Pakistani coalition parties seek Musharraf’s impeachment
The calls for impeachment stem from Musharraf’s conduct last November when, following his re-election, he dismissed around 60 members of Pakistan’s judiciary, and suspended the country’s constitution for nearly two months. Under the 1973 constitution impeachment of an incumbent President is only permissible under a certain number of scenarios. Specifically these include gross misconduct, physical or mental impairment or by acting in a way deemed to have violated the constitution itself. The Pakistani Parliament’s attempt for impeachment will almost certainly rest on this (constitutional violat...continue reading
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Government spokesman denies direct contacts with Sadr
20.Apr 2008
Baghdad, Apr 20, (VOI)- The spokesman for the Iraqi government, Sunday, denied ...read
Jordan entry visas for Iraqis mid-April
14.Apr 2008
Baghdad, Apr 14, (VOI) – The Iraqi foreign ministry received a notice from the ...read
NGOs official assassinated in Diala
14.Apr 2008
Diala, Apr 14, (VOI) – An armed group assassinated an official NGOs official ne...read
Mass grave found in Muqdadiya
14.Apr 2008
Diala, Apr 14, (VOI) – U.S. forces found 30 bodies buried inside a mass grave i...read
20 killed, 53 wounded in Sadr City clashes
7.Apr 2008
Baghdad, Apr 6, (VOI) – Twenty people were killed and 53 others wounded in the ...read
Iyad Allawi: Matters getting out of authority's hands 5 years after change
7.Apr 2008
Arbil, Apr 6, (VOI) – Former Iraqi Premier Iyad Allawi said matters in Iraq "ar...read
Senior police officer killed in Mosul clashes
30.Mar 2008
Mosul, Mar 30, (VOI)- A senior police officer along with an escort were killed ...read
Bomb blast wounds three civilians in Kirkuk
30.Mar 2008
Kirkuk, Mar 30, (VOI)- At least three civilians, including a woman, were wounde...read
Four Shiite militiamen killed, 30 arrested in Babel
30.Mar 2008
Babel, Mar 30, (VOI)- Iraqi security forces killed four gunmen and arrested 30 ...read
Casualties from Wassit armed clashes up to 115
27.Mar 2008
Kut, Mar 27, (VOI) - The death toll from the armed clashes that flared up last ...read
3 civilians wounded in clashes in Baghdad
27.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 27, (VOI) - Three civilians were wounded on Thursday in clashes th...read
Thousands of Sadr City residents stage demonstration
27.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 27, (VOI) - Thousands of Sadr City residents staged a massive demo...read
U.S. base in Baghdad mortared
27.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 27, (VOI) - Several mortar shells were fired on Thursday morning a...read
Fortified Green Zone mortared
27.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 27, (VOI) - Several mortars fell onto the fortified Green Zone, ce...read
Fighting Shiite militias threatens civil war in Iraq
27.Mar 2008
Basra, Mar 27, (VOI) - A new civil war is threatening to explode in Iraq as the...read
Bomb defused in Falluja
27.Mar 2008
Falluja, Mar 27, (VOI) - Police forces on Thursday managed to defuse a bomb, pl...read
Gunmen kill two, wound 8 cops in Karbala
27.Mar 2008
Karbala, Mar 27, (VOI)- Two policemen, including an officer, were killed and ei...read
Afghan Forces to Assume ‘Leading Role’ Against Enemy
27.Mar 2008
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2008 – The Afghan National Army will assume a leading rol...read
Air Strike Targets Al Qaeda in Iraq Member in Tikrit
27.Mar 2008
WASHINGTON, March 26, 2008 – A coalition air strike today targeted an al Qaeda...read
Armed attacks damage powers stations in Iraq
27.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 27, (VOI) - An official source in the Electricity Ministry said th...read
Armed clashes in Sadr City
27.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 27, (VOI) - Armed clashes broke out on Thursday morning in Sadr Ci...read
Baghdad receives 20 wounded from Basra
27.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 27, (VOI) - Yarmouk hospital in Baghdad on Thursday received 20 so...read
Gunmen blow up oil pipeline in western Basra
27.Mar 2008
Basra, Mar 27, (VOI) - Unidentified gunmen blew up an oil pipeline in al-Zubeir...read
Car bomb kills one, injures 7 Kurdish soldiers in Kirkuk
27.Mar 2008
Kirkuk, Mar 27, (VOI)- A Kurdish captain was killed and six Kurdish security so...read
Armed group frees 4 kidnapped Syrian truckers
25.Mar 2008
Kirkuk, Mar 25, (VOI) – An armed group released on Tuesday four Syrian truck dr...read
12 suspects arrested in raid near Kirkuk
25.Mar 2008
Kirkuk, Mar 25, (VOI) – An Iraqi force arrested 12 suspects, including one woma...read
U.S. army says kill 5 gunmen in Basra
25.Mar 2008
Basra, Mar 25, (VOI) – Five gunmen were killed and a number of others wounded w...read
Unknown body found in Mosul
25.Mar 2008
Mosul, Mar 24, (VOI) - Police patrols found an unidentified body, while an expl...read
Fierce battles between security forces, gunmen in Basra
25.Mar 2008
Basra, Mar 25, (VOI) – A few hours after launching a security plan, the city of...read
Dick says Hamas is hurting the Middle East peace
24.Mar 2008
Dick Cheney, U.S. Vice-President said that Hamas is trying to torpedo the peace...read
Female suicide bombers in Iraq - a new strategy?
