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Suicide attack in NW Pakistan kills 17 people

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:22:31 +0300

LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan � A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car in an alley behind a police station in a strategically important town in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 17 police a

Assault on Baghdad military headquarters kills 12

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:51:02 +0300

BAGHDAD � Suicide bombers struck a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and killed 12 people, two weeks after an attack on the same site pointed to the failure of Iraqi forces to plug even the most

Southwest China landslide toll rises to 24

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:28:20 +0300

BEIJING � The death toll from rain-triggered landslides that hit a remote village in southwestern China rose to 24, with another 24 people still missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported Saturday

Pakistan on high alert after blast

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:13:54 +0300

Security officials are on high alert across Pakistan ahead of mass burials for the victims of a suicide attack at a Shia Muslim rally in the southwestern city of Quetta. Pakistani authorities increase

Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:06:36 +0300

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries. The quake, which hit 19 miles (30 kilom

Middle East direct peace talks begin in earnest

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:41:35 +0300

The first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in nearly two years have begun with a pledge of "full and active support" from the US. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sa

Triple bomb blasts hit Lahore Shia procession

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:18:51 +0300

At least 25 people have been killed and 170 injured after three bombs exploded during a procession by Shia Muslims in the Pakistani city of Lahore . Lahore police chief Aslam Tareen told the BBC that

US moves into final military phase in Iraq

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:50:59 +0300

BAGHDAD � The U.S. on Wednesday moved into the final phase of its military involvement in Iraq, with administration officials saying the war was ending even as the new commander of the remaining 50,00

Bombs kill seven US soldiers in Afghanistan

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:37:57 +0300

KABUL, Afghanistan � Roadside bombs killed seven American troopers on Monday � including five in a single blast in Kandahar � raising to more than a dozen the number who have died in the last three da

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:46:32 +0300

KABUL, Afghanistan � Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign aides wo

Thousands flee as long-sleepy Sumatra volcano erupts

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:14:31 +0300

Thousands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday after it erupted for the first time in more than 400 years, spewing out lava and sending smoke and dust 1,500 meters (5,0

10 killed in helicopter crash in Venezuela

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:07:10 +0300

A Venezuelan National Guard helicopter has crashed while taking off on a counter-drug mission, killing all 10 soldiers on board. National Guard Gen. Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez says the helicopter wa

Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:02:40 +0300

U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wearing American uniforms and suicide vests in a pair of simultaneous assaults before dawn Saturday on NATO bases near the Pakistani border, including one whe

Pakistan floods dispalce another 1 million people

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:22:54 +0300

Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis were fleeing a southern district Friday after the bloated Indus River crushed a levee and flooded new areas, officials said. The U.N. said as many as 1 million peop

Britain faces new terror wave

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:03:43 +0300

Britain faces a new wave of home grown terrorists as 800 radicalised Islamist prisoners are released from jail, a leading security expert warns. Michael Clarke, a former government adviser and the he

Iraq hit by coordinated suicide attacks

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:01:53 +0300

At least 50 people have been killed in a series of apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks across Iraq . The deadliest killed 19 people in the southern city of Kut. Several blasts hit Baghdad, including

Plane crash kills 42 in north-eastern China

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:53:17 +0300

At least 42 people have been killed after a passenger plane crash-landed in the north-eastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang , state media report. The Henan Airlines aircraft, with 91 people on boa

Al-Shabab avow 'massive' Somali war

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:24:14 +0300

Al-Shabab fighters have attacked a hotel in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, killing at least 31 people, a day after declaring a massive war. Members of al-Shabab, disguised as government workers, launc

20 civilians killed in Mogadishu fighting

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:59:23 +0300

MOGADISHU — Somalia's Islamist Shebab group which is linked to Al-Qaeda launched an attack on government and African Union forces here Monday that left 20 civilians dead and 80 wounded, medics s

Gunman Hijacked Tourist Bus With 22 Tourists in Philippines

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:02:57 +0300

An gunman has hijacked tourist bus in Philippines with more than 20 Honk Kong tourists. Tourist bus is reportedly hijacked by ex-policeman armed with high powered rifle. This policeman was suspended a