Attacks would not Influence US Strategy

Nuri al-Maliki After facing some serious bomb attacks in the capital city Baghdad, the Iraqi administration has made a security review to find out its lack. The bomb attacks caused more than 95 citizens dead and nearly 600 injured. The city was rocked yesterday while a series of bombs exploded by government structures. In the attacks Foreign Ministry was badly damaged.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told he would review security arrangements all over the country to fight the current threat of terrorism. The US administration has been gradually withdrawing troops from the country and handed control of major cities and towns to the Iraqi military. To say about yesterday blasts, the Pentagon told the attacks could not manipulate the US withdrawal policy.

The Arctic Sea Rescued

The Arctic Sea The Russian Navy has captured eight individuals who are accused of hijacking a freighter. The suspected men were detained by special Russian marine ship off Cape Verde. The lost freighter named the Arctic Sea got boarded by the pirates close to Sweden. They forced it from its planned route to trip to West Africa.

However, the fifteen Russian crews were got to be safe when the naval officials boarded the ship. The crew said to naval officers that their ship was boarded by some masked men on 24 July by the Swedish island of Gotland. The attackers supposedly tied up the crew, rudely beat them and said they were seeking drugs. After that, the invaders forced them to change course along with turned off the cargo’s navigation equipment before fleeting through the English Channel.

Pakistan Wants Drone Tech

SYED YOUSUF RAZA GILANIYousuf Raza Gilani has said to the United States to allow drone technology to Pakistan. Pakistan. Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani demanded an end to American drone attacks in is country. He made this request in a meeting with Richard Holbrooke Monday at his home. Holbrooke is US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The PM also talked over a range of other issues. He said innocent citizens were killed in the US drone attacks, because it cannot recognize the terrorists amongst the civilians. He urged drone technology to provide in Pakistan to take action against the Taliban militants.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, State Minister for Finance Hina Rabbani Khar, Interior Minister Rehman Malik, US ambassador Ann W. Patterson and some other officials were also present there.

Taliban Asked to Avoid Election

The Taliban militant has threatened now to attack in Afghan polling stations during elections. Already in an appreciation of their efforts to stop general elections, they have been striking at NATO’s this week in the capital, Kabul.

Afghanistan’s senior election officials warned a strong suicide bomb attack outside the NATO headquarters in the city can tear down Thursday’s vote if another repetition of it in the upcoming days. That bomb attack was just few hours ahead of a top-level meeting to evaluate how many polling centers can safely open around the country. Leaflets served by the Taliban yesterday warned citizens they would be victims of new terror strategy if they were to take part in this election.

Yesterday, the militant made threats to announce its militia may raise the campaign of aggression on the eve of polls. 17 million Afghanistan’s electorate has been asked to get vote and elect a president for the 2nd time.

Swedish Princes Ready to Marry

Princess Madeleine

The youngest issue of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Princess Madeleine is engaged to marry her longtime beau. The Swedish Royal Palace announced the engagement of the princess with her boyfriend Jonas Bergstrom.

According to procedures specify in Sweden’s constitution, the nuptials announcement was made after the king got approval from the government. In a statement the place said “Today, Tuesday, 11, August 2009, the engagement between Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine and Mr Jonas Bergstroem was announced.”

27-year-old Princess Madeleine has got siblings; they are Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip. Date for the marriage ceremony has not been yet set, but the plave spokesperson Annika Sonnerberg said it can be after Victoria’s wedding in June 2010.

31-year-old Princess Victoria publicized her own engagement on 24 February. She is going to marry her ex-personal trainer Daniel Westling, 35, in June next year. Westling owns a number of luxury fitness centers in Stockholm.

In 2006, after getting an undergraduate degree in art, history and ethnology, Madeleine has combined studies on social affairs with serving the World Childhood Foundation in Stockholm. On the hand 30-year-old Bergstrom got a master’s degree in law. He has served as an associate attorney at a firm in Stockholm since 2006.

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