InfoAnda - British aid worker dies during rescue mission

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

U.S. disappointed by Iran-IAEA atom talks failure | | 10 June 2012
Thai PM: Myanmar migrants were sent back to sea | 13 February 2009
Former NY power broker guilty in pension probe | 7 October 2009

Adam Sandler and wife have second daughter | Entertainment | | 11 November 2008

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : British aid worker dies during rescue mission

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Weekend Edition Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America British aid worker dies during rescue mission By DEB RIECHMANN,Associated Press Writer - Sunday, October 10 Send IM Story Print KABUL, Afghanistan – A female British aid worker kidnapped nearly two weeks ago was killed when one of her captors detonated a bomb as NATO forces were trying to rescue her in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. Linda Norgrove died Friday in Kunar province where she was abducted in an ambush on Sept. 26 along with three of her Afghan colleagues, who were later released. "Working with our allies we received information about where Linda was being held and we decided that, given the danger she was facing, her best chance of safe release was to act on that information," British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a statement. A NATO official said coalition forces went to a compound in the Nurgal district of Kunar province late Friday night where they believed Norgrove was being held. Five insurgents were killed in a gunbattle with NATO forces and a sixth died when he detonated an explosive device, fatally wounding Norgrove, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the information, "Afghan and coalition security forces did everything in their power to rescue Linda," said Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. "Linda was a courageous person with a passion to improve the lives of Afghan people, and sadly she lost her life in their service." Norgrove worked for Development Alternatives Inc., a global consulting company based in the Washington, D.C., area. "We are saddened beyond words by the death of a wonderful woman whose sole purpose in Afghanistan was to do good _ to help the Afghan people achieve a measure of prosperity and stability in their everyday lives as they set about rebuilding their country," DAI President James Boomgard said. "A development professional to the core, Linda spent most of her adult life working for and managing projects in developing countries, mostly projects that help farmers and rural workers build sustainable livelihoods while protecting the environment," he said. Norgrove, 36, worked on university-funded projects in Mexico and Uganda and managed a World Wildlife Fund forest program in Peru. From 2005 to 2008, she worked on United Nations projects that focused on community forestry and horticulture and the environment. Later, she managed a U.N. program that provides job training for ex-combatants and the rural poor in Afghanistan's poppy-growing areas. She was an aid worker in Laos before returning to Afghanistan. She joined DAI in January and was guiding a program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to create jobs, boost local economies and strengthen local Afghan leadership to reduce reliance on the cultivation of poppies, used in making opium. Separately in Afghanistan, four Italian soldiers were killed and another was seriously wounded in a bomb blast Saturday in western Farah province, said Gen. Massimo Fogari, a spokesman for Italy's Defense Ministry. The bomb exploded as a 70-vehicle convoy passed by insurgents, and then the soldiers came under small-arms fire. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi released a statement praising the work of Italian troops and saying he was saddened "by the tragic ambush." The deaths brought to 24 the number of NATO forces killed this month. At least 2,012 NATO service members have died since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, according to an Associated Press count. NATO also announced Saturday that joint forces seized more than 6,600 pounds (3,000 kilograms) of drugs, including heroin and opium, from vehicles searched in southern Afghanistan on Friday. ___ Associated Press Writer Alessandra Rizzo in Rome contributed to this report. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Rescue shaft reaches trapped miners in Chile AFP - 18 minutes ago British aid worker killed in botched Afghan rescue AFP - 26 minutes ago UK-World Summary Reuters - 1 hour 44 minutes ago Iran says Oct-Nov a good time for nuclear talks AFP - 1 hour 20 minutes ago Hungary village evacuated as new toxic flood 'likely' AFP - 1 hour 56 minutes ago News Search Top Stories IMF calls for more study on economic imbalances EDF charges Constellation pulls out of US reactor project Win for husband and wife, Games in race row British minister says cuts may be scaled back Ryanair may quit Marseille over court case: report More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended British lottery winner gets record 129 mln euros Win for husband and wife, Games in race row Arabs 'give US one month to revive peace talks' Europe takes currency fight to US Weak US jobs report hangs over November elections More Most Viewed » US state executes first woman in nearly 100 years Workers swarm Europe's streets in anti-cuts protests Global marine life census charts vast world beneath the seas More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Weekend Edition Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo! Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Yahoo! News Network Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

