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UK lawyers demand withdrawal of Dr.Aafia Siddiqui’s case
07-02-2010
UK-based Association of Pakistan Lawyers has demanded withdrawal of case against Dr Aafia Siddiqui declaring the conviction unsafe and has called for a public enquiry regarding her treatment.


Haiti charges U.S. missionaries with child kidnapping
05-02-2010
Ten U.S. missionaries were charged on Thursday with child kidnapping and criminal association for illegally trying to take children out of Haiti.


USA: Aafia adjudged guilty of attempted murder of US personnel
04-02-2010
American jury returned a guilty verdict against Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist who is accused of shooting at US interrogators in Afghanistan, after more than two weeks of trial in a Manhattan federal court.


USA: Defense highlights disconnect in witnesses account in closing argument of Aafia’s trial
02-02-2010
Trial of Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani scientist charged with shooting at her U.S.interrogators in Afghanistan, moved into the final stage, with Defense lawyers higlighting in their final arguments the disconnect in the accounts by prosecution witnesses.


USA: Aafia’s trial to move into final stage Monday
01-02-2010
Trial of Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani nneuroscientist who is charged with shooting at her U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan, will move into the final stage Monday, after both the prosecution and defence deliver their closing arguments.


USA: Aafia, taking the stand, ridicules charges she fired at US personnel
30-01-2010
Trial of Aafia Siddiqui turned dramatic when speaking clearly and confidently, denied grabbing a M-4 rifle to kill U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan in 2008 and insisted she was framed for the alleged crime.


USA: Dr Aafia denies shooting at Americans
29-01-2010
US-trained Pakistani scientist Dr Aafia Siddiqui being tried on charges she tried to kill Americans while she was detained in Afghanistan in 2008 told a jury that she didn't picked up a gun or fire it.


USA: Dr Aafia testifies at US trail
29-01-2010
Dr Aafia said she was tortured in a secret jail, and her hands were being tightened with bed.


No evidence of gunfire from M-4 allegedly used by Dr. Aafia
29-01-2010
A noted U.S. metallurgical forensic expert testified at Aafia Siddiqui’s trial that there was no evidence that a high-velocity M-4 gun was fired during a 2008 confrontation at an Afghan police station in Ghazni as claimed by the prosecutors.


USA: Defence lawyers worry as prosecutors want Aafia to testify
28-01-2010
A demand by prosecutors for allowing Aafia Siddiqui to testify at her trial on attempted murder charge is aimed at gaining some advantage when their case has considerably weakened because of the inconsistencies in the testimonies of government witnesses.


Haiti: Man rescued from rubble 2 weeks after Haiti quake
27-01-2010


USA: Prosecution wrapping up its case at Aafia’s trial
27-01-2010


Haiti: Official death toll in Haiti quake rises to 110,000
23-01-2010


New US strategy to re-integrate Taliban
22-01-2010


USA: Witnesses’ accounts differ at Dr. Aafia’s trial
21-01-2010


USA: US formally charges Aafia
20-01-2010


Haiti: Quake death toll in Haiti is over 50,000
16-01-2010


USA: LeT gave Gilani, Headley $28,000 for Mumbai terror preparation
15-01-2010


Muslim Aid’s immediate response to Haiti earthquake
14-01-2010


Haiti: Major quake rocks Haiti
13-01-2010


USA: Christmas bombing suspect on U.S. bound flight pleads not guilty
09-01-2010


USA: One killed, four injured in St. Louis factory shooting rampage
08-01-2010


New travel rules draw fire from U.S. Muslim, civil liberties groups
06-01-2010


USA: Obama vows to thwart future terrorist attacks, insists on closure of Guantanamo prison
06-01-2010


U.S. court confirms life sentence for 9/11 terrorist convict
05-01-2010


Obama blames al-Qa'ida affiliate for Christmas airline attack
03-01-2010


Nigerian Muslims disown alleged Detroit bomber
30-12-2009


USA: Attempted airplane bomber charged
27-12-2009


The Netherlands: Terrorist suspect passed Schiphol security
27-12-2009


USA: Muslim group condemns failed airline terror attack
26-12-2009


USA: Terrorist attemp to set off explosive devise US jetliner foiled
26-12-2009


Investigation reveals US had secret prison in Lithuania
23-12-2009


India/USA: Original visa application form of Headley 'retrieved'
19-12-2009


USA/India: Terror suspect Headley not our agent: CIA
17-12-2009


Pakistan/USA: Obama refuses to rule out drone attacks in Quetta
15-12-2009


US: Rana complimented Lashkar-e-Taiba during 26/11 Mumbai attacks
15-12-2009


USA: Blackwater personnel took part in CIA operations
12-12-2009


Blackwater operated with CIA, reports
11-12-2009


Pakistan/USA: Dr Afia's case can't be taken to International Court of Justice
11-12-2009


Germany: American Jewish Committee celebrates partnership with the German army
09-12-2009


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