http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72725126&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Two suicide bombers targeted authorities in southern Russia on Wednesday, killing 12 people, including nine police officers. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the blasts may have been organized by the same militants who attacked the Moscow subway.
Archives for March, 2010
Pakistan moves closer to renaming volatile region
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72723874&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The rugged Pakistani province that was once a stomping ground for the British, and more recently gained a reputation as a Taliban and al-Qaida haven, may soon get a mouthful of a new name.
Trial into 2008 Mumbai terror attacks closes
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72721259&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The trial into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and the murder of 166 people during the three-day siege closed Wednesday — less than a year after it opened, a speed rare in the Indian judicial system.
SKorea suspends underwater rescue operation
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72719900&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Stormy conditions forced the South Korean military to suspend the search for 46 sailors missing since a mysterious blast blew apart their navy ship last week, officials said Wednesday, a day after a diver died during the rescue mission.
Bicycle bomb kills 13 in southern Afghanistan
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72719838&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A bomb concealed on a bicycle killed 13 people Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, as the Pentagon's top military officer said NATO forces hope to reverse the Taliban's momentum in the south with an upcoming offensive in Kandahar.
Iran negotiator visits China amid sanctions pressure
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72719453&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili was heading to China to discuss Tehran's atomic programme, a report said Wednesday, as world pressure grew for fresh sanctions against the Islamic republic.
Taliban attack checkpoint, kill 6 Pakistani troops
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72714285&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pakistani troops repulsed an attack by dozens of armed Taliban militants on a checkpoint close to the Afghan border Wednesday in fighting that killed six soldiers and at least 20 insurgents, the armed forces said.
Mullen: Kandahar is key to curbing rise of Taliban
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72711142&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Pentagon's top military officer says wresting control of the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan is a key to stopping the Taliban's growing influence.
Five soldiers, 25 rebels killed in Pakistan clash
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72709125&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Up to 100 militants armed with guns and rockets attacked a Pakistani military camp early Wednesday, sparking clashes that killed five soldiers and dozens of fighters, officials said.
Obama, Sarkozy push for UN sanctions on Iran
http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72706586&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK With the president of France at his side, President Barack Obama declared Tuesday he hopes to have international sanctions against Iran in place "within weeks," not months, because of its continuing nuclear program. But he acknowledged he still lacks full support at the United Nations.