Pakistan: 13 dead in suspected missile strike

Pakistan: 13 dead in suspected missile strikeISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least 13 people near the Afghan border Friday, security officials said, the latest in a surge of attacks that a top American general said has eliminated three...

Five Dead in Turkey After Kurdish Rebel Attack on Police Officers

Five people are dead after a militant group ambushed Police officers in Turkey. 19 others were injured, some seriously. Four of the killed were police officers and one was an employee of a local precinct. Turkey's parliament extended their mandate to order strikes against...

US-led troops kill 20 people in Pakistan in operation from Afghanistan

It seams that the Caucasian desaster was not enough for some mad guys out there.By the way: the German "defense" minister is in Afghanistan, right now. "PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Pakistan provincial governor Wednesday confirmed coalition troops from across the Afghan...

Israel agrees to Hezbollah prisoner deal

OpinionBarry Artiste, now Public ContributorIsraels swap of a Lebanese Man, Samir Kanter who crushed the head of a 4 year old girl to death with a rifle butt in exchange for the bodies of two dead  soldiers,...

End of ceasefire 'imminent' as more rockets fired from Gaza

The cease-fire in Gaza appears to be all but over as more rocket attacks have been launched into Israel. It wasn't even able to last mroe than a week." Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two mortar shells into southern Israel today, as the week-long ceasefire deal...

MS-13 on the Run?

"I seriously doubt it. Taking a couple of thugs out of action is a good thing but won’t destroy the gang. Taking away their reason for being an organization - i.e. their ability to make money - will kill MS-13 and...

Afghan NATO force fires into Pakistan

NATO forces in their quest to route out the Taliban have now invaded Pakistan.  One can only wonder what the ramifications will be when Pakistan a US ally will do next at this firing on their soil."KABUL -- NATO...

Sweden approves wiretapping law

In one of most far reaching eavesdropping plan and threatening civil liberties plan Swedish parliament has passed this draconian law which will allow government to record all electronic conversation."Sweden's parliament has approved controversial new laws allowing authorities...

Afghan president says he'll send troops to Pakistan to fight Taliban

Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Though a good idea in principle. Perhaps invading another country accused of harbouring the Taliban would open a can of worms to both our troops, the middle east and India in our...

Pakistan Angry as Strike by U.S. Kills 11 Soldiers

Killing of Pakistani soldiers by America led Nato forces have angered  residents of  frontier town of Pakistan bordering Afghnistan.Dead soldiers include a major were belonging to the Mohmand Rifles. The incident has infuriated the Pakistani government and they...

Gaza border clash kills militants

Three Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza strip have been killed by Israeli troops."Islamic Jihad and another militant group said their members were attacking an Israeli army post. An air strike and fire from ground forces killed the attackers, the Israeli military...

Israel Pulls Back from Gaza Offensive

As Israel continues to face mounting criticism over its weekend offensive into the Hamas-controlled Gaza strip, it has begun pulling back from the operation." March 3 (Bloomberg) -- Israel began winding down...

Canada-U.S. pact allows cross-border military activity

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada - U.S. Military Pact certainly has ruffled the Feathers of Canada's Left Wing,  and the U.S. Right Wing, with both parties trading barbs  over...

Six Asian nations plan common stock exchange: Thai official

"Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam would jointly set up an exchange for regional trading in late 2008, according to Nongram Wongwanich, a senior executive vice president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).Under the plan, large-cap...

Canadians Shopping In The US Held For Five Hours At Border

Not only that, but the border guard basically told them off. This high loonie value is really throwing things for a loop."A group of Canadians say they were chastised and forced to wait for hours in a bus at a border crossing between Buffalo, N.Y., and Fort Erie, Ont.,...

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