24.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 18, (VOI) – On Monday, March 17, 2008, a female suicide bomber ble...read
Four arrested with arms in their possession in Karbala
24.Mar 2008
Karbala, Mar 24, (VOI) – Security forces arrested four wanted persons with arms...read
Sex, Religion, Politics- a prohibited Trinity for Iraqi writers
24.Mar 2008
Baghdad, Mar 24, (VOI)- Despite the absence of official censorship in Iraq over...read
Iraqi Prime Minister to check security conditions in Basra today
24.Mar 2008
Basra, Mar 24, (VOI) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki arrived on Monday i...read
Insurgent Attacks in Baghdad kill at least 58 People on Sunday
24.Mar 2008
According to US and Iraq officials, insurgent attacks in Baghdad have cost the ...read
151,000 Iraqis have died between 2003 and 2006
10.Jan 2008
Geneva/Baghdad - A large national household survey conducted by the Iraqi gov...read
Bush, Olmert discuss Mid-East peace process, Iran
10.Jan 2008
Visiting U.S.President George Bush and Israeli Prime...read
Taleban leader says he paid 15,000 dollars for his freedom
9.Jan 2008
A Taleban commander in Afghanistan's southern Helmand pro...read
Afghanistan's Bagram military prison has nearly double the inmates of Guantanamo Bay
8.Jan 2008
The Bagram military prison in Afghanistan reportedly hous...read
Afghanistan requests for extra food supplies
5.Jan 2008
Concerned that the problem of wheat shortage might aggrav...read
Israeli troops kill six militants in Gaza Strip clash
2.Jan 2008
Israeli soldiers killed six Palestinian militants and wounded eleven other peop...read
Coalition soldier among 25 killed in Afghan violence
2.Jan 2008
A coalition soldier and his Afghan interpreter were killed in a roadside attack...read
Twelve killed in fresh Iraqi violence
31.Dec 2007
Fresh violence ripped through Iraq on Monday with at least 12 Iraqis killed and...read
Afghan violence leaves 24 including Canadian soldier dead
31.Dec 2007
A combination of 22 policemen and soldiers including one from Canada were kille...read
US forces capture key al-Qaeda member in northern Iraq (roundup)
30.Dec 2007
US forces have captured a wanted leader of the al- Qaeda terrorist network in t...read
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US forces capture key al-Qaeda member in northern Iraq (roundup)
US forces have captured a wanted leader of the al- Qaeda terrorist network in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, the city's operations command said on Sunday. As meanwhile, violence and raids were reported elsewhere in Iraq.
Eight killed in Taliban attack on convoy in southern Afghanistan
Six security guards and two policemen were killed when Taliban attacked a convoy, hauling supplies to foreign forces in southern Afghanistan, police said on Sunday.
Iraqi tribe calls on bin Laden to end attacks on civilians
An Iraqi US-backed tribal council on Sunday called on the leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist network Osama bin Laden to order a halt to attacks on Iraqi civilians, according to media reports.
US forces capture key al-Qaeda member in northern Iraq
US forces have captured a wanted leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist network in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, the city's operations command said on Sunday.
Iraqi premier in good health, says MP
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was in good health but went for medical check-ups in Britain, an Iraqi lawmaker said Sunday.
