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Pakistani captain dies as Somali forces storm ship - Summary - Earthtimes (press release)
... of a ship was killed Thursday as coastguards from Somalia's autonomous Puntland region freed his vessel from pirates, a government official said. ...
US visit, Israeli threats to top Lebanon-Syria meeting agenda - Earthtimes (press release)
... his talks with US President Barack Obama in Washington and his meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York last week, the source said. ...
EXTRA: Death toll in Pakistani mosques attack passes 70 - Earthtimes (press release)
... The death toll in militant attacks at two mosques in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Friday has risen to more than 70, a government official said. ...
Security forces kill 44 militants in Pakistan, officials say - Earthtimes (press release)
An intelligence official who requested anonymity said the security forces targeted militant hideouts being used to attack them. ...
Obama seeks Republican support on energy, immigration - Summary - Earthtimes (press release)
... Guard troops to the border with Mexico, along with a 500- million-dollar spending request to enhance border security, an administration official said. ...
EXTRA: Israel tells released Hamas leader he must leave Jerusalem - Earthtimes (press release)
... Tir late Thursday that he has to leave his home in Jerusalem within a month and find residence outside the city, according to people close to Abu Tir. ...
Another Staten Island Ferry Crash Haunts Innocent New Yorkers - Earthtimes (press release)
In fact, one ferry worker, who did not want to be identified, conceded to the New York Times that the boat had clearly been traveling too fast while ...
Report: Envoy to bring Israeli missile message to Syria and Lebanon - Earthtimes (press release)
Quoting an anonymous source, the Kuwaiti daily As-Seyassah reported that a German envoy will visit Beirut and Damascus soon to relay "Israel's unwillingness ...
Pakistani jets pound militant hideouts, 40 killed - Summary - Earthtimes (press release)
... informers on the ground said that around 40 terrorists died in these actions and several more were injured," said the official, who requested anonymity. ...
Pakistani jets pound militant hideouts, 15 killed - Earthtimes (press release)
... said that at least 15 terrorists died in these actions," said the official, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to media. ...
Separatists attack military convoy in Yemen, one killed - Summary - Earthtimes (press release)
... Yemen - A soldier was killed and four wounded when armed separatists ambushed a military convoy Saturday in southern Yemen, a government official said. ...
Separatists attack military convoy in Yemen: one killed - Update - Earthtimes (press release)
... A soldier was killed and four injured when armed separatists ambushed a military convoy in southern Yemen on Saturday, a government official said. ...
Pakistan army claims 29 insurgents killed in tribal region - Summary - Earthtimes (press release)
The troops killed at least 11 militants, according to a local security official who requested anonymity. "There were no losses on the side of our forces. ...
Myanmar's premier registers party to contest upcoming polls - Earthtimes (press release)
... minister of communication and Brigadier General Tin Naing Thein, minister of commerce, said the official, who asked to remain anonymous. ...
Vietnam inflation eases - Earthtimes (press release)
Another Vietnamese economist, who declined to be named, said he found the April CPI figures hard to believe, particularly those on food and foodstuffs, ...
Car firms lock horns in world's biggest market - Feature - Earthtimes (press release)
Sales could rise by up to 17 per cent this year and annual demand could eventually reach some 30 million, a government official said earlier this week. ...
Blasts kill 10 at refugee camp in Pakistan - Update - Earthtimes (press release)
... killed Saturday in two back-to-back bombings at a camp of internally displaced people in Pakistan's volatile north-west, a government official said. ...
War worries amid Hezbollah-Israel 'scud' crisis - Feature - Earthtimes (press release)
A Lebanese military expert, who requested anonymity, said Israeli defence officials "are afraid because if Hezbollah has Scud missiles, this could alter the ...
Myanmar blasts kill at least nine in Yangon - Summary - Earthtimes (press release)
... were reported in Mingalartaungnyunt township near a popular lake in Yangon at 3:10 pm (0840 GMT), said a policeman who asked to remain anonymous. ...
EU thinks the unthinkable after Greek debacle - Feature - Earthtimes (press release)
"They knew about the Greek problems for years, but they didn't do anything about it," said one euro expert from a non-euro state, who asked not to be named ...
Poland in shock after president's death in plane crash - Feature - Earthtimes (press release)
"Everyone has their different ideas, but he had Poland's interests at heart," said a store clerk in Warsaw, who declined to give her name. ...
ASEAN summit divided on approach to Myanmar - Earthtimes (press release)
Asked earlier this week whether Vietnam would address Myanmar's elections at the summit, a Foreign Ministry official who asked to remain anonymous would ...
PREVIEW: Poland, Russia to mark Katyn massacre amid tensions - Earthtimes (press release)
Kaczynski could travel to Katyn, but nobody will meet him, an anonymous source from Russia's foreign ministry told the Russian edition of Newsweek. ...
Piracy watchdog urges vigilance as Somali pirates venture farther - Earthtimes (press release)
A Foreign Ministry spokesman who asked not to be named told Yonhap that a South Korean destroyer participating in anti-piracy operations in the region was ...
Airstrikes kill 17 militants in north-west Pakistan - Earthtimes (press release)
"Initial reports say that 17 terrorists have been killed in the strikes," said the official, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak ...