Terrorism

TOLEDO - Plans by the US to close the Guantanamo Bay prison facility in Cuba remain unchanged despite the passing of a self-imposed Jan 22 deadline, US Secretary of State for Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said Friday.

RANCHI - Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren said Friday he was not against the special anti-Maoist operation Green Hunt, but has also asked the rebels to come forward for a dialogue.

KATHMANDU - The United Missions Security Council extended the mandate of its mission in Nepal (UNMIN) by nearly four months to supervise the completion of the peace process in the Himalayan nation.

NEW DELHI - Security was tightened at airports across India Friday and sky marshals ordered on flights after intelligence reports that terror groups may target an Indian flight, especially one bound for or returning from another South Asian country.

RAIPUR/NEW DELHI/RANCHI - The "special operations" against Maoist rebels were aimed at regaining lost areas and reasserting the authority of the civil administration, Home Minister P. Chidamabaram said Friday as the Indian state sought to quell what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called the "biggest internal security challenge".