Other News on Sunday, 10 October 2010
South Sudan president asks for peacekeepers
Egypt's main opposition group to contest election
North Korea's leader-in-waiting attends state gala |
IMF calls for more study on economic imbalances
Pakistan reopens main land route for NATO supplies
Iran says Oct-Nov a good time for nuclear talks
British aid worker killed in botched Afghan rescue
Iraqi PM urges rivals to agree to unity government
Palestinians give U.S. one month to curb settlements
Iran: ready for nuclear talks in late Oct or early Nov
Singapore win men's team table tennis gold
British aid worker dies during rescue mission
Coutts' five golds highlight Australia at Commonwealth Games
North Korea's leader-in-waiting attends state gala
Nobel euphoria fails to mask tough reality in China
Liverpool marks 70th birthday of John Lennon
X Factor finalists face public vote
IMF should be tougher on exchange rate monitoring: US
France's GDF Suez signs China LNG supply deal
John Lennon's son unveils monument on anniversary |
Iran may be ready for nuclear talks by late October
Dutchwoman in Colombia's FARC has prominent role
North Korea's heir debuts at giant military parade |
British aid worker killed in botched Afghan rescue
Microsoft pinning mobile hopes on new operating system
EDF charges Constellation pulls out of US reactor project
Chile rescuers reinforce shaft for miners' escape |
Mandela letters show jail heartbreak: report
Kyrgyzstan votes in landmark election |
No US government takeover of economy:Geithner
Iran may be ready for nuclear talks by late October |
Japan and China defense chiefs to meet Monday: report |
China Nobel Peace Prize winner's wife missing
Taliban claim Pakistan NATO supply convoy attack
Vietnam flood death toll reaches 64: officials
Al-Qaeda views West terror alert fears as victory: experts
Nevada family's secret life unravels
Indonesia flood toll rises to 148: official
Australia, Pacific kick off global climate action
Japan and China defence chiefs to meet Monday
N.Korea puts power and heir apparent on display
Ubisoft jumps on Kinect motion-sensing videogame controls
US-ENTERTAINMENT Summary
Vietnam holds largest military display in years
Bill Gates to attend G20 business summit
IMF, World Bank to wrap up three days of talks
John Lennon's son unveils monument on anniversary
Japanese detainee set to return from China
Fox gets teeth into Chinese movie market
South Korea bank chief hopeful of currency deal this year
Emerging Asia must move to end crisis-era spending: IMF
Indonesia picks up Playboy editor to face jail sentence
NATO supplies through Pakistan border resume
2 Taliban commanders killed; 2 NATO troops die
Solomon Burke dies: Netherlands airport
Gay rights march in Belgrade triggers riots |
2 Taliban commanders, 2 fighters killed: NATO
Hungary races to build dam amid new sludge threat |
NATO: 2 Taliban commanders, 2 fighters killed
More than 4,000 complaints in Afghan poll |
Dutch Antilles dissolves as two new countries created |
Iraq broadcasts confessions by al Qaeda insurgents |
Iran rebels say kidnap nuclear expert |
Court acquits Iraqis of killing six British soldiers |
US drone kills seven militants in Pakistan: officials
N.Zealand TV host at centre of India race row quits
Nadal beats Monfils to win Japan Open tennis
Vettel wins Japanese Grand Prix
Cop who made tapes accuses NYPD of false arrest
Reformists lose hope for Indonesia
Global Weather-Celsius
Anti-gay torture allegations stun neighbors in NYC
S.Korea drops plan to use 'sound cannon' at G20
Abrupt yuan rise problematic for China: experts
Turkmen leader fires gas monopoly chief
Soul singer Solomon Burke dies in Amsterdam |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01