a generation.
North Korea defends human rights record
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
North Korean officials appeared before a UN human rights organisation yesterday amid accusations of widespread abuses such as forced labour, public executions and torture.
'Corrupt' Mayor of Kabul sentenced
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
A court has sentenced the Afghan capital's Mayor, Mir Abdul Ahad Sahebi, above, to four years in jail for corruption and ordered him to return £9,800 of public money which it said he had "wasted" in awarding a contract without following proper procedures.
'Hawala King' is arrested after global hunt
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
A man suspected of being one of the world's most prolific underground bankers has been arrested in India after a global manhunt involving British police.
Andrew Buncombe: A flight of fancy and a huge leap of faith
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
I've long argued that every time you take a flight, or get on a bus or make an overnight coach journey, you should be sure to talk to the person next to you.
Solider's death takes 2009 Afghan toll to 100
Monday, 7 December 2009
A British soldier was killed in Afghanistan today, taking the total death toll there this year to 100.
Marines launch their first post-surge operation
Monday, 7 December 2009
Operation Cobra's Rage aims to take back the city of Nawzad from the Taliban
US admits it has no idea of Bin Laden's whereabouts
Monday, 7 December 2009
The United States has no real idea where Osama bin Laden, the al-Qa'ida leader, may be hiding, and has not had the benefit of any substantial intelligence on his possible whereabouts "for years", the US Secretary of Defence, Robert Gates, conceded yesterday.
Andrew Buncombe: A sure way to lose hearts and minds
Monday, 7 December 2009
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