Red Cross hostage sighted

" MANILA -- The military reported Saturday fresh sightings of the Red Cross worker still being held captive by Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu province. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs officer...

Sri Lanka Near Victory Over Trapped Tamil Tigers

The final battle ofthis war should be over within a month or less.That will begood for all the peopleof Sri Lanka. " World's 'largest hostage rescue mission?' As the fighting has shrunk to a narrow strip of...

Militants take 71 Pakistani security personnel hostage in Buner

Militants have taken at least 71 Pakistani police and paramilitary security agency personnel hostage in Buner district of troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP) after invited them to a mosque for talks, as the Pakistani security forces backed by jetfighters and...

Lanka troops push LTTE to the wall for 'total victory'

While the Pro-LTTE websites making the customary noises, Sri Lankan army yesterday broke through LTTE defences in the NFZ of Sri Lanka. The  Sri Lankan Government said  troops are continuing a sweep...

Sri Lankan troops encircle last 8 sq km in war zone

As the pressure on Sri Lanka mounts to stop the war against LTTE terrorists, today SL Army announced that the LTTE terrorists are confined to 8 square kilometers and SL Navy was put on full alert to prevent...

Al Jazeera reporting from the War Zone

  "One thing unites every single Tamil family that I have spoken to, who managed to escape from the No Fire Zone - They are relieved to be free at last." - David Chater, Al Jazeera, Pulmuddai. [Please watch the...

France condemns Sri Lanka rebels, wants U.N. meeting

France finally understood what exactly happening in Sri Lanka and the reality behind the claim of LTTE that civilians are staying with them because of their support for "Eelam" and their love towards the...

Naxals hijack train; take hundreds hostage in Jharkhand

Naxals hijacked the train in the Latehar district of Jharkhand to enforce the Bihar-Jharkhand bandh called by them today. " Ranchi, April 22: Striking just a day before Jharkhand goes to polls, 200 heavily...

Sri Lanka : Freedom Run : UAV Footage of the rescue mission

Breaking Video Footage : Sri Lanka Defence authorities have released the Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) footage of this morning's rescue mission where more than 30,000 Tamil civilians were rescued by the SL...

Plane Hijacked in Jamaica Airport, 140 Hostage

BBC is reporting that at least 140 have been hijacked in Jamaica by armed man. An unspecified number of passengers have been reported taken hostage on a flight at a Jamaican airport, CNN confirms." A man is holding a number of hostages on board a plane in the Jamaican...

Rush Limbaugh Attacks Obama over Pirate Shooting

While most are praising US President Obama for the way he handled this latest pirate attack, Rush Limbaugh has found yet another way to attack him.  He mockingly called the pirates "merchant marine organizers,"...

Captain Phillips Is Free & On Board the USS Boxer

According to CNN, Captain Richard Phillips has been freed after a 5-day ordeal.  He has been flown by helicopter to the USS Boxer since first coming on board the USS Bainbridge.  He has already undergone...

UN Chief welcomes Sri Lanka's two-day truce.

Reiterating that LTTE mush allow civilians to choose whether they stay or leave, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that this terrible conflict must end as soon as possible. Tens of thousands of  people are...

Bulletin WSJ Cargo Ship Captain Is Rescued

They did it. Cheers. ! " The kidnapped captain of the Maersk Alabama has been rescued ans is safe aboard a U.S. Navy ship, U.S. officials said. Official said three pirates who had been holding Capt. Richard...

US Navy tries to free Richard Phillips from Somali pirates

The US Navy is trying to free Richard Phillips, the American captain being held hostage by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia. Somali elders are trying to mediate between the pirates and the Navy, but the four...

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