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Afghan parliament ousts female lawmaker

By RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press Afghanistan’s lower house of parliament voted Monday to oust an outspoken female lawmaker who has enraged former mujahedeen fighters now in President Hamid Karzai’s U.S.-backed government. The lawmaker, Malalai Joya, compared parliament to a stable full of animals in a recent TV interview. The video …

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International strength of Taliban, al-Qaeda threatens allied efforts

Canada and Britain must put pressure on Pakistan’s president to clear country of insurgents, experts warn Mike Blanchfield, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Monday, May 21, 2007 It was a fierce battle last September between the Pakistani army and al-Qaeda insurgents. When the dust settled and the bodies were counted, 20 terrorist …

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Estonia hit by massive cyber attack

Top Estonian officials accused Russian authorities on Thursday (May 17th) of involvement in cyberattacks that have hit the country, amid a dispute with Moscow over the removal of a World War II monument in Tallinn late last month.

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