Eight people are killed in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, after an explosion destroyed a house early Monday morning. Basra has seen numerous U.S. air strikes over the past two weeks after Iraqi security forces launched a crackdown on Shi'ite militias. The flaring of new violence comes as General David Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, and US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker go before Congress this week to deliver their latest status report. Basra moved back in the spotlight last month after Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki launched a move into Basra, something US President George W. Bush called a defining moment. SOUNDBITE: President George W. Bush saying, (English) "Any government that presumes to represent the majority of people must confront criminal elements or people who think they can live outside the law and that's what taking place in Basra and in other parts of Iraq. " When Petraeus faces Congress, the questions will likely focus on the number of...
Members of Britain's cabinet held urgent talks on Tuesday (October 7) over a possible multi-billion pound injection of public money into the banking sector over the coming days as the global...
Thai police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters on Tuesday (October 7), clearing them from a road to Parliament after they had vowed to stop Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat delivering his...
WELCOME TO SOUTH ASIA NEWS LINE. I AM RANGABASHIAM WITH THE DAY’S NEWS….. THE TOP STORIES AT THIS HOUR… HEADLINES 1. INDIA WELCOMES ZARDARI’S STATEMENT ON TERRORISTS IN KASHMIR 2....
Barack Obama, U.S. Presidential candidate, saying (English): "Tonight I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen, a proud citizen of the United States and a fellow citizen...
A Sri Lankan suicide bomb killed 26 people at an ancient tourist town of Anuradhapura on Monday. The deceased included a popular retired army general, Major-General Janaka Perera. Parera was also...
Support for the Conservatives plunged in the days following the leaders' debates amid worries about Harper's approach to the economy, a pollster suggests.
With less than a month until election day and most national polls trending Barack Obama's way, John McCain is hoping that Tuesday night's presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee shakes up the...
With violence in Iraq overall at four-year lows, Basra could serve as an example of obstacles the country faces as it edges toward recovery from the turmoil that followed the U.S.-led invasion in...
U.S. President George W. Bush refused to be deterred by an intelligence report that suggests Iran has halted its bid to build nuclear weapons, insisting that the new information only proves how...
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