Scores of Taliban Terrorists Killed
Afghani officials say that their forces assisted by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aircraft and artillery killed 71 Taliban terrorists in Southern Afghanistan where there is a resurgence of Taliban activity and bloodiest clashes since their ouster in 2001. <More>

Iran Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles
A day after large-scale military exercises across the nation, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirmed that Iran has successfully test-fired 10 short-range surface-to-surface Saegheh missiles. <More>

PM Convinces Commies of Nuke Deal
Facing intense pressure from communists allies for ideological reasons and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for political reasons, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh eloquently defended the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal outlying ways it could help India. <More>

SLA Claims Military Successes as TN Censures It
The Sri Lankan Army has claimed several major successes against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) even as the Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passed a resolution censuring the Government for the death of scores of children by air attacks.  <More>

Israeli Commando Operation Tests Ceasefire
Even as thousands of Lebanese troops and French engineers started to occupy areas vacated by Israeli Army to strengthen the ceasefire that promises a stop to rocket attacks by Hezbollah, reports emerge of a clandestine Israeli action deep inside Lebanon. <More>

Use Arbitration Mechanism to Limit RTI Disclosure
Capitulating to pressure from non-government groups that had political support from communist allies and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Federal Government has placed on hold its plan to amend the Right to Information Act (RTI). <More>