They Shoot Horses in Pakistan!

A missile strike targeted a house in the Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan, near the borders with Afghanistan, left at least six people dead, official said.

The missile was fired from Afghanistan; reports say and hit a house next to a mosque in Azam Warsak village. It was not clear if Taleban militants or NATO-led forces fighting them have launched the missile, a Pakistani security official said.

Pakistan has protested against recent NATO strikes in which civilians were killed, BBC said. Local residents told a news agency that the missile struck a local tribesman’s house and suspected militants used to stay there. Other villagers said they heard jets coming from Afghanistan before the strike.

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They Shoot Horses in India!

Seventeen blasts struck residential areas, market places, public transport and hospitals in Ahmedabad in India within an hour on Saturday. The bomb blasts raised the death toll in the city to 49. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has visited the city accompanied by Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi and the federal interior minister Shivraj Pati.

Speaking to reporters, the PM expressed "solidarity with the people of Gujarat in their hour of crisis" and said, "I commend the people of Gujarat for the resilience they have shown. These terrorist acts are aimed at destroying our social fabric, undermining communal harmony and demoralising our people".

Violence between Hindu and Muslims in early 2002 left hundred of people dead. After the bomb blasts, the authorities raised the security on high level on all Indian cities as police hunt for those responsible for the blasts, which wounded over 100. Police say they have arrested one man and detained several people for questioning.

Mr Singh visited some sites of the blasts and the hospital to the see the injured. He expressed condolence to the "people of Gujarat in their hour of crisis" and said, "We will rise to the challenge and these forces will not succeed".

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They Shoot Horses in Sudan!

Humanitarian aid agencies in the Sudanese Darfur erupted region claim that the African-UN mission in the region is failing to provide adequate protection to civilians. The Darfur Consortium, one of the main African relief and advocacy groups says in a new report the force is too small and it has inadequate fund.

The commander of the force in Darfur told the BBC that the report touched vital issues while the people expect too much to be done.

The joint African Union and the UN mission in Darfur (UNAMID) set up after the UN Security Council promised to protect some four million people caught up in the war between the Sudanese government and the rebels. However, Khartoum insisted that African should make up the bulk of the soldiers.

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They Shoot Horses in Turkey!

Two bomb blasts in a residential area in Istanbul left at least 17 people dead and 150 wounded yesterday, the BBC said. The governor of the Turkish city calls the killings terror attacks.

The first bomb was planted in a rubbish bin in the Gungoren area. People gathered in the place before a second larger device detonated. While no group claimed responsibility, security services said the attack bore the hallmarks of Kurdish rebels. The attack came hours before the constitutional court began deliberating over whether to ban the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party).

The AK Party won a resounding victory in elections and forms the country's government just last year, but Turkey's secular elite accuses the party of seeking to impose an Islamic agenda, a charge it denies, the BBC said.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said the attack on Istanbul showed "the ruthlessness of terrorism", while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said such attacks only strengthened Turkey's determination in its fight against terrorism.

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They Shoot Horses in Pakistan!

Militants have killed eight soldiers at least in north-west Pakistan, officials say. Twenty-two troops wounded in the attack on their convoy outside Hangu city, near the border with Afghanistan yesterday. Three militants killed when the soldiers returned fire. BBC says Hangu is in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, which has seen increased military activity from pro-Taleban militants. Attacks have also risen in the province capital, Peshawar. The government has sent 5,000 paramilitary troops to crush the insurgency, BBC broadcasted.

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They Shoot Horses in Sudan!

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has accused the leader of the dictatorial regime of Sudan, Omar al-Basher of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur.

The UN estimates that 300,000 people have died as results of the conflict in Darfur since 2003, while more than two million people have fled their homes.

It seems that the ICC needs to lead deep investigations in the human rights abuses in Sudan since the coup of 1989. The crimes are not committed only in Darfur. Many Sudanese has faced torture in the Ghosts’ Houses in Khartoum following the first 3 years after the military coup.

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They Shoot Horses in Afghanistan!

BBC reported at least nine US soldiers to have been killed by Taleban militants yesterday in Afghanistan in one of the worst losses for coalition troops since 2001. The American President George Bush has said more US troops will be deployed in Afghanistan by next year.

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