Three dead, 150 wounded in Nato raids: Libya

TRIPOLI: At least three people died and 150 were wounded as NATO warplanes hit the Libyan capital Tripoli early Tuesday, government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim told reporters. 

"According to the information we have there are three dead and 150 wounded," he told journalists on a bus taking them to a hospital shortly after the strikes. 

Ibrahim said NATO had carried out "between 12 and 18 raids on a barracks of the people's guard", volunteer units who back up the army. Most of the victims were civilians living nearby, the spokesman added. (AFP)

Hilary Clinton says Pakistan has hard choices to make

LONDON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated that Pakistan has hard choices to make and the international community is ready to help her overcome challenges posed by the terrorists and militants.

She was speaking at a joint news conference with her British counterpart William Hague at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office following their talks on the eve of President Barack Obama’s State visit to the UK starting Tuesday.

Referring to the latest attack by the terrorists on the naval base in Karachi, the US Secretary of State said many terrorists on Pakistani soil had been killed and could not be done without the co-operation of Pakistani government. But, she added, there is more to be done. Clinton said both the United States and the United Kingdom seek to support Pakistani people for greater stability, economic prosperity and justice.

Lightning strikes a man twice

LONDON: A man jogging along a quiet road survived after being struck twice by lightning in the space of a minute.

A CCTV footage caught the incident on film on April 11, showing the bewildered man fall to the ground after being struck only to be struck a second time after getting back on his feet.

The footage has become something of an Internet sensation with viewers debating over its origins and authenticity.

Afghan Taliban reject reports Mullah Omar killed

KABUL: The Taliban in Afghanistan rejected on Monday un-sourced media reports that its leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, had been killed in Pakistan, saying he is alive and in Afghanistan.

"He is in Afghanistan safe and sound," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location. "We reject these baseless reports that Mullah Mohammad Omar has been killed.

PNS Mehran Operation.

KARACHI: Gunmen armed with rockets and explosives stormed Pakistan Navy airbase, destroying two US-made two P-3C Orion aircraft surveillance aircraft and killing 12 security personnel.

Geo News correspondent reported from the vicinity of PNS Mehran that four militants blew themselves up, while the security forces have arrested four other militants.

Correspondent Tariq Abul Hassan also said that the arrested terrorists camouflaged themselves with dark dresses and fake cards have been recovered from them.

According to official spokesman,11navy and one Rangers personnel embraced martyrdom taking the toll to 12.

The operation against militants who attacked PNS Mehran started at 10.30 pm on Sunday.

The assault was the fourth on the navy in Karachi in a month. On April 28, four naval personnel and a passing motorcyclist were killed in a bombing, two days after four other people were killed in two navy bus bombings.