Sri Lanka: Repeated Shelling of Hospitals Evidence of War Crimes

30 Attacks Reported on Medical Facilities Since December May 8, 2009 (New York) - The Sri Lankan armed forces have repeatedly struck hospitals in the northern Vanni region in indiscriminate artillery and aerial attacks, Human Rights Watch said today. Commanders responsible...

Bombed Gaza Zoo faces a bleak future

The zoo in Gaza, which was badly damaged in the Israeli offensive, now only has about 10 animals left - they used to have about 400. Much of what is left includes Ostrich feathers on the ground and the burnt...

Pakistani bloggers join hands to help rebuild bombed schools

A group of Pakistani bloggers living abroad have joined hands to collect funds on the internet to help rebuild the schools  bombed by the Taliban in the picturesque Swat valley. "The organisation, which has set a target of USD 2000, has so far collected USD 655 through...

Virginia GOP Chairman Compares Obama to Bin Laden

Presidential John McCain came out  to distance himself from what he calls, "fringe" members of the Party.  He made this statement during an interview with CNN"RICHMOND -- The chairman of the Virginia...

Body of Czech envoy found in bombed Pakistani hotel

"Islamabad: Rescuers on Sunday retrieved the body of Czech Republic's envoy to Pakistan Ivo Zdarek from the wreckage of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, officials said. The hotel was attacked by a suicide bomber...

Pakistan jets kill 40 Taliban

Despite new civilian government's initiative for peace dialogue with extremists there is no let up  in the violence in Pakistan. Even former President Mushrraf had tried to buy peace form insurgents and engaged in peace talks. But after failing to achieve any result they...

Obama's Friend William Ayers and Obama's Retaliation

Who you choose to be friends with says a lot about who you are. While John McCain was fighting for his country in the Vietnam War, William Ayers was trying to blow America up."Have you ever been a friend or business associate of a terrorist? Not someone who, to your shock and...

Anger smoulders in rebel city rubble

The Georgian forces attack that initiated Russia to attack Georgia, the hatred for Georgian Russians is very deep. Georgia's forces where trained by the US, for what purposes one can only guess. US and Russian relationships are at there very lowest. Americans that wonder why...

Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead

"Russian tanks rumbled into the separatist province of South Ossetia and Russian aircraft bombed a Georgian town Saturday, a major escalation of the conflict that has left hundreds of civilians dead and some areas...

Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases

"Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict. Hundreds of civilians...

UN Inspectors Examine Site of Alleged Syrian Nuclear Facility

Nine months after it was bombed to rubble by Israeli air strikes, a UN inspections team is headed to the site to check for signs of the alleged nuclear reactor that was being built there.The US and Israel claim the site was a nearly-complete functioning nuclear reactor, which...

Afghans seize 'largest drug haul'

Afghan police have seized biggest ever drug cache of 237 tonnes along with three men. The drug was believed to be belonging  to Taleban who were intending to exchange for purchaisng lethan weapons. Estimated  to account for 90% of world's opium,  Afghanistan...

UN atomic watchdog to investigate claims of secret Syrian reactor

After a long time Syria has allowed UN weapons inspector to investigate about US claim of secretly building a nuclear reactor. American government had been claiming that Syria is involved in setting up nuclear...

Israel to Syria: When Logic Fails, "Bombs Away"!!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorLast years bombing of a suspected Nuclear facility in Syria by Israeli Forceshas brought a rebuttal by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who stated in the media against...

Tamil Tigers 'launch air strike'

In the continuing saga of fighting between Tamil Rebels and Sri Lankan forces, Tigers have today started air strike on Sri Lankan military targets. Sri Lanka is fighting bitter war for last 25 years causing death...

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