VOA News Center in Washington, I’m Frances Alonzo. Two suicide bombers have (struck) in Russia’s southern Republic of Dagestan killing at least 12 people, just two days after deadly suicide attacks in Moscow. Wednesday’s blast (occurred) in the town near Dagestan’s border with Chechnya. At least 9 police officers among the dead including the town’s police chief, at least 23 people were wounded. Afghan authorities say at least 13 people have been killed in a bombing in southern part of the country. The attack took place Wednesday in the Nahr-e-Sarraj district near Lashkar Gah, the (capital) of Helmand province. NATO said its helicopters evacuated at least 40 other wounded to hospitals. Pakistan’s top anti-corruption agency has followed through on the orders from the Supreme Court to try to reopen foreign corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Anti-corruption agency lawyers told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the agency (exhausted) Swiss officials to revive corruption cases that have been closed since 2008. But Swiss officials say they can not reopen the cases because of ministry Zardari is legal community as President. India has banned mechanized sailing vessels, known as dhows, from sailing into some pirate-infested waters off the East African coast. VOA correspondent Steven P. reports from New Deli. India’s government is ordering small maritime (traders) not to sail south and west of Oman and the Maldives. The order by the Directory General of Shipping in Mumbai was issue, after 7 India flag vessels with 97 sailors on board were reported missing and presumed hijacked by pirates off the Seychelles and east African coast. India’s navy says it has repeatedly warned the shipping authorities, with little effect, about the (dangers) of mechanized dhows venturing into pirate-infest waters. Navy spokesman commander P.V.S. Satish tells VOA ship operators are reluctant to inform authorities their crews have been hijacked. "I think it would probably be for fear of the fact that they would be prevented from going to these area and that would affect their livelihood. Sometimes it has happened in the past that we come to know much later that such an (incident) has actually happened.” The dhows are part of a centuries-old tradition of Gujaratis trading between the African east coast and the Arabian Peninsula. Steve P. VOA news, New Deli. The trial of Pakistani man accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has assigned after nearly one year. The judge is expected to deliver a verdict on May 3 for Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, is alleged lone surviving gunman from the attacks that killed 166 people. Kasab’s facing charges including Murder and waging war against India. Tension between the government of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and the country’s largest ethnic group, the Buganda, is rising in the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the tombs of former kings of Buganda earlier in this month. Michael O. reports from the East Africa bureau. Recent violence in the Uganda’s capital Kampala has marked the longstanding dispute between the government and the Buganda Kingdom for political (autonomy). Buganda, the largest of four ancient kingdoms in Uganda, historically encompasses Kampala and central Uganda and is the traditional political authority of the Bugandan ethnic group. Dispute between the government of president Yoweri Museveni and Bugandan people have been frequent during the past few month. At least 2 people were killed in (demonstrations) last Sep. after the king or Kabaka, of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi 2nd, was barred by the government from visiting Kayunga, a province considered to be within his tradition realm. Tensions again erupted after a fire destroyed the Bugandan royal tomb, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Museveni who is denied any government rule in the fires vowed to investigate the destruction. Y. for voa news Nairobi. Israeli newspaper is reporting that US president Barack Obama wants Israel to freeze construction in East Jerusalem per four months. That stalled Israeli Palestinian peace talks can (resume). And report published Wednesday heralds said exchange for the freeze. The United States would pressure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to hold the right talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. However, Prime Minister Netanyahu’ s office would not comment on ever report, Israel has rejected US (pressure) to unconstruction of Jewish housing in East Jerusalem.