US drone strikes kill 19 in Waziristan
At least 19 people were killed in two drone attacks in South and North Waziristan on Tuesday.
According to sources, the first drone attack was occurred in Azam Warsak in which US drone fired two missiles at the office of Shamsullah a commander of militant group Maulvi Nazir Ahmed. At least 12 people were killed in this attack. Whereas, 7 people were killed in South Waziristan where the airstrike targeted a vehicle in Bundh area bordering Afghanistan.
It was 15th air attack during this month, reflecting a sharp increase in the CIA-operated strikes, which have killed, more than 100 people.
Small plane crashes near Toronto, 2 killed
May 26, 2010 by Trend PK
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MONTREAL: A small plane has crashed onto the roof of an office building near Toronto, killing the pilot and his passenger, police said.
The single-engine Cirrus SR-20 crashed in Markham, Ontario following an explosion, according to witness reports in Canadian media. The police declined to elaborate on what damage was done to the building.
The 14 employees of a toy company Thinkway Toys, were able to be evacuated, and two were injured, local media said.
Authorities were investigating the cause of the crash.
Israeli warplanes hit Gaza
May 26, 2010 by Trend PK
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GAZA: Palestinian hospital officials say 15 people were wounded in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
Officials at the hospital in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza say 15people, mostly civilians, were injured when Israeli warplanes targeted a Hamas training camp in the area.
Palestinian sources say Israeli F-16”s carried out another airstrike against the inoperative Yasser Arafat International Airport in Rafah. No injuries were reported in this attack.
Troops Airstrike Claims 8 in Orakzai
KALAYA, Pakistan News: At least eight militants were killed in gunship air raids in Orakzai tribal region on Friday.
Gunship helicopters and warplanes targeted the hideouts of the militants in Ferozkhel Mela region of the lower Orakzai agency in which eight militants were killed and 10 others were injured. In airstrikes four hideouts and three vehicles were also destroyed.
Meanwhile, the exodus of population continuing from the upper and lower Orakzai regions as the number of the displaced persons has reached to 2,70,000, sources said.
Troops Airstrike Claims 8 in Orakzai was first posted on December 25, 2009 at 11:49 am.
