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BBC..Tuesday, 6 April 2010 11:29 UK Maoist rebels have killed at least 72 Indian soldiers in a series of attacks on security convoys in the central state of Chhattisgarh, officials say. Troops were on patrol in dense jungle in a remote part of Dantewada district when rebels opened fire on them and set off explosives, police say. Rescue teams were also ambushed. Police say fighting is continuing. It is the biggest loss of life security forces have suffered since launching a recent offensive against the rebels. Nearly 50,000 federal paramilitary troops and tens of thousands of policemen are taking part in the operation in several states. Thousands of people have died during the rebels' 20-year fight for communist rule in large swathes of rural India, known as the "red corridor". 'Trap' Details of the attacks in Dantewada district remain sketchy.
Police say the rebels initially attacked a convoy of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the Talmetla area. However, India's Home Minister P Chidambaram said it appeared that the forces had "walked" into a rebel ambush. "Something has gone very wrong. They seem to have walked into a trap set by the [Maoists] and casualties are quite high," he said. RK Vij, a spokesman for the CRPF, told the BBC that 67 bodies of security personnel had been recovered from the site of the fighting. "The injured troops have been evacuated by helicopter. More reinforcements have been sent," Mr Vij said. The rebels also attacked troops sent to rescue their colleagues, police said. "Fighting is still carrying on in the area, and we're having great difficulty getting news from there," police official Ashok Dwivedi told the Reuters news agency from Chhattisgarh state capital, Raipur. The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says Chhattisgarh is a major stronghold of the Maoists whbo control large swathes of territory in central and eastern India. Talks call
The latest attacks come two days after rebels killed at least 10 policemen and injured 10 more in a landmine attack on a police bus in the eastern state of Orissa. The rebels say they will step up attacks unless the government halts its offensive against them. Mr Chidambaram has said troops will intensify the offensive if the rebels do not renounce violence and enter peace talks. The Maoists want four senior leaders freed from jail and the offensive halted before any talks. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the Maoist insurgency as India's "greatest internal security challenge". The Maoists say they are fighting for the rights of the rural poor who they say have been neglected by governments for decades. | ||||
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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The Russians return in Afghanistan,..[ 844 ]
The New Russian Invasion of Afghanistan
12 hrs ago | Posted by: coolncrazy
Russian photos taken 100 years ago look as if they were taken yesterday
For Viktor Ivanov, the road back to Kabul has taken two decades. He first arrived in Afghanistan in 1987 as a young KGB officer, back when the country was the southernmost outpost of the Soviet empire. When he returned last month, Kabul was the outpost of a very different empire—one run by reluctant imperialists in Washington keen to get out as soon as possible.
Though the official reason for Ivanov's return was to aid U.S. antinarcotics efforts—he's now Russia's drug czar—his real goal in Afghanistan was clear: to help recover some of Russia's lost influence there.
As his Russian Air Force plane began its descent into the Kabul airport, Ivanov raised a glass of champagne with his aides and boasted, "Russia is back."
Schooolgirl tracks injured dog...[ 843 ]
Schoolgirl helps track down owner of injured dog destined to be put down
SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi -- A high school girl has helped tracked down the owner of a dog destined to be put down at an animal shelter here after it was impounded when it was hit by a car and no one claimed it.
On the evening of Feb. 27, Yumi Tomita, 16, a first-year student at Hayatomo High School in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Shimonoseki, found an injured dog apparently struck by a car near an acquaintance's home in the city she was visiting.
The dog, with a collar, was suffering a broken right front leg. Although the dog was taken to the city's animal shelter, it was set to be put down in about two weeks unless its owner or a foster parent could be found.
"How can humans dare drive away after hitting animals? And how can humans dare kill dogs that have been struck by cars?" Tomita thought in shock. "I want to save the dog."
After feeling depressed for a few days, Tomita discussed with her classmates about the dog, raising the question: "If a human hit the dog, why can't humans save it?"
Tomita and her friends began searching for the dog's owner by distributing text messages that said, "Anyone who knows about this dog, please reply." The messages spread from friend to friend. They also distributed 100 flyers with photos of the dog, seeking donations for the treatment of its leg.
On March 13, a woman living in the city, appeared at the shelter after seeing the flyer, claiming the dog was hers -- a 3-year-old female dog, named "Ai." The day was the deadline for the dog's protection period.
"I couldn't sleep after Ai went missing. I'm truly thankful," the woman said.
(Mainichi Japan) April 5, 2010