Pakistan says it plans to normalize trade with its longtime rival India by the end of the year. The Pakistani government said Wednesday that it will phase out restrictions on imports from India by December, honoring a commitment Islamabad made last year to liberalize trade with New Delhi. Pakistan currently restricts hundreds of items from […]
Pakistan to Normalize Trade with India This Year
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Elite Syrian Army Units Besiege Rebel Districts
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have launched a ground assault on the besieged city of Homs, in an attempt to overrun rebel-held districts that have endured nearly a month of bombardment. Activists said Wednesday that elite Fourth Armored Division units under the command of President Bashar al-Assad’s brother, Maher, were engaged in pitched battles with the rebel […]
Car Bomb Targets Foreign Troops in S. Afghanistan
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
At least six people were injured in a car bomb explosion targeting a convoy of foreign troops in southern Afghanistan. Police say the attack occurred Wednesday in Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province. A senior police officer told reporters it was clear the troops were the target of the attack, although it was […]
India Arrests Two Suspected Terrorists
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say they have detained two men who were planning to carry out attacks in New Delhi. Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram told reporters Wednesday that the men were affiliated with the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Lashkar is blamed for the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai that killed 166 people. Chidambaram did not give […]
European Banks Tap Central Bank for More Loans
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
The European Central Bank has handed out another $712 billion in loans to 800 banks throughout the continent in a new effort to boost Europe’s economy and help it recover from the governmental debt crisis. The three-year loans the central bank issued Wednesday carry a very low 1 percent interest rate. The central bank is […]
Syrian Security Forces Launch Ground Assault in Homs
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have launched a ground assault on the besieged city of Homs, in an attempt to overrun rebel-held districts that have endured nearly a month of bombardment that killed hundreds and left residents in desperate peril. Activists said Wednesday that government troops were trying to enter the opposition Baba Amr and al-Inshaat neighborhoods, […]
China Accuses Ethnic Separatists in Xinjiang Killings
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
The Chinese Foreign Ministry is accusing separatists in a restive ethnic Uighur region of northwestern China of attacking civilians, in violence that it says has killed at least 20 people — including seven Chinese policemen. Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, speaking Wednesday, accused “violent terrorists” and separatists of launching the latest attacks in the city of […]
Syrian Security Forces Launch Ground Assault in Homs
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Syrian security forces have launched a ground assault on the besieged city of Homs, where witnesses say more than three weeks of bombardment has killed hundreds of people and left residents desperately short of food, water and medical supplies. The fighting Wednesday was reported in the rebel-held Baba Amr district of Homs. Rights activists said […]
Stranded Italian Cruise Ship Expected in Port Thursday
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
A crippled Italian cruise ship that has been floating adrift in the Indian Ocean is expected to arrive at the main port in Seychelles on Thursday. Officials in Seychelles say planes are prepared to fly the 1,000 passengers back to Rome shortly after the ship arrives in port. The Costa Allegra is now being towed […]
Car Bomb Targets Foreign Troops in Southern Afghanistan
Posted February 29th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
At least six people were injured in a car bomb explosion targeting a convoy of foreign troops in southern Afghanistan. Police say the attack occurred Wednesday in Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province. A senior police officer (Kamaluddin Sherzad) says it was clear the troops were the target of the attack, although it […]
