Peace has eluded beautiful Swat valley for past two years. The once buzzing tourist spot became bloodied after two years of constant fighting between Taliban militants and Pakistani troops. Taliban even bombed the famous mountainous international resort at the valley to stamp out all “un-Islamic activities”. Finally rebels have agreed to ceasefire. But under hardliner [...]

In spite of a mutually agreed upon unilateral ceasefire declared last January 18, Hamas still launched rockets against Israel. Two missiles and several mortars were fired by militants into Israel. Three Israelis were injured. Israel now says that their reaction will be “huge.” Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reiterates, “We have said that in the event [...]

Sri Lankan armed forces are making in roads into Tamil Tigers stronghold areas. Tamil Tigers have claimed that more that 250,000 civilians who want to live in rebel zones are seriously affected by the conflict. UN aid agency (UNICEF) has further claimed young children are mainly caught in the crossfire which is either killing them [...]

Gaza has been declared a humanitarian crisis. According to the Palestinian health ministry, the Israeli offensive has already incurred 595 lives, 195 of which are children. The war has been ongoing over the past 11 days. A most recent assault on a school building said to be housing Hamas militants left at least 30 people [...]

From Palestinian body count, the death toll in Gaza has reached around 500, with about 2,300 wounded. The Israelis reported that there have been four deaths on their side, as well as 60 wounded. From these figures, it can be easy to conclude that the fighting is askew. But while Hamas leaders issue fire and [...]

According to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the United States is working on a “durable and sustainable” ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas at Gaza. This ceasefire is planned to avoid the situation where the Hamas can continue to launch rockets aimed at Israel. The air strikes that have been going on, launched by [...]

Predictable as the International politics and diplomacy goes; Israel rejected a ceasefire proposed by France and other countries. Israel indicated that it was not looking for a quick fix or a band aid to the problem. The government f Israel is under tremendous pressure to appease the hardliners in the country who have supported the [...]