Joy and tears greet troops back from Iraq
August 30, 2010
Mothers cried and children squealed with delight as a company of US troops arrived back from Iraq on Saturday, after a yearlong tour marked by desert heat and monotony.
A crowd of families roared as 124 soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, arrived marching in formation, part of a wave of homecomings as President Barack Obama scales back the US role in Iraq.
Joy and tears greet troops back from Iraq
August 30, 2010
Mothers cried and children squealed with delight as a company of US troops arrived back from Iraq on Saturday, after a yearlong tour marked by desert heat and monotony.
A crowd of families roared as 124 soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, arrived marching in formation, part of a wave of homecomings as President Barack Obama scales back the US role in Iraq.
Pakistan floods threaten 3 towns as levee fails
August 26, 2010
Pakistani officials urged anyone left in three southern towns Thursday to evacuate immediately as floodwaters broke through a levee, endangering areas previously untouched by the country’s almost month-long disaster.
Iran begins fuelling first nuclear reactor
August 21, 2010
Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran’s first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a major milestone as Tehran forges ahead with its atomic program despite UN sanctions.
The weeklong operation to load uranium fuel into the reactor at the Bushehr power plant in southern Iran is the first step in starting up a facility the US once hoped to prevent because of fears over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Pak floods appeal raises $227m; EU boosts aid to 70m euros
August 19, 2010
Funding for the UN aid appeal to help victims of Pakistan’s devastating floods has reached 227.8 million dollars or 50 percent of the total target sum, the United Nations said Wednesday.
“We have received 227.8 million dollars (177 million euros), or 50 percent of the appeal,” said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Pakistanis block highways to protest slow flood aid
August 18, 2010
Pakistani flood victims, burning straw and waving sticks, blocked a highway yesterday to demand government help as aid agencies warned relief was too slow to arrive for millions without clean water, food and homes.
Pakistanis block highways to protest slow flood aid
August 17, 2010
Pakistani flood victims, burning straw and waving sticks, blocked a highway yesterday to demand government help as aid agencies warned relief was too slow to arrive for millions without clean water, food and homes.
Public anger has grown in the two weeks of floods, highlighting potential political troubles for an unpopular government overwhelmed by a disaster that has disrupted the lives of at least a tenth of its 170 million people.
Anger as Zardari addresses UK rally
August 9, 2010
Hundreds of protestors gathered to criticise President Asif Ali Zardari at a rally for British Pakistanis Saturday while millions struggled in the aftermath of floods back home.
Zardari defended his trip to Britain despite Pakistan’s worst-ever floods at an event for some 3,000 people in Birmingham, central England, including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) members and leading figures in the British Pakistani community.
Pakistan summons UK envoy over Cameron’s comments
August 3, 2010
Pakistan summoned Britain’s envoy in Islamabad yesterday over comments by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting it was not doing enough to fight terrorism, officials said.
Adam Thomson, the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, was summoned to the foreign ministry to clarify remarks Cameron made during a visit to India last week, a Pakistani official said.
Short term for selectors
July 31, 2010
The board of directors of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have extended the tenure of the Rafiqul Alam-led selection panel by another three months.
The interesting decision was taken during the marathon board meeting held on Thursday.