Turkey: Strikes kill 35 people mistaken for rebels

Turkey: Strikes kill 35 people mistaken for rebels Ankara: Turkish warplanes mistakenly killed 35 smugglers and other villagers in an operation targeting Kurdish rebels in Iraq, a senior official said Thursday, one of the largest one-day civilian death tolls during Turkey's 27-year drive against the guerrillas. The killings spurred angry demonstrations in Istanbul and several cities in the mostly Kurdish southeast, and were the latest incident of violence to undermine the Turkish government's efforts to appease the aggrieved...
02:50 AM, Dec 30, 2011

Bangladeshi film 'Guerrilla' wins KFF award

Bangladeshi film 'Guerrilla' wins KFF award Kolkata: Bangladeshi film 'Guerrilla', which recreates the heroic deeds of the valiant freedom fighters of the 1971 liberation war on an epic canvas, today won the best Asian film award at the 17th Kolkata Film Festival (KFF) here. Altogether 12 films were competing in the Asian Select section for the award. This was for the first time that a separate competitive section was added to KFF, which was so far...
06:18 PM, Nov 18, 2011

3 terrorists, 1 cop killed in Srinagar

3 terrorists, 1 cop killed in Srinagar Srinagar: Three suspected terrorists and a policeman were killed in a shootout in the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital on Monday, police said. A senior police officer said they had set up a check post at Qamarwari Chowk in Srinagar city, eight kilometers from Lal Chowk, after specific information about the possible movement of terrorists in the area. "Three motorcycle-borne people approached the Naka and they were signalled to halt,...
01:34 PM, Nov 29, 2010

Greece suspends air freight after bombs found

Greece suspends air freight after bombs found Athens: Greece suspended all overseas air shipments of mail and parcels for 48 hours on Wednesday following a wave of attacks by suspected leftist guerrillas on government targets in several west European countries. Small bombs exploded at the Swiss and Russian embassies in Athens on Tuesday, a package with explosives was intercepted at the German chancellor's office and a Greek police source said Italian authorities were examining a suspect package...
10:02 AM, Nov 03, 2010

Separatist group shutdown affects life in Srinagar

Separatist group shutdown affects life in Srinagar Senior leader Syed Geelani has called for a shutdown in the capital. ...
12:43 PM, Dec 11, 2009

Maoists gun down three in West Bengal district

Maoists gun down three in West Bengal district The bodies were recovered from a forest area in West Midnapore. ...
12:26 PM, Nov 07, 2009

Maoists announce blockade of Kathmandu, airport

Maoists announce blockade of Kathmandu, airport Former Maoist guerrillas want their demands to meet before the deadline. ...
05:37 PM, Oct 28, 2009

Red carpet premiere for Che Guevara films at Cannes

Red carpet premiere for Che Guevara films at Cannes PUNE WARRIORS INDIA INNINGS 20th over: Pune 121 for 9. Rajasthan win by 45 runs. A boundary for Nehra off the last ball but nevertheless a big victory for Rajasthan, which should beef up their net run rate. They now go up to 14 points. 19th over: Pune 116 for 9. Tait trying hard to finish it in this over but somehow Nehra and Kartik keep him out. 18th over:...
05:25 PM, May 22, 2008

Urban guerrilla war grips France as villagers run riot

Urban guerrilla war grips France as villagers run riot Durban: With some of the Indian players fetching record amounts on the first day of IPL players auction in Bangalore on Saturday, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said although he did not follow the proceedings closely he was happy for his big-earning team-mates. Dhoni said even though he could not follow the opening day's bidding drama on television, he got constant updates from India on his cell phone. Not really....
12:38 AM, Nov 28, 2007

Special Investigation: Naxals take hawala route to terror

Special Investigation: Naxals take hawala route to terror CNN-IBN SIT finds NGOs are the source of Maoists' funding in Bihar. ...
12:03 AM, Jul 11, 2007
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