![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Taliban furious, says we'll punish WikiLeaks informers Hindustan Times The Taliban in Afghanistan has threatened to behead informers who have been revealed following the explosive disclosure by WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks has put out over 90000 uncensored intelligence documents, causing a security scare. ... We should be thankful for WikiLeaks Gates Assails WikiLeaks Over Release of Reports Wikileaks Afghanistan: Taliban 'hunting down informants' |
![]() Kansas City Star | North Korea, UN Command Meet Again on Cheonan Incident Voice of America Photo: AP The US-led United Nations Command held a third round of talks with North Korean military officials Friday about the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship that has been blamed on Pyongyang. Both sides sent colonels to the talks at the ... N.Korea holds more talks with US military The (war) games go on UN Command, N. Korea meet third time on sinking of Cheonan |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Palestinians Hold to Preconditions for Peace Talks TIME Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani during an Arab foreign ministers meeting at the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. ... 'Abbas to give negotiations green light by September' Arab League Supports Abbas on Talks Arab League endorses direct talks |
![]() The Hindu | Visa issues upset UK-India partnership hopes The Guardian David Cameron says he wants a new economic and cultural partnership with India (Report, 28 July). However, by his government's order, Indians who travel to the UK regularly for business or cultural reasons are charged a fee of £610 for a 10-year visa, ... Cameron pitches for Indian investment Warm words, trade challenges ahead as UK woos India Pakistan must check all terror groups, says David Cameron |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Officials: Floods kill at least 313 in Pakistan The Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 313 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides. The rising toll from the monsoon ... Pakistan Steps Up Rescue Effort as Flash Floods Kill 275, Strand Thousands Over 300 dead in Pakistan floods Pakistan monsoon rains kill nearly 200 |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | France infanticide mother's 'relief' after confession BBC News A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer has said. Dominique Cottrez has been placed under investigation over the deaths, which happened between 1989 and 2006. ... French mother charged with killing eight babies French woman said to confess to killing 8 babies Prosecutors: French Mother Confesses to Killing Her 8 Newborns |
![]() Globe and Mail | Ahmadinejad makes a call to arms Asia Times Online Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad's statement this week that "they have decided to attack at least two countries in the region in the next three months", has sparked intense debate in Iran. Even some hardline supporters of the ... How the CIA Got It Wrong on Iran's Nukes Obama Turns to China, Mideast to Bid to Get Iran Sanctions `Globalized' US to press China, UAE, others on Iran sanctions |
![]() The Hindu | Hezbollah sees plot behind Hariri tribunal Asia Times Online DAMASCUS - Saudi King Abdullah's landmark visit to Syria on Thursday, his second since assuming the throne in 2005, mirrors Arab diplomacy at its finest hour. The king is worried - just like his Syrian host President Bashar al-Assad ... What are Syria's interests in Lebanon? Lebanon hosts rare Arab leader summit Syrian and Saudi leaders pledge support for Lebanon |
![]() Boston Globe | US now says Pakistani support for Taliban 'in the past' Hindustan Times With the storm over WikiLeaks revelations refusing to die down, US officials are at pains to suggest that while some people in Pakistan's intelligence community had supported the Taliban, that situation is changing. "That's been a problem in the past, ... Majority of Pakistanis call India a threat, US enemy Pakistanis See India as Biggest Threat: Survey Most Pakistanis see US as an enemy |
![]() eTurboNews | Thailand ends emergency rule in 6 provinces, but not in Bangkok CNN By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The Thai government has ended emergency rule in six provinces, but not in Bangkok, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva imposed it in April, shortly after Red Shirt ... Second bomb explosion in Bangkok Emergency Lifted In Six More Thai Province Thailand to end emergency rule in six provinces |