Pakistan president sees ‘war’ against Taliban
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has pledged
to mount an all-out war against Taliban extremists, vowing to kill
the militants in a military offensive. “This is an offensive — this
is war. If they kill our soldiers, then we do the same,” Zardari
told PBS public television Friday, during a visit to Washington.
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UN chief to travel to Bahrain, Switzerland
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is to travel to Bahrain and
Switzerland later this month, his press office said Friday.
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Taiwan’s ex-leader rushed to hospital
Taiwan’s former president Chen Shui-bian was
being treated in hospital on Saturday, a doctor said, two days after
he began a hunger strike in protest over his detention on corruption
charges.
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