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Taliban deny plan for talks with Kabul

The Taliban militia leading a 10-year insurgency in Afghanistan yesterday denied that they would soon hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s government in Saudi
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Europeans kidnapped in Philippines

Two European birdwatchers and their Filipino guide were abducted yesterday on a remote southern Philippine island where Islamic militants are known to operate, authorities said.Gunmen ...
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Oxfam warns of major Yemen relief crisis

Oxfam’s country director in Yemen has said that relief efforts to stave off a food crisis are severely underfunded, risking a major humanitarian crisis in ...
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Kuwait police clash with tribesmen on eve of polls

More than 20 people were wounded when Kuwaiti riot police clashed with tribesmen who stormed a local television station in the second day of violence ...
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NATO allies debate France’s early Afghan exit

NATO defence ministers begin talks today facing dilemmas after France abruptly decided to end its Afghan combat mission early and a leaked report accused Pakistan ...
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Freeze claims more lives in eastern Europe

Europe shivered in some of the coldest temperatures seen in decades yesterday as the freeze claimed more lives overnight and countries battled to clear roads ...
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Assange takes case to England’s top court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took his 13-month fight against extradition to Sweden to England’s highest court yesterday.Seven judges are hearing the 40-year-old Australian’s appeal over ...
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Iraq executes 17 people in one day, 51 this year

Iraq has executed 17 convicted criminals in one day, the justice ministry said yesterday, bringing to 51 the number of people executed so far this ...
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Spanish court hears of Franco-era crimes for first time

A Spanish court heard testimony about Franco-era atrocities for the first time in history Tuesday – but the man in the dock was a judge ...
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Bedouins seize 25 Chinese workers

Egyptian Bedouins yesterday captured 25 Chinese workers in Sinai to demand the release of relatives detained over bombings in the peninsula between 2004 and 2006, ...
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