November 27 - News

Sunday 27 November, 2011.

TOP STORY U.S. vows full probe into Pak border incident The Obama administration on Saturday pledged a full investigation into a NATO attack that allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops. HEADLINES Egypt heads for polls on Monday Egyptian will vote on Monday for parliamentary polls that are being held following a popular revolt that brought down the former autocratic President Hosni Mubarak and led to a handover of power to an interim military council. Vacate Shamsi airbase within 15 days: Pak to US Pakistan has asked the US to vacate an airbase that has reportedly been used by American drones and closed NATO supply routes in response to a cross-border air strike by the coalition aircraft that killed 28 Pakistani soldiers. Arab League to vote on Syria sanctions draft The Arab League is set to vote Sunday on sweeping sanctions against Syria, which could include halting cooperation with the nation’s central bank and stopping flights to the country. 15 killed in Iraqbombings  Bomb attacks in central Iraqkilled at least 15 people and wounded more than 20 on Saturday, security officials and a doctor said. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES US Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012 Ban concerned over worsening situation in Egypt, Syria More ...

November 26 - News

Saturday 26 November, 2011.

TOP STORY 28 Pak troops killed in NATO attack, outrage in Islamabad At least 28 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when NATO helicopters and combat jets fired on two border posts in the country's northwest, prompting army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to direct his troops to prepare for "an effective response" even as authorities cut off all supplies for US forces in Afghanistan. HEADLINES US Marines to wind down Afghan combat in 2012 US Marines will march out of Afghanistan by the thousands next year, winding down combat in the Taliban heartland and testing the US view that Afghan forces are capable of leading the fight against a battered but not yet beaten insurgency in the country's southwestern reaches. Seven killed in Iraq bombings  Two roadside bombs exploded west of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least seven people and wounding seven others, security officials and a doctor said. Arab League: Syriamisses observer deadline Syria missed an Arab League deadline to allow hundreds of observers into the country, prompting the bloc to consider economic sanctions against Damascus for its eight-month crackdown on dissent, a senior diplomat said. Kamal Ganzouri appointed Egypt's new PM  Former premier Kamal Ganzouri has been appointedEgypt's new Prime Minister but protesters vowed to step up pressure on the country's military rulers and called for renewed agitation to demand the army quit power. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Yemen's President agrees to step down Fierce clashes rock Yemen capital despite deal  More ...

November 25 - News

Friday 25 November, 2011.

TOP STORY Kamal Ganzouri appointed Egypt's new PM Former premier Kamal Ganzouri has been appointedEgypt's new Prime Minister but protesters vowed to step up pressure on the country's military rulers and called for renewed agitation to demand the army quit power. HEADLINES Three day protest in Balochistan over killings  The discovery of the bullet-riddled bodies of two activists of Baloch nationalist groups in Balochistan has prompted a call for a three-day protest and 40 days of mourning in the province. Syria faces new Arab sanctions deadline  The Arab League on Friday served Syria notice to endorse a plan for the dispatch of observers to monitor unrest in the country or face crippling sanctions. Fierce clashes rock Yemen capital despite deal  Fierce clashes broke out between rival security forces in the Yemeni capital on Friday, two days after President Ali Abdullah Saleh inked a power transfer deal which sponsors had hoped would end the violence. UN condemns excessive use of force againstEgypt’s protesters  The United Nations has condemned excessive use of force by Egypt’s security forces during clashes with protesters. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

OTHER TOP STORIES Kamal Ganzouri appointed Egypt's new PM  Egypt presidential polls by end of June 2012  More ...