41 Taliban killed in south AfghanistanPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 7:08am
Afghan and international forces killed 41 Taliban militants in a battle in southern Afghanistan, and a suicide car bomb attack on a convoy of U.S. troops left six Afghan civilians dead in Kabul, U.S. and Afghan officials said Thursday. Full Story
Germany: Couple convicted of terror threatsPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 7:
Austrian couple were convicted of making terror threats on targets in Germany and Austria, officials said Thursday. Full Story
Pakistan protests after US strike kills four civiliansPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 7:31am
Pakistan lodged a protest with coalition forces in Afghanistan on Thursday after two Pakistani women and two children were killed by US fire from across the border, the army said. Full Story
East Timor president's attackers escape siege-armyPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 8:30am
Rebel soldiers blamed for last month's attacks on East Timor's president and prime minister have escaped a siege by security forces, the military said on Thursday. Full Story
Kidnapped Iraq archbishop dead: Church officialsPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:31am
Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic archbishop who was kidnapped in Iraq last month, has been found dead, Church officials in Rome and Baghdad said on Thursday. It was not clear if he died as a result of his precarious health or if he was killed, they added. The Vatican said Pope Benedict was immediately informed and was "profoundly moved and saddened" by the news. Full Story
Iranian Military Shells Iraqi Villages: MayorPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:33am
The Iranian military on Thursday subjected three Iraqi border villages to an early-morning barrage of shelling, causing no injuries or damage but scaring residents, an Iraqi official said. The shells were apparently aimed at bases of militant Kurdish rebel group Pejak, said the mayor of Zarawah, a frontier town in northeastern Iraq. Full Story
Car bomb kills 11, wounds 57 in central BaghdadPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:35am
A parked car bomb exploded in a commercial district of central Baghdad Thursday, killing 11 people and wounding 57, police said. The bombing took place off a bridge in Tahrir Square, a district of clothing shops just outside the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the U.S. Embassy and much of the Iraqi government. Full Story
Islamic Jihad Rockets Hit Israel after West Bank RaidPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:37am
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired rockets into Israel on Thursday, ending a week-long Egyptian-brokered moratorium, in what it called an initial response to deadly Israeli raids in the West Bank. Full Story
Dollar falls below Y100 levelPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:40am
The dollar slumped through the psychological support level of Y100 for the first time in more than 12 years in early European trading on Thursday, adding to the litany of economic headaches facing Japans government. Full Story
Myanmar tightens security on sensitive anniversary of protester's deathPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 10:05am
Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar stepped up security in the country's biggest city Thursday on the anniversary of a police killing that led to major anti-government protests 20 years ago. Full Story
NPA claims to be responsible for raid on mining companyPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 10:57am
The New Peoples Army claimed responsibility for the attack on a mining firm in Compostela Valley. Rigoberto Sanchez, a rebel spokesman, said the raid on Apex should serve as a warning to other mining firms. Full Story
Journalists beaten while covering demonstrationPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 2:20pmJournalists and camera operators were assaulted while covering clashes during a demonstration by women demanding the restoration of the judiciary. The demonstration was held in front of the Karachi Press Club on 12 March 2008. Full Story
India airport workers call off strike: unionPosted on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 2:23pm
Maintenance workers at airports in India protesting against the opening of two private facilities called off their strike Thursday after talks with the government, their union said. Full Story
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