UN calls for release of worker jailed in Afghan diplomatic row
The UN's top envoy in Afghanistan on Sunday called on the Kabul government to release a local employee jailed for talking with Taliban representatives in a diplomatic row that caused the expulsion of two European diplomats.
Excavations suggest first mosque in Iran's Siraf city built in 9th century AD
Excavations at the ruins of the Siraf city in Iran indicate that the first mosque in the region was built in the 9th century AD.
Osama bin Laden to issue message on Iraq
Al-Qaeda terrorist network leader Osama bin Laden has recorded a new message on the conflict in Iraq that will be released soon, a US-based terrorism monitoring group said Friday.
Expelled officials of EU and UN leave Afghanistan for talking to the Taliban
Two expelled senior political officers, one working for the European Union and the other for the United Nations assistance mission in Afghanistan, left Afghan capital Kabul today, a day after the Hamid Karzai Government failed to resolve a dispute with both international organisations over whether the two had held talks with the Taliban.
It was the first time that the Karzai-led Government had expelled senior Western officials.
Expelled European diplomats leave Afghanistan
Two expelled diplomats working with the United Nations and the European Union Mission in Afghanistan left the country on Thursday morning after the Afghan government accused them of having held a meeting with the Taliban, officials said.
Safer Baghdad hosts film festival
Baghdad is hosting its first international film festival in two years in a sign that its shattered cultural life is slowly reviving with improving security and a relative ebb in violence.
Turkey launches more strikes on northern Iraq
Turkish fighter jets launched more strikes Wednesday on areas in northern Iraq, according to local border guards.
Report: British hold secret talks with Taliban
British secret services held talks with members of the Islamist extremist Taliban in Afghanistan, the British daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.
UN: Envoys' expulsion from Afghanistan a "misunderstanding"
The United Nations said Wednesday that it is seeking to clear up the expulsion of two high-ranking diplomats from Afghanistan, blaming the incident on a "misunderstanding."
At least 20 killed in suicide attack in northern Iraq
At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle near a stall selling gas cylinders in the northern Iraqi town of Bayji, police said.
Report: US ignored warnings over private security firms in Iraq
The government of the United States ignored a number of warnings against using private security firms in Iraq long before the scandal surrounding alleged misdeeds by the firm Blackwater, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
Mottaki: Iran ready for talks with US but expects more respect
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday that Iran would be ready to resume talks with the United States but first expected more respect from Washington towards the Islamic Republic.
Latin Patriarch begins Christmas procession to Bethlehem
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Michael Sabah left the Patriachate in Jerusalem's Old City Monday at the start of the traditional procession to Bethlehem, ushering in the Holy Land's Christmas celebrations.
Israeli, Palestinian talks to resume amid settlement row
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were set Monday to hold their second meeting in Jerusalem since Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Mahmoud Abbas announced a revival of peace talks at Annapolis, Maryland, last month.
Seven killed, eight children wounded in Afghan fighting and blasts
Two police, two Taliban fighters and three civilians were killed in clashes and explosions in Afghanistan while eight children were wounded when a rocket shell they were playing with exploded in Kabul, officials said Monday.
Rice: Iraq making progress but still fragile
Iraq remains "fragile," even after a boost in US troop strength slowed attacks and killings in 2007, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.
Israel to US: No new neighbourhood in northern Jerusalem
Israel said Friday that it had sent a message to US Ambassador Richard Jones in Tel Aviv, reassuring him that it will not build a new Jewish neighbourhood in a northern area of occupied East Jerusalem.
Iran's reformists hope to break Ahmadinejad's dominance
Iranian reformists are quite aware of the fact that pushing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad out of power would not be an easy task as the president is not only backed by several highly influential ultraconservative clergy bodies but also by the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guards.
Bush expresses concern about allies leaving Afghanistan
President George W Bush on Thursday said he was concerned NATO allies will grow weary of the conflict in Afghanistan and withdraw their troops.
ROUNDUP: At least 15 killed, 16 wounded in Iraqi attacks
At least 15 Iraqis were killed and 16 others wounded in two separate suicide attacks in Baquba city and the Iraqi capital Baghdad Thursday, sources said.
2ND LEAD: Suicide attacker kills 13 volunteer fighters in Baquba
At least 13 Iraqi volunteer fighters, including a leader, were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide attack in Baquba city Thursday, an Iraqi medical source said.
