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Al-Qaida names Shinwari as its new chief in Pak
Bombs target Syria’s security buildings
The site of bomb blasts near state buildings in the northern city of Idlib. — Reuters
Sarkozy threatens legal action over Gaddafi funding claim
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Yangon, April 30 Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi agreed on Monday to end her party's boycott of Parliament, setting aside her first major dispute with the government since winning by-elections and clearing the way for what could be an acceleration of reforms. Suu Kyi and her party will make their historic debut in the Assembly on Wednesday after backing down over the wording of an oath for new members of parliament. Aung San Suu Kyi
Widow, mother-in-law of Davis shooting victim murdered
UK report blasts Pakistan on human rights
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Al-Qaida names Shinwari as its new chief in Pak
Islamabad, April 30 Unnamed local officials confirmed the development, the report said. The statement issued by Al-Qaida's Dawa Wing said 30-year-old Shinwari was made the head of the network in Pakistan after consultations and approval by the top Al-Qaida leadership. The statement cited Shinwari's knowledge about Pakistan's tribal belt and his close affiliation with slain Al-Qaida commander Badr Mansoor as reasons for his appointment. The statement cited the names of Al-Qaida leaders like Badr Mansoor and Osama bin Laden and said they sacrificed their lives for the sake of Islam. Al-Qaida commanders based in Pakistan were not involved in making the decision and they only ratified it, the daily quoted its sources as saying. Shinwari was close to Badr Mansoor, the Al-Qaida leader who was killed in a US drone attack in North Waziristan on February 9 last year. Four of his brothers have been involved in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir with groups like the Harkat-ul-Ansar. A resident of Landikotal in Khyber, Shinwari is fluent in English and computer literate. He belongs to the Khugakhel sub-tribe of the Shinwari tribe and has
five brothers. Shinwari has a BSc degree in chemistry and biology from Landikotal Degree College and did his Master's in International Relations from the University of Peshawar, securing a first division. He worked as a teacher in several private schools in Landikotal, teaching
chemistry and biology for some years. The report described him as an "eloquent speaker on issues of jihad". He married about three years ago and has two children. All of Shinwari's brothers are affiliated with the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and other militant groups. His elder brother Hazrat Nabi Shinwari, alias Tamanchy Mullah, was a theology teacher in a government-run school in Landikotal. He led the Taliban in Khyber Agency in 2005 and used to send militants to Jammu and Kashmir and Afghanistan. Hazrat Nabi also served as the head of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and is nowadays said to be leading his own faction of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in Waziristan. Hazrat Ali alias Abu Mas'ab, another of Shinwari's brothers, heads a Taliban faction called the Abdullah Azam Brigade.
— PTI
Who’s Shinwari?
‘Osama was in touch with Mullah Omar till last’ London:
Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden till his last was in frequent touch with his deputy Ayman al- Zawahiri and Taliban supremo Mullah Omar, plotting operations against NATO forces, documents found at his Abbottabad hideout show. The documents show a close working relationship between the top Al-Qaida leaders and Mullah Omar, 'Guardian reported', saying this could come as a blow to the new peace moves in Afghanistan.
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Bombs target Syria’s security buildings
Beirut, April 30 Twin explosions, the latest to disrupt a shaky UN truce, blew fronts off nearby buildings and left craters in roads, according to images on state television which showed people at the scene condemning the rebels who are fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad. State television blamed both blasts on suicide bombers. A prominent human rights activist said they appeared to target local headquarters of intelligence services for the air force and the army, two of the many security agencies that have helped keep the Assad family in power. The activist, at the British-based Syrian Observatory of Human Rights, put the death toll at over 20.
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Sarkozy threatens legal action over Gaddafi funding claim
Paris, April 30 As Sarkozy fights an uphill battle for re-election, his team is hitting back against the claims in a 2006 letter allegedly from Libya's former secret services that discussed an "agreement in principle" to pay 50 million euros for Sarkozy's campaign. The allegation, which has gripped French media six days from the final round of France's presidential election, drew a chorus of rebuttals from Sarkozy's camp. But it may not be a game-changer at such a late stage in the contest, in a country where voters are accustomed to regular sleaze inquiries. "We will file a complaint against Mediapart," Sarkozy told France 2 television. "Do you really think that with what I did to him, Mr Gaddafi would have made me a bank transfer? Why not a signed check - it's grotesque." The incumbent, who met Gaddafi in Paris in 2007, was a chief advocate for the airstrikes against his government during the 2011 uprising in Libya. French warplanes were the first to bomb troops loyal to Gaddafi in a NATO-led campaign which resulted in his overthrow and killing at the hands of rebel forces last October. Sarkozy, who did not say on what legal grounds he would sue, called the document an "obvious fake", saying that the two people in Libya who were meant to have sent the letter and received it have both denied being present.
— Reuters
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Suu Kyi, her party to attend Parliament tomorrow Yangon, April 30 Suu Kyi and her party will make their historic debut in the Assembly on Wednesday after backing down over the wording of an oath for new members of parliament. She agreed to swear to protect a constitution drafted under military control that she says is undemocratic and needs to be amended. "In politics, it is essential to give and take," the Nobel Peace Prize laureate told reporters after a party meeting. "As a gesture of respect to the desires of the people and in consideration of the requests made by lawmakers from democratic parties and independent lawmakers, we have decided to attend the Parliament ... We will go there as soon as possible and take the oath." Suu Kyi's change of heart came as UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was addressing parliament in the capital, Naypyitaw. — Reuters
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Widow, mother-in-law of Davis shooting victim murdered
Lahore, April 30 Zehra (23) and her mother Nabeela were shot and killed in their home in the Township area of Lahore by her father Shehzad Butt. Zehra was the widow of Faizan Haider, one of the two men who were shot dead by Davis last year. According to police official Tayyab Hammad, Zehra wanted to remarry, but her father was opposed to the move as he feared that the compensation the family had received from Davis might go to Zehra's new
husband. — PTI
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UK report blasts Pakistan on human rights
London, April 30 The report titled 'Human Rights and Democracy' for 2011 released by Foreign Secretary William Hague included a section on "Countries of Concern" on the issue of human rights, which lists 28 countries, including Pakistan. The list does not include India. British aid worker Khalil Dale, 60, was kidnapped in Pakistan in January and his body was found in Quetta yesterday. The report said: "Concerns persist about the primacy of Parliament within the Pakistani system, especially the extent of civilian government control over the military and intelligence services, and the threat of the government being undermined through extra-constitutional means". Violence in J&K
Britain on Monday asked Pakistan to take action against militant groups in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and sought an end to "all external support" for violence in Jammu and Kashmir. — PTI
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4 killed in Nepal blast 7 killed in SUV crash in New York Judiciary can’t disqualify me: Gilani
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Nine persons, including Syrian military personnel were killed and 100 wounded on Monday in bomb blasts near security service buildings in Idlib, state media said, as a bombing campaign intensified against government targets.
