Ethiopia launches counter-attack in Somalia-minister

Tuesday, December 26, 2006, 10:35 [IST]

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 24 (Reuters) Ethiopia launched a counter-attack in Somalia today against rival Somali Islamists, hitting several areas, the Ethiopian Information Minister said.

''After too much patience, the Ethiopian government has taken self-defensive measures and started counter-attacking the aggressive extremist forces of the Islamic Courts and foreign terrorist groups,'' Information Minister Berhan Hailu told Reuters.

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Innovation, design freshen "Made in Taiwan" label

Tuesday, December 26, 2006,10:36 [IST]

Taipei, Dec 26: Taiwan's computer makers are morphing from simple contract manufacturers into designers and innovators as they fight for survival in a competitive sector. Four out of five new notebook computers are now designed on the island, as firms making everything from cellphones to PCs move from a ''do what you're told'' mentality to a ''let's innovate'' one, transforming the ''Made in Taiwan'' label. The change is partly driven by new business opportunities, but also.....

Four killed in attack on funeral in Pakistan

Tuesday, December 26, 2006,10:36 [IST]

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Dec 24 (Reuters) Gunmen opened fire on a Sunni Muslim funeral in Pakistan today, killing four people in what appeared to be a sectarian revenge attack. The attack in the northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan came a day after a Shi'ite Muslim professor was shot dead. His killing sparked violence protests by minority Shi'ites who ransacked some shops and blocked roads with burning tyres. ''Mourners were returning from the professor's.....

Somali govt forces kill 500 Islamist fighters-envoy

Tuesday, December 26, 2006,10:36 [IST]

ADDIS ABABA, Dec 24 (Reuters) Somali pro-government forces have killed 500 Islamist troops, most of them Eritreans, in two days of heavy fighting, Somalia's ambassador to Ethiopia said today. There was no independent confirmation of the death toll. Aid agencies say dozens of people have been killed. Ambassador Abdikarin Farah told reporters in Addis Ababa the Islamists have killed 10 government soldiers and wounded 13, adding that 280 enemy fighters were taken prisoner, some of.....