India focuses on terror at talks with Pakistan (Second Lead)NEW YORK - The Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers began crucial talks here Sunday with India focusing on terror emanating from across the border and Islamabad still hedging its bets over action against the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack perpetrators. India-Pakistan talks begin; Islamabad still hedging bets over MumbaiNEW YORK - The Indian and Pakistan foreign ministers began crucial talks Sunday with India focusing on terror emanating from across the border and Islamabad still hedging its bets over action against the 26/11 Mumbai terror perpetrators. Indian, Pakistani ministers hold talksNEW YORK - Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi met here Sunday for crucial talks that were expected to focus on terrorism - marking the first high-level contact between the two sides in two months. Four Chhattisgarh Maoists held in Madhya PradeshBHOPAL - Four suspected Maoists who had allegedly crossed into Madhya Pradesh from Chhattisgarh have been detained in Shahdol district, police said Sunday. Afghan minister survives attack, 6 NATO soldiers killedKABUL - An Afghan cabinet minister survived a suicide attack in Herat province Sunday, but four civilians were killed and 17 people were injured, officials said. Top US commander in Afghanistan has asked for more troops: ReportWASHINGTON - The top US and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) military commander for Afghanistan, General Stanley McChrystal, has formally asked the Pentagon for additional troops, FOX News reported Sunday. Nearly 100 killed this month in attacks in PakistanISLAMABAD - Nearly 100 people have been killed in Pakistan so far this month in different incidents of suicide as well as US drone attacks, the Online news agency reported Sunday. Punjab jails hub of ‘anti-national activities’: secret reportCHANDIGARH - Jails in Punjab have become a hub of “anti-national activities” with Khalistani prisoners speaking over mobile phones to contacts outside who are in touch with Pakistan, a secret report of the Punjab Police says. India seeks united action against terrorismUNITED NATIONS - India has asked the world community to urgently help bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, saying it is their collective responsibility and duty to fight the “malignant menace” of terrorism. Krishna, Qureshi meet over dinner ahead of crucial talksNEW YORK - Ahead of their crucial talks Sunday, Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna had an informal chat with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi at a working dinner of the SAARC foreign ministers here. Pakistani officials monitoring CCTV footage to nab bombing suspectsISLAMABAD - Investigating officials in Pakistan have received vital information from video footage obtained from close-circuit surveillance cameras about Saturday’s car bombing in northwestern city of Peshawar. Don’t withdraw paramilitary from Maoist-affected district: ChouhanBHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the central government not to withdraw the paramilitary forces from the state’s Maoist-affected Balaghat district, warning it could lead to the rebels’ resurgence in the area, official sources said Sunday. Death toll in Pakistan bombings reaches 27ISLAMABAD - The death toll in a pair of car bombings in northwestern Pakistan rose to 27 Sunday, police and hospital authorities said. Maoist killing of MP’s son has Chhattisgarh leaders worriedRAIPUR - A day after Maoists carried out a deadly assault on Lok Sabha MP Baliram Kashyap’s family, Chhattisgarh politicians, especially legislators from the rebel-affected Bastar region, have sought enhanced security cover from the police. Afghan energy minister survives blast, four killedKABUL - An Afghan cabinet minister survived a roadside attack in Afghanistan’s western Herat province Sunday, but police said four civilians were killed and 17 others injured. India focused on terrorism; Pakistan resists linkage with MumbaiNEW YORK - Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers are set to hold crucial talks Sunday with India expected to focus on terrorism and Pakistan resisting a linkage with action against 26/11 Mumbai terror attackers. India, Pakistan foreign secretaries meet ahead of ministersNEW YORK - The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries met here Saturday to prepare the ground for the crucial talks between their foreign ministers where India is expected to focus on terrorism and demand speedy action against 26/11 perpetrators. Mahato arrested, Maoists call nationwide shutdown Oct 3 (Roundup)LALGARH - Posing as journalists, police sneaked in on Chhattradhar Mahato, chief of a Maoist-backed body at the forefront of the violent agitation in this trouble-torn belt of West Bengal, and arrested him Saturday, prompting the rebels to call a nationwide shutdown Oct 3. Mahato arrested, Maoists call nationwide shutdown Oct 3LALGARH - Tribal leader Chhattradhar Mahato, chief of a Maoist-backed group at the forefront of a violent agitation in this trouble-torn belt of West Bengal, was arrested Saturday. 15 rebels killed in clashes with Yemeni ArmySANNA - The Yemeni Army Saturday said at least 15 rebels were killed in clashes in the north, bringing the number of militants killed in the area in the past two days to 40, according to a media report. Taliban execute three civilians in AfghanistanKABUL - The Taliban have executed three civilians in Western Afghan province of Herat in an apparent bid to terrify government servicemen, the police said Saturday. Maoists gun down Chhattisgarh MP’s son (Fourth Lead)RAIPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Baliram Kashyap’s two sons were shot by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district Saturday, killing one of them, police said. 18 Taliban killed in combat with Afghanistan policeKUNDUZ - Eighteen Taliban militants were killed in a gun battle with the police after they attacked a district headquarters in northern Afghanistan, the provincial governor said Saturday. Maoists gun down Chhattisgarh MP’s son (Third Lead)RAIPUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Baliram Kashyap’s two sons were shot by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district Saturday, killing one of them, police said. Two suicide car bombs kill 15 in Pakistan (Third Lead)PESHAWAR - Two separate suicide car bombings Saturday rocked Pakistan’s volatile northwestern region, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more, police and witnesses said. Chhattisgarh MP’s son shot dead by Maoists (Second Lead)RAIPUR - Suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh Saturday shot two sons of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bastar MP Baliram Kashyap, killing one of them, police said. Maoists kill MP’s son in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - In a daring attack, suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh Saturday shot two sons of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bastar Lok Sabha MP Baliram Kashyap, killing one of them, police said. Maoists shoot MP’s sons in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - In a daring attack, suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh Saturday opened fire on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bastar Lok Sabha MP Baliram Kashyap’ sons Dinesh and Tansen, police said. Car bombings kill 13 in northwestern Pakistan (Second Lead)ISLAMABAD - A car bomb exploded in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring another 30, hours after a suicide bombing outside a police station in the restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP) killed six people, police said. Three killed in blast at Pakistani police stationISLAMABAD - A suicide bomber struck a police station in Pakistan’s troubled northwest Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding dozens more, police said. |