Page last updated at 11:54 GMT, Saturday, 15 May 2010 12:54 UK Police in Pakistan say at least 60 people have been kidnapped by suspected militants in the country's volatile north-west tribal region. The hostages were seized in Kurram after the vehicles they were travelling in were ambushed by men reportedly dressed as police officers. Women and children were among those taken captive, according t
A bus was set ablaze to block one main road. Elsewhere, protesters have piles of broken concrete, petrol bombs and fireworks at the ready. Troops have used live rounds, rubber-coated bullets and tear gas to try to disperse them. The British ambassador has urged both sides to step back from the brink and return to the negotiating table. But there seems little chance of that in the current volatile
Pressure is mounting on Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, days after 21 people died in clashes between troops and anti-government protesters. The army chief says parliament should be dissolved, and election officials have recommended Mr Abhisit's party be disbanded over illegal donations. Mr Abhisit, widely perceived to have strong army backing, said his coalition and the military remai
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■ イラクの懸念 2009年10月05日付アル・ハヤート紙(イギリス)HPコラム面 【ガッサーン・シャルベル】 ヒースロー空港で本紙読者だというイラク人に呼び止められた。彼が言うには、我々の新聞はイラク情勢を伝えてはいるが、より重要と思われるトピック、つまり、内部分裂を煽っている種々の介入のためイラク再建が失敗するかもしれないという話題にスポットを当てていない。情勢をフォローしている私は、イラクが困難な状態にあり、移行期間は更に難しいと承知していたが、彼の発言から感じたほどの深刻な不安を覚えてはいなかった。 声をかけてきたこの男性について、最初は、サッダーム体制からの脱却が平穏な安定した民主主義の誕生につながると期待した人々の一人だろうと思った。それに続いた出来事が彼を落胆させたのだと。私のそのような予測を感じ取ったらしく、彼は自分の見解を説明した。 曰く、「私は、ナジャフ出身のイラク人で
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