UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Western nations claimed a success on Friday when a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran passed through a key committee more easily than in the past. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistani soldiers practiced shooting at pilotless "drone" aircraft Friday, the military said a day after the government lodged a protest with the U.S. ambassador over drone missile strikes in Pakistani territory. ... > full story
MOGADISHU, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Somali police ambushed and shot dead 17 fighters from the militant al Shabaab insurgent movement on Friday during an attempted attack on a senior official in Mogadishu, a police spokesman said. ... > full story
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — A bomb attack killed at least 10 people and wounded 40 at the funeral for a Shi'ite Muslim on Friday in the northwest Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan. ... > full story
MOGADISHU, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Rampant piracy off Somalia is forcing shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal and send cargoes of oil and other goods on a longer journey around southern Africa, industry officials said on Thursday. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan's army chief called for a halt to missile attacks on Pakistani territory by pilotless drone aircraft operated by Western forces in Afghanistan. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five suspected militants, possibly including an Arab al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials said. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Countries playing host to Afghan refugees should only send them home if they want to go, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday, as insecurity and insufficient sources hampered the reintegration of returnees. ... > full story
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Gain intelligence to tackle piracy: Brooks Nov. 20, 2008 (GulfNews, United Arab Emirates) — The answer to the issue of piracy off the coast of Somalia lies not in sending more warships to the region, but in solving the political problems ...
Group praises strike on pirates Nov. 20, 2008 (News 24, South Africa) — A maritime watchdog on Thursday praised the Indian navy's destruction of a pirate "mother vessel" off Somalia, and urged other navies to follow ...
Pirates were well-mannered, recall hostages Nov. 20, 2008 (Times of India) — The water was still, the sky cloudless and the 12-man crew, Kenyans and Sri Lankans, were relaxed after their Sunday morning cup of tea in February ...
Snowmail: 21st century pirates » Nov. 20, 2008 (Channel4.com) — It seems tricky to write this in the early 21st century. But the UN has been in session discussing pirates.. . They have decided to tighten their ...
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