Suicide blasts kill 11 tribesmen in southern Yemen

The officials say Sunday s attacks took place in Abyan province, where al-Qaida-linked militants have been taking advantage of Yemen s political turmoil to capture and control territory in the south.

The officials say in the first attack a suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into a checkpoint manned by anti-al-Qaida tribesmen, killing eight and wounding 20.

They say a suicide bomber carried out the second attack, blowing himself up in the middle of a gathering of tribesmen. Three men were killed in the second attack.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

US missiles kill 5 in Khyber

PESHAWAR: A suspected US missile strike killed at least five people in the Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan on Saturday, it what would be one of the first such attacks in the area, intelligence and government officials said.

The suspected strike in Khyber could fan fresh anger because it represented a widening of the covert program.

Officials gave differing death tolls in the strike, which one said involved two missiles hitting a house and two trucks loaded with militants. The death toll ranged from 5 to 15. Such discrepancies are common and are rarely reconciled.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

7 killed, 25 hurt in Iraq bombing: officials

BAGHDAD: A bomb in a parked car ripped through a Sadr City neighborhood Wednesday evening, killing seven young people who had gathered at a nearby cafe to drink tea and play dominoes, Iraqi officials said.

The attack comes just days after a string of shootings and bombings convulsed the country in Iraq”s worst violence so far this year.

The violence appears designed to stir up sectarian tensions at a time when Iraq still has no new government after inconclusive parliamentary elections and as U.S. troops prepare to go home.

Police and hospital officials said the blast took place near a popular cafe where young people were gathered.

The casualty information was given by a police officer and an official at the hospital where the wounded were taken. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media.

Sadr City is the eastern Baghdad stronghold of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the scene of one of Iraq”s most deadly attacks this year. Insurgents in April targeted worshippers gathered for Friday prayers in a string of explosions that killed 72 people, mostly near Shiite mosques and places of worship in Baghdad.

Earlier on Wednesday, three people were killed and 23 were wounded in northwest Baghdad when a booby-trapped body exploded near a grocery store.

Bus Crash in Malaysian, 10 killed

KUALA LUMPUR: A police offer says 10 people have been killed and two injured after a bus skidded off a highway and crashed in northern Malaysia.

The bus spun out of control early Saturday in northern Perak state and slammed into a metal barrier that tore through the lower tier of the double-decker vehicle.

A police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to the press, says the cause of the accident was not immediately known.

The bus was heading from central Selangor state to the northernmost state of Perlis bordering Thailand.

Malaysia has a high-quality highway system with a speed limit of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour. But speeding is common and many drivers often do not follow safety procedures.

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Bus Crash in Malaysian, 10 killed was first posted on December 26, 2009 at 12:41 pm.

PM, CM Punjab Vow to Avoid Political Conforntation

LAHORE, Pakistan News: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the supremacy of Parliament would be maintained, adding that he believes in an unbiased accountability and vowed to take everyone on board vis-à-vis the new accountability bill.
The PM stated this during a meeting with Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, who called on him at his residence in Defence, Lahore on Monday.
During an hour long meeting, both the leaders agreed to avoid political conflict in the country. Gilani said that the government would give good news to the nation regarding the 17th amendment soon.CM Shahbaz Sharif while talking on the occasion said that PML-N did not believe in confrontational politics and always preferred the national interests. Shahbaz also observed that the decisions of the constitutional institutions be acted upon in view of the country’s situation.

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PM, CM Punjab Vow to Avoid Political Conforntation was first posted on December 21, 2009 at 4:05 pm.

Suicide Bomb In Northern Iraq, 4 killed

BAGHDAD: Police and health officials in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar say a suicide bomber killed a local council member and three of his guards.

A police officer in the city says the leader of the local council was driving in a nine-vehicle convoy when a suicide bomber walked up to the convoy and blew himself up Monday.

A doctor at a local hospital confirmed the account. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

Tal Afar is about 90 miles (150 kilometers) east of the Syrian border, in Ninevah province. Insurgents frequently staged bombings there in past years.

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Suicide Bomb In Northern Iraq, 4 killed was first posted on December 21, 2009 at 5:59 pm.

Baitullah Mehsud’s Wife killed in Attack

WANA: The security forces has killed in fresh attack at the house of Taliban militant commander Baitullah Mehsud in South Waziristan Agency.

Also, two other militants have also been killed in the attack.

A foreign news agency quoted two Pakistani intelligence and one army official saying a U.S. missile strike in northeastern Pakistan killed a wife of top Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud.

Mehsud’s associates would not confirm the report, although they did say a woman was killed in the missile strike.

The three officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media. They say the strike killed two people, including one of Mehsud’s two wives.

They say Wednesday’s attack was against the home of a close relative of Mehsud in South Waziristan, part of the lawless tribal region along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. Taliban and al-Qaida leaders are believed to be hiding in the area.