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Afghan Soldier Killings Highest Ever

MORE than 1000 Afghan soldiers died this year.

(KABUL ) - "In the past nine months, 906 Afghan army soldiers were killed. A total of 1056 soldiers were killed in 2012," defence ministry spokesman General Mohammad Zahir Azimi told reporters in Kabul on Sunday.

"The toll has increased compared to the previous years."

300 Baloch Insurgents Being Trained in Afghanistan: Report

US officials have rejected Pakistan's report.

(ISLAMABAD) - At least 300 Baloch insurgents are reportedly being training across the border to spread unrest in Pakistan.

Pakistani intelligence officials handed over a secret list to the CIA.

Petition Seeks Justice for Kunan Poshpora Rape Survivors

Still no justice for a terrible night of gang rape 22 years ago in an otherwise quiet Indian village.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The culprits in an hours long gang rape in Kashmir 22 years ago have never been punished.

Survivors say soldiers from the 4th Rajputana Rifles arrived at Kunan Poshpora village to conduct a search operation, and raped up to 100 girls and women.

Commercial Fire Damages Several Salem Businesses

Investigators were on scene all morning and will return Wednesday with heavy equipment

(SALEM) - Salem firefighters were called out to a commercial fire at 11:01 p.m. New Year's Eve, located at 1048 Lancaster Dr. NE, Academy Square.

Honor Killings

A caste system, poverty, over-militarization; ingredients for disaster.

(CLEVELAND) - The fallacy that a woman must be killed to maintain family honor is as old and stale as the crusty philosophies that lead to such cruel and bent thinking.

Massive problems facing women and girls in Pakistan and India.

Malaysian Tamil Declaration Upholds Eezham Tamil Sovereignty

The local Malaysian grassroot activists were full of genuine feeling for the cause.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - The World Tamilar Protection Conference held its second session conducted in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Friday.

The group recognises the need to understand the question of Eezham Tamils in terms of their claim for Historical Sovereignty, Earned Sovereignty and Remedial Sovereignty in their territory.

Seals: Killers of Osama Dying or Being Killed?

US Navy Seal Commander, Who Killed Osama Bin Laden, Commits ‘Apparent Suicide’ In Afghanistan
UNBELIEVABLE: ‘More Than 20 Navy SEALS From The Unit That Killed Osama Bin Laden’ Die In Helicopter Crash

(HYDERABAD, Pakistan) - SEAL Team 4 Commanding Officer Job W. Price committed suicide. He was best known for finding and then killing Osama bin Laden.

Cmdr. Job W. Price, 42, died Saturday, Dec. 22, of a non-combat-related injury while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.

US Used Agent Orange Against Environment, Humanity in Vietnam

The remnants of Agent Orange from the US war against Vietnam continue the legacy of death by defoliant.

(DENVER) - During its war against Vietnam, the US sprayed the countryside with herbicides containing carcinogenic chemicals to destroy tropical forest foliage and agricultural crops.

The objectives of this diabolical program, which perhaps should be called “death by defoliant,” were threefold...

Voice for Voiceless Christians in Capital Living in Atrocious Conditions

There are numerous examples of Faisal Sakhi Butt's tireless efforts in the field of human rights with a rights based approach.

(ISLAMABAD) - When visited slum settlements of Islamabad, this scribe found that living in those colonies was similar to living in any far-flung areas of Sindh or Balochistan, where basic facilities do not exist.

The water supply is limited and technically not feasible to full fill the need of the whole vicinity.

Update from Syria: Will Syria Go on the Offensive at The Hague?

The US led sanctions violate international humanitarian law due to the negative health effects of the sanctions on the civilian population of Syria.

(LA MAISON D'AVOCATS, Damascus) - It started even before the historic 139 to 8 vote of the UN General Assembly on November 29 of this year which opened up a plethora of legal remedies for Palestinians.

A “legal intifada” — to borrow a phrase from Professor Francis Boyle — has been taking form in this region.