Monday, January 2, 2012

Nato hopes for reopening of Pakistan supply route

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KABUL: Nato says it hopes for a quick reopening of the blocked supply routes through Pakistan because the 5-week closure is damaging the economies of both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Nato spokesman Brig. Gen. Carsten Jacobson says the coalition has a stockpile of supplies that can keep operations in Afghanistan running at their current level even if those routes remain closed.
The coalition has reduced its dependence on Pakistan over the last two years by developing alternative routes that enter Afghanistan through Russia and Central Asia.
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One dead in Srinagar protest

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SRINAGAR: Police say troops in Indian-administered Kashmir have opened fire on hundreds of villagers who were protesting against frequent power cuts, killing one person and injuring two others.
Police say the paramilitary troops began shooting Monday as the protesters shouted slogans outside the main gate of a power plant near Baramulla town.
They say one protester died on the spot and two others were hospitalized.
The Himalayan region faces power cuts of up to 16 hours a day despite bitterly cold winter temperatures as low as 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Crash in dense fog on India road kills 10 children

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NEW DELHI: A collision on a northern Indian road in dense fog has killed 10 children and the driver taking them to school, news reports said.
Press Trust of India said Monday the children were between five and eight years old. Twenty other children were injured in the accident.
PTI reported the van carrying the children and a truck collided head-on due to poor visibility.
The accident happened on the outskirts of Ambala in the northern state of Haryana.
While India is known for its brutal summer heat, temperatures in December and January drop sharply. Heavy fog that blankets north India, especially in early morning and late evening, disrupts flights and trains and causes a slew of road accidents.
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Iran tests ‘long-range’ missile: IRNA

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TEHRAN: Iran on Monday successfully tested a Ghader ground-to-ship cruise missile on the last day of navy war games near the Strait of Hormuz, the official news agency IRNA quoted a navy spokesman as saying.
“This missile built by Iranian experts successfully hit its target and destroyed it,” Commodore Mahmoud Mousavi was quoted as saying.
He said it was “the first time” a Ghader missile had been tested.
The Ghader missile is said to have a range of 200 kilometres (120 miles), which is generally considered medium-range or even short-range for a cruise missile, even though IRNA described it as ‘long-range.’ Mousavi earlier told the ISNA news agency that “the Ghader is an ultra-modern missile with an integrated, ultra-precise radar whose range and intelligent anti-detection system have been improved over previous generations.” Mousavi said the navy was to test two other types of missiles later Monday, a surface-to-surface Nour missile also with a range of 200 kilometres, and a Nasr anti-ship missile with a shorter range.
The Ghader is said to be entirely built by Iran.
The Nour and Nasr missiles are based on Chinese designs.
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