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

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
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