Suicide attacker kills 10 volunteer fighters in Baquba
At least 10 Iraqi volunteer fighters, including a leader, were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide attack in Baquba city Thursday, independent Voices of Iraq news agency reported citing a local official.
Israeli troops kill four Palestinian militants in Gaza Strip
Israeli soldiers killed four Palestinian militants during clashes Thursday in the central Gaza Strip's al-Maghazi refugee camp, medics at al-Aqsa hospital in the salient said.
German abducted: four Afghanistan arrests
Four men have been arrested in Afghanistan on suspicion of involvement in the kidnap of a German convert to Islam, a German newspaper was set to report Thursday.
Danish forces likely to face more attacks in Afghanistan
Danish forces serving in Afghanistan are likely to continue to be targeted by roadside bombs and other attacks, a government report said Wednesday.
Wife of missing former FBI agent arrives in Iran
The wife of a former FBI agent whom the United States says disappeared during a visit to Iran has arrived in Tehran seeking information about her missing husband, the website of an Iranian news television channel reported Wednesday.
Mullah Omar vows to attack security forces
Taliban supreme leader Mullah Omar has vowed to attack Afghan and international troops who forced his men to leave a southern town last week.
Osama not hiding in tribal areas of Pakistan: Taliban
Pro-Taliban militants have denied that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden might be hiding inside or near the tribal areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan.
West wants to seize Pakistan's resources: Fazl
Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has charged the West with wanting to seize the resources of Muslim countries under the pretext of combating terrorism and extremism.
India, Iran discuss expansion of bilateral cooperation
India's Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon held discussions with Saeed Jalili, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, on the issue of expanding bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy, transportation and security.
Five killed in Kabul rocket attack
At least five people were killed and five others injured in a rocket attack near the Kabul governor's residence today.
Iran, Pakistan will soon give their nod to the IPI gas pipeline
Pakistan and Iran will soon sign a gas sales purchase agreement for the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.
50 percent of Afghanistan is a no-go zone
A map reportedly prepared for U.N. staff posted in Kabul has revealed that nearly 50 percent of Afghanistan is off-limits because of the danger posed by a resurgent Taleban.
Six Afghan army soldiers among 13 killed in suicide attack
At least 13 people have been killed when a suicide attacker rammed his explosives laden car into an Afghan army bus here on Wednesday, the Defence Ministry has said.
Thirteen killed in Kabul car bomb attack
At least 13 people were killed by a suicide car bomb attack here on Wednesday
Bollywood classics make way for 'Islamic' business under militant pressure
A campaign by sleeping cells of al Qaeda-linked militants here has resulted in the shutting down of shops dealing with old and new English, Indian, Pakistani movies.
Iran moves to save ancient sites on Khark Island
The Persian Gulf Islands Cultural Heritage Centre plans to demarcate ancient sites located on Khark Island.
Iranian CB Governor says US sanctions are just " psychological warfare"
Nicosia, Nov 24 (Ani) - - Tahmasb Mazaheri, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, is playing down the effect of United States sanctions on Iranian banks, saying they are just " psychological warfare". Talking to the press, Mazaheri said that the sanctions would not stop Iran from finding other ways to meet the country's banking needs.
U.S. officially asks Iran to attend talks on Iraq
Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki has that the United States has officially submitted a note requesting that Iran attend talks on Iraq, and Tehran has agreed.
Oman lifts ban on Indian poultry products
Oman has lifted the import ban on poultry and poultry products from India, according to a statement from the Indian Embassy in Muscat.
Tehrik-i-Nifaz chief best option for cooling things in Swat Valley
The ISI has moved the founder of the powerful Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Mohammedi (Movement for the Enforcement of Islamic Laws), Maualana Sufi Muhammed, from jail to a hospital.
U.S. Risk Loosing Conviction of Khalid Sheik Mohammed
If Khalid Sheik Mohammed was indeed responsible for the 9/11 attacks as well as the 'shoe-bomb' attempt, he should be tried in the U.S. proper, not through some illegal tin-pot military process that means nothing.
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A Global Cold War, perhaps?
Following 911, there is now a combination of international cooperation and competition, with a transition in power dynamics.
Madonna recovering after accident
Gabor makes miraculous recovery
Suicide bomber kills five
Security issues found in the securiest browser - Netscape 8
Rolling Stones hits the road again
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