International news of November 20, 2008 - Alternate supply route sought by NATO

2008-11-20 15:26:28 (GMT) (Caymanmama.com - World News News)



International news of November 20, 2008

  • Alternate supply route being sought by NATO
  • US must refrain from sending more troops to Afghanistan - Zawahiri
  • UN conference on Human Rights - Israel to boycott the conference
  • Tailor made trachea planted in a Colombian Woman
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to be banned by Sri Lanka

Alternate supply route being sought by NATO

Washington (Dawn Report): The Karachi to Khyber Pass route being used by US to fill the needs with supply to foreign and the US troops in Afghanistan is under discussion. The Nato seeks alternative route for these supplies to reach the army personnel due to the insecure condition in the tribal areas of Pakistan through which the convey passes carrying weapons and food stuff.

US must refrain from sending more troops to Afghanistan - Zawahiri

Dubai (AFP) In his warning message to the new President Elect Barack Obama, the Al-Qaeda second in command said that US should think twice before sending more troops to Afghanistan. He called Barack Obama “House Negro” and also named the now US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former secretary of Colin Powell in his address.

UN conference on Human Rights - Israel to boycott the conference

Jerusalem (AP): The UN conference on Human Rights, which is due to be held in April next year will not be attended by Israel. The Israeli foreign minister said that Israel had no intentions of attending the conference at the previous conference Israel was singled out and compared as Zionists.

Tailor made trachea planted in a Colombian Woman

London (Reuters): The first successful trachea transplant was carried out by the doctors. The Colombian woman who, after tuberculosis had destroyed a part of her trachea is living a normal life, its been 4 months to her operation. The operation was performed using the tissue generated from the woman’s own bone marrow. In the news conference the doctors said “The probability this lady will have a rejection is almost zero per cent.”

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to be banned by Sri Lanka

Colombo (Dawn Report) The possibility of banning the LTTE and branding it as a terrorist organization was hinted by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister. His words came out shortly after the government offered LTTE to lay down the arms and come to the negotiation table. The military assault on the LTTE was described by Sri Lanka’s PM as “humanitarian operation to free the people from terrorism.”

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