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January 31, 2010 NATO troops have clashed with their Afghan allies in a so-called "friendly fire" incident. Four Afghan soldiers were killed and six wounded after the U.S. called in air strikes. The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said its troops had come under fire and called in air strikes, without realizing they were engaging Afghan security forces. The clashes in Wardak Province came hours after an apparently ... Read More

Six months after Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, issued a directive urging troops to walk away from a fight rather than risk killing civilians, the Air Force is engaging in a campaign of restraint. Bombing mistake: A joint U.S.-Afghan force called in an airstrike on what turned out to be an Afghan army post after taking fire from there Saturday, killing four Afghan soldiers and prompting ... Read More

Captain Douge Beattie of the Royal Irish Regiment, pictured in Belfast. Photograph by Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye An army officer who won the Military Cross in Afghanistan has branded many local police in the war-torn country tribal militias rather than a national crime fighting force. Captain Douge Beattie, who once fought off Taliban fighters with his bayonet in Helmand province, also said the "war on drugs" was winning support for al-Qaida's allies in ... Read More

As U.S. and Afghan troops prepare for an offensive in Helmand province, the Assault Breacher Vehicle - a cross between a tank and a bulldozer - is intended to conquer the terrain and roadside bombs. The 70-ton Assault Breacher Vehicle, shown at Camp Pendleton, is designed to detonate buried explosives, clearing the way for other vehicles and troops. Each costs $3.75 million. Reporting from Camp Pendleton - Weighing 70 tons, traveling ... Read More

The disappearance of the bullet-proof jacket of Hemant Karkare, who was killed during the 26/11 attacks, is turning out to be one of the biggest mysteries for Mumbai police which continues to be clueless as to where it vanished. Running from pillar to post, personnel of elite crime branch of Mumbai Police have been sweating to trace the remains of the jacket and ... Read More

MELBOURNE: Amid strains in Indo-Australia ties due to a spate of attacks on Indian students, a city in Queensland has launched a "harmony" website aimed at telling "a lot of great stories" about the bilateral relations and facilitating people of the two countries to share their experiences. The Aussie-India Harmony website has been established by Ipswich in conjunction with Indian IT services company Dhanush InfoTech, which recently ... Read More

Mumbai, Jan 31 : Two coastal forts, including one built by erstwhile Portuguese rulers not far from Mumbai, will be renovated and transformed into major heritage and tourism attractions within the next three years. Vasai Fort and Arnala Fort are just 10 km apart on the western coast of Thane district, around 25 km north from the heart of Mumbai. Under the protection of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), they ... Read More

January 31st, 2010 New Delhi, Jan 31:Chief Justice of India (CJI) K.G. Balakrishnan Sunday said there was an urgent need to ban websites that circulate pornography and hate speeches and emphasized the need for cyber law enforcement. “The government can place bans on websites that exclusively circulate pornography and hate speeches. However, it would not be right to place a blanket ban on all categories of websites. It is also important ... Read More

Sunday 31st January, 2010 Srinagar, Jan 31 : Fresh snowfall has brought smiles on the faces of farmers in Jammu and Kashmir. Around two inches of snow fell in Srinagar, while the upper reaches were buried in nearly one foot of snow. For the farmers here, a winter without snow means they will face extremely dry conditions in spring. "The soil is now recharged, it is moist. We've had rain and snow ... Read More

International intelligence experts have revealed that an Islamic militant group linked to the LTTE could be responsible for the Lahore attack.. According to reliable sources, Indian intelligence experts on Tamil terrorist activities in Tamil Nadu have named Market-U-Mujahideen, a militant group linked to Al Qaida and having close links with the LTTE as a potential mastermind of the attack. European intelligence sources disclosed that Mossad and CIA of the United ... Read More

Shot on locations ranging from the Frontier to Karachi, this documentary takes an in-depth look at the madrassa phenomenon and its ramifications in present day Pakistan. Sophie mcneill travels to the remote tribal regions of north-west Pakistan, to see how the country's new civilian government is coping with the Taliban insurgency. Despite the Pakistani army's seemingly determined efforts to root out the militants they're making little headway. The fighting is ... Read More