British man killed in robbery attack in central Philippines

Posted : Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:22:00 GMT

Manila - A 64-year-old British man was shot dead during a roadside robbery in the central Philippines, a provincial police spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Anthony Nicholas was declared dead on arrival at a hospital late Monday after the attack in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental province, 570 kilometres south of Manila.

Police inspector Reina Protacio said Nicholas was riding a tricycle on his way home from a shop he owned when two suspects shot him.

The victim, a long-time resident of Sipalay City, was accompanied by his Filipino wife and an employee who were unharmed, she added.

After shooting Nicholas, the suspects stole a bag containing 10,000 pesos (220 dollars) and a mobile phone from the victim's wife before fleeing.

US drone attack kills five in Pakistan

Posted : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:46:36 GMT

Peshawar, Pakistan - A United States unmanned aircraft fired two missiles into Pakistan's tribal region along the Afghan border on Monday, killing five people, security officials said.

The missiles hit a car, destroying it completely, in the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal district."

All five people riding in the car died on the spot. Their bodies were burnt," said an intelligence official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "The drones continued flying overhead for some time following the attack."

The identities of those killed were not immediately known. A second intelligence official confirmed the incident.

It was the fourth US drone attack in less than a week in North Waziristan, a known hotbed of Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters conducting cross border-raids against NATO-led international forces in Afghanistan.

Karzai orders probe into murder of Afghan TV anchor

Posted : Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:34:28 GMT

Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday ordered an investigation into the killing of a television journalist by unknown assailants outside his home in Kabul, his office said.

Police found the body of Sayed Hamid Noori, a news anchor for state television, Sunday night in the capital's Makroryan area.

"He was stabbed to death in front of his home in Kabul," the presidential palace said in a statement.

It said Karzai also ordered security officials to spare no effort in bringing the killers to justice.

Media rights advocates said the assassins beheaded Noori after stabbing him several times.

Noori was a member of Afghanistan's Association of Independent Journalists and a political activist who worked with groups that oppose the Karzai government.

Afghan journalists face pressure from both the government and Taliban insurgents for their reporting in the country.

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