Pak Army recovers blood transfusion, reprocessing plant from Fazlullah’s hideout

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - The father of a British military personnel, who died in the Iraq conflict, refused to shake hands with former Prime Minister Tony Blair, saying that he is a 'war criminal' and 'has blood on his hands.' Blair had to face the consequence of his six-year-old decision of sending British troops to Iraq at a reception that followed a service commemorating those who served in the conflict. "I'm not shaking your hand, you've got blood on it," The Guardian quoted Peter Brierley, whose son Lance Corporal Shaun Brierley died in a road accident while on service in Iraq in March 2003, as saying.

October 9th, 2009 LONDON - Chicago mobster Al Capone's former hideout in northern Wisconsin, US, has been auctioned off for 2.3 million dollars. Margie Schull of the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department said the property was bought by the Chippewa Valley Bank, which was the sole bidder at the at the auction, held on the steps of the county courthouse on Thursday, reports the Daily Express.

September 26th, 2009 TEHRAN - The head of Iran's Atomic Organization said Saturday that agreements have been made with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect the new uranium-enrichment plant near Tehran. "Considering the suitable cooperation between Iran and the IAEA, there will be an inspection of the new plant in due time," Ali-Akbar Salehi told state television without giving a precise date.

September 20th, 2009 LONDON - Chicago mobster Al Capone's former hideout in northern Wisconsin, US, is set to be auctioned. "The Hideout, Al Capone's Northwoods Retreat", spanning 407-acre, will see the opening at 2.6 million dollars when it goes under the hammer on the steps of the Sawyer County Courthouse in Hayward on October 8.

August 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - A suspected US drone attack, targeted at Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud's hideout, Wednesday killed four people in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area, a media report said. Security official said the hideout of Baitullah Mahsud was targeted in the drone attack that took place in the area near Afghanistan.

June 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - An upcoming book says that George Washington might have become a Frankenstein's monster had his personal physician prevailed. Out in August, 'Strange But True, America' reveals that when the father of America died aged 67, his body was packed in ice.

June 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Government has claimed that the family members of senior Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah have been arrested. Talking to media persons here, the Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Interior Affairs, Rehman Malik said that the security officials have arrested the family members of Fazlullah.

June 11th, 2009 ZAMBOANGA CITY - Eight people were killed Thursday when government troops raided a hideout of Islamic militants holding captive an Italian Red Cross worker in the southern Philippines, the military said. Navy spokesman Lt.

June 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - At least 21 people were injured and two others missing after the roof of a food plant collapsed in the US state of North Carolina, media reports said Tuesday. According to TV reports, the roof of a food plant that belongs to ConAgra Foods Company partially collapsed Tuesday morning following an explosion inside the plant.

May 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea on Wednesday threatened to launch military strikes against South Korea if any of its ships were stopped or searched as part of an American-led operation to intercept vessels suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction. "We consider this a declaration of war against us," an unidentified North Korean military spokesman said Wednesday in a statement carried by the North's official news agency KCNA.

May 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Wednesday threatened military action against Seoul, one day after South Korea joined a US-led initiative to intercept ships carrying illicit weapons, further escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The Stalinist state said it felt no longer bound by the 1950-53 Korean War armistice and would respond militarily to any foreign attempt to inspect its ships.

May 27th, 2009 SEOUL - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has reportedly launched a third short-range missile from its east coast, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday, citing presidential office sources. According to a Sky News report, this was North Korea's fifth missile launch since testing a nuclear weapon on Monday.

May 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea appears to have restarted its nuclear reprocessing facility at Yongbyon to produce weapons-grade plutonium, a South Korean news report said Wednesday. Analysis of satellite images indicated that the facility, which had been mothballed by North Korea following a denuclearisation deal signed in February 2007, has been restarted, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper said, quoting informed sources.

April 26th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan Defence Ministry on Sunday said that the Army has captured strategic Valayarmadam area and encircled remaining six square kilometre strip of land which could be the possible hideout of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Velupillai Prabhakaran. "Sri Lankan soldiers have liberated Valayarmadam area and so far rescued 500 civilians held hostage by the LTTE from there," the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

March 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The 325 megawatts (MW) Chashma Nuclear Power Plant has been reportedly shut down after it developed some technical snag. According to The News, the plant was closed down after a fault was detected in the special motor which ensures the cooling of reactor.