| Taliban executes seven-year-old 'spy' TALIBAN militants in Afghanistan executed a seven-year-old boy on suspicion of spying for the US-allied government, according to local reports today. news.com.au |
Tight Security Shuts Down Kabul During Conference Security during the Kabul conference is so tight that Kabul was described as "a frozen city where no people could move and there was no one for the Taliban to kill." feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: Bahrain: Opposition Leader Charged With Trying to Overthrow Government The Shiite leader Abduljalil al-Singace was arrested in a sweep that the Sunni government described as a counterterrorism operation, but critics call a crackdown on political dissent. feeds.nytimes.com |
Iraqi Shiite Militia Hints of Iran's Hand in South Nearly four minutes of shaky, hand-held video clips show roadside bombs hitting U.S. convoys, a battery of Katyusha rockets and a soldier who appeared to be downed by sniper fire. feeds.nytimes.com |
Aziz sentenced over Saddam-era killings AN Iraqi court has sentenced former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz to 10 years in prison for the killing of minority Faili Kurds during the rule of Saddam Hussein. news.com.au |