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- Serbia Jails 11 Muslims for Plotting Terror Attacks
Muslims to prison terms ranging from six months to 13 years for plotting to kill Serbia's top Muslim cleric and planning to attack a police station, a court spokeswoman said. 'They were arrested near the town of Novi Pazar in 2007 and were found guilty
- Irish aid worker kidnapped in Sudan
A 32-year-old Dublin woman is one of two aid workers kidnapped in Sudan. Sharon Commins and a 42-year-old Ugandan woman work for the Irish charity GOAL. They were taken by an armed gang of six men from their compound in the north Darfur town of Kutum at
- 2 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan blast
A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said. The troops were attacked in eastern Paktika province, but there were no immediate details about the incident, said Lt Cmdr
- East China city detains 21 drunk drivers after ghastly accident
Police in Nanjing have detained 21 drunk drivers in two days after the eastern Chinese city witnessed an accident in which five people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and four others injured by a drunk driver. The drivers were detained as part
- 2 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan Blast, 4 Wounded
KABUL -- A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said. The troops were attacked in eastern Paktika province, but there were no immediate details about the incident, said Lt.
- Afghan woman's death not by Diggers: ADF
Defence says it's unlikely Australian troops were responsible for the death of a civilian woman during an operation in Afghanistan earlier this year. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is investigating claims Australian soldiers killed four men and
- Cosmote Romania buys rival operator for 3G licence
Mobile operator Cosmote Romania agreed the acquisition of smaller local rival Zapp Mobile for 207 million euro on June 30, after months of negotiations. Cosmote bought Zapp, owned by Saudi Oger, for its 3G licence, but has no immediate plans to launch
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In 1970, QABOOS bin Said Al Said ousted his father and has ruled as sultan ever since. His extensive modernization program has opened the country to the outside world and has preserved a long-standing political and military relationship with the UK. Oman's moderate, independent foreign policy has sought to maintain good relations with all Middle Eastern countries.
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AFP - Two US soldiers and up to 32 militants died in fighting in eastern Afghanistan, as Marines battling in the south pressed one of their biggest assaults of the eight-year war.
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