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18 dead in blasts, assault on Iraq ministry

March 15, 2013 02:16
A coordinated string of bombings and a brazen assault on a ministry near Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone have killed 18 people, adding to the 120,000 Iraq war victims tallied in a new study. The conflict has cost the lives of at least 116,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,800 coalition troops between the outbreak of war in 2003 and the US withdrawal in 2011, US researchers estimated on Friday.

Iraq war killed 120,000, cost $800 billion: study

March 14, 2013 20:30
At least 116,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,800 coalition troops died in Iraq between the outbreak of war in 2003 and the US withdrawal in 2011, researchers estimated on Friday. Its involvement in Iraq has so far cost the United States $810 billion (625 billion euros) and could eventually reach $3 trillion, they added. The estimates come from two US professors of public health, reporting in the British peer-reviewed journal The Lancet.

Five killed in militant attack on Indian Kashmir police camp

March 13, 2013 12:06
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Two militants hiding automatic rifles and grenades in cricket kit opened fire on a paramilitary camp on the Indian side of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing five Indian personnel and wounding five, police said. The militants were killed in a gunfight at the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) base just outside the restive city of Srinagar, which has been under curfew for much of the last few weeks following protests and clashes with police.

Seven dead in Indian Kashmir attack: police

March 13, 2013 03:15
Five paramilitary police were killed Wednesday in an ambush on security forces in the main city of Indian Kashmir carried out by two militants who were then shot dead, a senior officer said. "Five of our CRPF jawans (officers of the Central Reserve Police Force) were martyred," a senior officer told reporters at the scene in the Bemina area of Srinagar which is home to a camp for security forces and a police-run school. "We have neutralised two militants," he added.

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Eintracht goal drought continues with draw at Hanover

March 10, 2013 15:45
* Eintracht have not scored in five games * Hamburg back in European contention (Updates with Hamburg win) BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - Eintracht Frankfurt's goal drought extended to five games after they drew 0-0 at Hanover 96 on Sunday to drop to fifth place in the Bundesliga.

Inquiry opens into claims British troops murdered Iraqis

March 4, 2013 13:46
A public inquiry into claims that British troops murdered and tortured Iraqi detainees nine years ago was shown graphic photographs of alleged victims as it opened in London on Monday. The Al-Sweady Inquiry, named after one of the dead men, 19-year-old Hamid Al-Sweady, will examine allegations British soldiers unlawfully killed detainees after a gun battle at a checkpoint in Maysan Province, southern Iraq, in May 2004.

Inquiry opens into claims British troops murdered Iraqi

March 4, 2013 12:00
A public inquiry into claims that British troops murdered and tortured Iraqi detainees nine years ago was shown graphic photographs of alleged victims as it opened in London Monday. The Al-Sweady Inquiry, named after one of the dead men, 19-year-old Hamid Al-Sweady, will examine allegations British soldiers unlawfully killed detainees after a gun battle at a checkpoint in Maysan Province, southern Iraq, in May 2004.

French general urges EU to equip "impoverished" Mali army

February 20, 2013 18:15
* EU mission to start training Malian soldiers in April * Mali army needs uniforms, arms, vehicles, comms equipment * Demoralized, badly-led soldiers fled from rebels last year By Pascal Fletcher BAMAKO, Mali, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The European Union should complement a mission to train Mali's army, routed by rebels last year, by providing equipment from uniforms to vehicles and communications technology, a French general said on Wednesday.

Group warns against hasty return of Mali displaced

February 20, 2013 08:31
Malians displaced by the Islamist takeover of northern Mali last year and planning to return to their homes in the wake of France's military intervention still face sharp threats and challenges, a watchdog warned Wednesday. The Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said that a survey on the ground showed that an overwhelming majority of Malians who fled the conflict zone aimed to go home soon. But the risk, said the IDMC, is that they could be forced to hit the road again even though a French-led offensive has rolled back Islamist fighters.

Indian troops kill Pakistani soldier near Kashmir border

February 15, 2013 11:00
Indian troops shot dead a Pakistani soldier along the de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region in the first deadly exchange since a truce was agreed a month ago, officials said Friday. An Indian army spokesman said that the soldier had been killed in a firefight in which one Indian soldier was also wounded, and an AK47 rifle was discovered by his side when the body was recovered.
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