Tag: Unrest, Conflict and War
India, Pakistan ramp up dialogue over Mumbai bombings
India has demanded Pakistan hand over about 20 fugitives, the Foreign Minister said, as New Delhi stepped up pressure on its neighbour in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.[MORE]
World unrest 'may keep travellers close to home'
A travel expert says Australians may stick close to home this summer, amidst the threat of terrorism and political unrest abroad.[MORE]
3 killed in north India train blast
Three people have been killed and up to 30 injured in a blast on a passenger train in India's north-eastern state of Assam.[MORE]
E Timor's women speak out after brutal imprisonment
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East Timor's female political prisoners are telling their side of the story.[MORE]
Traumatised Mumbai tailor struggles to stitch life together
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Mumbai residents attempt to pick up the pieces after the city's bloody attacks.[MORE]
Australians flying home from Thailand
Hundreds of Australians are flying home from Thailand today after being stranded by protests in Bangkok. [MORE]
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus
Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Israeli army said.[MORE]
Soccer ref trapped in Peruvian riot
A police car was set alight and the referee trapped in his dressing room for nearly three hours during a riot at a Peruvian second division soccer match.[MORE]
Australians caught up in pirate attack off Yemen
Up to 50 Australians are on board a cruise ship that has come under attack from pirates off the coast of Yemen.[MORE]
Hope for doctor stranded in Thailand to return home soon
Colleagues of a Mildura doctor stranded in Thailand say they are hoping he will be back in the country tomorrow night.[MORE]
Blast kills one at Bangkok airport
One man has been killed in an explosion at Bangkok's domestic airport, where thousands of anti-Government protesters continue to camp out.[MORE]
Zimbabwe 'will ignore' anti-land grab ruling
Zimbabwe's Government will defy a southern Africa tribunal ruling to stop the seizure of white-owned farms and will continue its land reforms, a state-run newspaper quoted a minister as saying.[MORE]
350,000 passengers stranded in Thailand
350,000 people are stranded in Thailand following anti-government protesters' takeover of Bangkok's airport.[MORE]
Mumbai attack warnings ignored: report
Reports have surfaced that Indian authorities ignored early warnings about the attacks on Mumbai.[MORE]
Bombers kill 30 in Iraq
A spate of attacks targeting security forces in the heart of Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul have killed around 30 people, the bloodiest day in the country in three weeks.[MORE]
Riots leave 32 dead in Pakistan
Thirty-two people have been killed and dozens injured in two days of clashes blamed on activists from rival political parties in Pakistan's largest city Karachi, police said.[MORE]
Suicide blast kills 10, injures 27 in Afghanistan
A suicide attack against police forces has killed 10 people including two policemen and wounded another 27 in southern Afghanistan, the police chief of Helmand province said.[MORE]
Thai protesters shift headquarters to airports
Thailand's anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy is moving the headquarters of its campaign to Bangkok's two main airports .[MORE]
Israel turns back Libyan ship bound for Gaza
The Israeli navy turned back a Libyan ship as it tried to transport humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials said.[MORE]
More Aussies arrive home from Mumbai
A Qantas flight bringing home Australians caught up in coordinated terrorist attacks in Mumbai last week has landed in Sydney.[MORE]
Eight killed in Pakistan suicide blast
A suicide car-bomber has killed eight people in an attack aimed at a military checkpoint in north-west Pakistan's Swat Valley, military officials said.[MORE]
Stranded Aussies head home from Thailand
About 280 Australians who have been stranded in Thailand by the closure of two airports in Bangkok are preparing to catch a plane home.[MORE]
Militants could start regional war: Pakistani leader
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week's attacks in Mumbai.[MORE]
Restarting Bangkok airport 'will take at least a week'
Bangkok's airport manager says restarting the besieged Suvarnabhumi airport will take at least a week after protests end.[MORE]
Parliament condolences for fallen soldier in Afghanistan
Both sides of politics have paid tribute in federal Parliament to an Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan last week.[MORE]
