April, 2008

• 22 April

  Chechen Mujahideen step up operations

  Kavkazky Uzel reported on April 8 that Chechnya’s rebels have stepped up their activities and even taken control of villages on at least two occasions during the last month. With the arrival of spring and the appearance of foliage, which works to the advantage of guerrilla fighters, rebel units have …

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• 21 April

  Pakistan eyes re-entry to Commonwealth next month

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan expects to be readmitted to the Commonwealth at a meeting of the 53-nation group next month, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday.

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• 21 April

  Pakistan coalition to talk more on judges

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Leaders of Pakistan’s ruling coalition held inconclusive talks on Monday to finalize strategy for the restoration of judges dismissed by President Pervez Musharraf when he imposed emergency rule last year.

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• 21 April

  Kashmir militant scorns Pakistan-India peace talks

  MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistan-based commander of the biggest Kashmiri guerrilla group derided on Monday a peace process between Pakistan and India and vowed to continue a “holy war” against India.

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• 21 April

  Iraq to confront militias after Sadr threat

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s government will confront armed militias and will not allow all-out war as threatened by populist Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said on Monday.

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• 21 April

  Fate of Iraq’s Kirkuk needs political solution: U.N.

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The status of the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk must be solved through a political formula and not a hastily organized referendum that could trigger violence, the U.N. special representative to Iraq said.

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• 21 April

  Iraq’s Sadr cannot be defeated by force: experts

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr says the next step is “open war”. The U.S.-backed government shows no sign of backing down.

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• 21 April

  Security and governance biggest Afghan problems: Solana

  KABUL (Reuters) – Poor security and the lack of good governance are the biggest challenges facing Afghanistan, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Monday.

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• 21 April

  Half of Afghan children not in school, U.N. says

  KABUL (Reuters) – Half of Afghan children are still not going to school and the biggest group missing out on an education are girls, the United Nations said on Monday.

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• 21 April

  Arab nations non-committal on Iraq debt, embassies

  MANAMA – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received no firm commitments on debt relief for Iraq or greater Arab diplomatic representation in Baghdad after a meeting of Arab states on Monday.

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