South Ossetia: Russia intends to absorb region
TSKHINVALI (AP): Officials in Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia said Friday that Russia intends eventually to absorb it. South Ossetian parliamentary speaker Znaur Gassiyev said that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the region's ... More

Gilani says foreign militants behind attacks
Karachi (PTI): With militant attacks on the rise in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday said that Chechen, Uzbek and Afghan terrorists were involved to destabilise his country. Listing ... More

Sri Lanka: Air force fighter jets bomb rebel base
Colombo (AP): Sri Lankan air force jets bombed a Tamil Tiger rebel base in the embattled north on Friday, and ground battles across the region killed 34 rebels and one government soldier, the military said. The fighter jets pounded a training ... More