News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 15
What Is Sadr's Game on Future U.S. Troop Presence?
- Inter Press Service
The big question looming over U.S.-Iraqi negotiations on a U.S. military presence after 2011 is what game Shi'a leader Moqtada al-Sadr is playing on the issue.
Outrage as Terror Revisits India’s Financial Capital
- Inter Press Service
Hastimal Sen mistook the deafening sounds of explosions that shook his office in Mumbai’s crowded Zaveri Bazaar Wednesday evening as cars backfiring.
PAKISTAN: Soldiers Pay a Price in War on Terrorism
- Inter Press Service
Army soldier Zaheer Abbas and his squad were hunting down militants in the outskirts of Darra Adamkhel, a town in northwest Pakistan famous for its weapons workshops, when they suddenly found themselves under a surprise volley of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Deadly Blasts Rock Mumbai
- Inter Press Service
At least 17 people have been killed and scores wounded after three blasts struck India's financial capital of Mumbai, police have said.
PAKISTAN: Religious Scholars Called In to Push Peace
- Inter Press Service
The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan is calling on religious scholars to help end the violence in the militancy-wracked province, in a desperate attempt to restore peace.
US-IRAN: Tensions Mount Over Iraq, Nuke Sanctions
- Inter Press Service
Reviving U.S.-Iran friction over Iraq may have more to do with deteriorating relations over Iran's nuclear programme than with uncertainty over U.S. troop levels in Iraq beyond the end of this year.
US: Calls Mount to Investigate Bush Era Officials for Torture
- Inter Press Service
Senior officials under the former George W. Bush administration knowingly authorised the torture of terrorism suspects held under United States custody, a Human Right Watch (HRW) report released here Tuesday revealed.
US-PAKISTAN: Military Aid Hold Deals New Shocks
- Inter Press Service
By suspending 800 million dollars in U.S. military aid to Pakistan, the administration of President Barack Obama appears to be taking a calculated gamble that Islamabad — and especially its powerful army — has no interest in substantially escalating the growing crisis in bilateral relations.
Dissident Resurgence Seen in Northern Ireland
- Inter Press Service
It was a tragedy on Mother's Day for Nuala Kerr. Her son Ronan had been a police constable for three months when he was murdered by dissident republicans in April.
PAKISTAN: War Breeds Child Workers
- Inter Press Service
He should be inside a classroom but instead Jawad Ali spends his days selling sandals on the sidewalks of Khyber Bazaar in the city of Peshawar in northwest Pakistan. 'I want to be in school, but it’s not possible now,' said 11-year-old Ali.