Amnesty Blames Shell for Oil Pollution Cover Ups in Nigeria

A  report released on Thursday by Amnesty International, Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty in the Niger Delta points an accusing finger at Royal Dutch Shell for covering up oil spills in Nigeria.  The...

Pakistan imposes Waziristan curfew

Pakistan has imposed a curfew on the tumultuous Waziristan region, hours before the a powerful blast ripped through Pakistan's Continental Hotelin Peshawar. The curfew came just ahead of a military operation that will "target" the Taliban-controlled Waziristan, a rural and...

Communist militants run USD300 million extortion empire in India

"Naxalism, which started off as a people's movement, has now become a nearly Rs 1500 crore organized extortion business in the form of 'levy', police and central security officials said.CPI (Maoist) and especially...

Taliban kidnaps 400 boarders and staffers of a boarding school

Taliban whose ideology includes 'No education' has kidnapped 400 boarders and staffers of a boarding school. Cadets (boarders), under the protection of a security detail, were headed towards Bannu when they were...

Taliban sue for Peace Pakistan demands pull out of SWAT

" ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban -- under pressure in fighting with the military -- said Tuesday it wants to return to a peace deal that recently collapsed That collapse sparked the ongoing...

Taliban shaving off their beards to escape the army and SWAT

" ISLAMABAD: Taliban are shaving off their beards to escape the army offensive in Swat, the army said on Friday as security forces killed 55 more Taliban. “We have confirmed reports that these Taliban ... after...

Heliborne troops land in Swat

As reported by Dawn, the magnitude of military operation against Taliban has increased and, in a recent move, Heliborne troops belonging to SSG (Special Services Group) of Pakistan Army, aka Commandos, have landed in...

At least 8 perish in US drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal region

At least eight persons were reportedly killed in the US drone strikes in Pakistan's troubled South Waziristan tribal district on Tuesday. Reports say that death toll is feared to rise."WANA: At least eight persons were killed, while the death toll is feared to further rise in...

Taliban hit in Swat Valley Pakistan with helicopters, warplanes

Taliban fighters were hit in Swat Valley today by Pakistani helicopter gunships and warplanes, but civilians in the area were not allowed to flee due to the curfew. The fighting has continued in this area, this northwestern valley, about 130 km from Islamabad, and is part of...

Eight soldiers among 45 killed in restive Swat valley of Pakistan

At least 45 persons, including eight soldiers and 37 militants, were killed in Pakistan’s restive Swat valley on Wednesday.The Pakistani military said that 37 militants were killed in various parts of the...

Pakistan peace pact with militants scrapped as violence restarts

The critics of the peace pact signed by the government in Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP) with militants active in Swat region have won as the peace accord practically stands scrapped...

Militants kill 'US spy' in Pakistani tribal region

In what has become a routine affair in Pakistan's restive tribal region, the militants killed another person on the charges of spying for the US. The people killed on this charge are either Afghan or Pakistani nationals and in the latest act of its kind the victim was an...

Over 55 miliants killed in Buner operation by Pakistani military

Pakistani military on Friday said that 55 to 60 militants have been killed in military operation in Buner district of the country's troubled North West Frontier Province in the past 24 hours."ISLAMABAD: Director-General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General...

Sikhs migrating from Pakistan's restive tribal district

The people belonging to Sikh community settled in Pakistan's troubled Orakzai tribal district for centuries are migrating from their area because of intimidation at the hands of militants, who are demanding them...

Pakistani militants say have no links with al-Qaeda, Taliban

Describing the ongoing military operation in Pakistan's troubled Buner district as an effort to appease the United States, the Pakistani militants, who have been fighting the security forces in the scenic Swat vally until a deal was signed with the government, have said they...

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