Washington Post Sirius Star pirates demand $25m ransom guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago Oil tanker Sirius Star which was hijacked by Somali pirates. Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images The pirates who hijacked the Saudi supertanker have demanded a $25m ransom to be paid within ten days, it was reported today.
TVNZ Anti-government protestor in Thailand dies in grenade attack International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago By Mark McDonald HONG KONG: One anti-government protester was killed and at least 29 were injured Thursday in a pre-dawn grenade attack against anti-government activists occupying the Government House compound in Bangkok, according to news reports from ...
GulfNews DR Congo rebels recruited from Rwanda army Telegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago Exclusive: Rwanda is allowing its territory to be used as a recruiting ground for the rebel movement behind the DR Congo's latest bloodshed, according to first-hand accounts.
Washington Post Al-Qaeda Vows To Hurt Obama's US Peace fm Online - 54 minutes ago The second-in-command of Islamic militant network al-Qaeda has called on Muslims to harm "criminal" America. In a message purportedly from Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda deputy accused US President-elect Barack Obama of betraying his Muslim roots.
AFP Sri Lanka squeezes Tiger territory AFP - 1 hour ago COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's government said Thursday its troops have smashed through a key Tamil Tiger defence line in the far north of the island, putting fresh pressure on the rebels' shrinking jungle mini-state.
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