Pakistani warplanes kill 4 in airstrikes on suspected Taliban targets in troubled northwestRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani warplanes bombed suspected militant hide-outs near the Afghan border early Friday, killing at least four insurgents and wounding seven others, intelligence officials said. 2 bombs targeting police, government workers kill 2, wound more than 30 in PakistanRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Bombs targeting police and employees of a Pakistani nuclear facility killed two people and wounded scores more Thursday — the latest attacks to hit Pakistan as it battles Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan. Police chief says at least 5 killed in suicide attack near Pakistani capitalRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A senior police official says at least five people have been killed in a suicide attack on a government bus near the Pakistani capital. Pakistani police say bomb explodes by government vehicle near capital; casualties fearedRAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Pakistani police say a bomb has exploded by a government vehicle near the capital, wounding about 20 people. Pakistan says troops deployed along Afghan border to stop Taliban fleeing US assaultISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army has deployed more troops to a stretch of the Afghan border to stop Taliban militants fleeing a major U.S. offensive in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman said Thursday. Pakistan says more troops sent to Afghan border to stop Taliban fleeing US assaultISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army has deployed troops to a stretch of the Afghan border to stop Taliban militants fleeing a major U.S. offensive in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman said Thursday. Astronomers discover new class of black holesLONDON - An international team of astronomers has discovered a new class of black hole, more than 500 times the mass of the Sun. Climate change to AIDS, religious leaders can right many wrongsASTANA - Religious leaders are trusted and listened to and should leverage this advantage to change what is wrong with the world, speakers at a global faith meet here maintained Wednesday. BP wins rights to major Iraqi oil fieldBAGHDAD - A group led by British Petroleum (BP) Tuesday won rights to develop Iraq’s Rumaila oil field, the largest of six oil fields on offer in a two-day bidding war in Baghdad. A closer look at Indian Ocean nation of Comoros, where Yemeni plane that crashed was headedA passenger jet carrying 153 people en route to the island nation of Comoros crashed early Tuesday. Here is a closer look at the country: Polish engineer’s refusal to convert costs him his lifeISLAMABAD - Piotr Stanczak did not exhibit the slightest hint of hesitation when the Pakistani Taliban asked him to choose between execution and conversion to Islam. AP NewsBreak: SC governor says he considered resigning over affair; will try to restore trustSULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford gave thought to quitting, retreating from public scrutiny to rebuild his life as the scandal of his extramarital affair with an Argentinian woman came out, he told The Associated Press Sunday. After 20 years, ‘Do The Right Thing’ still poses burning questions for race relationsNEW YORK — Twenty years later, the trash can is still crashing through America’s window. Karmapa’s 25th birthday celebrated at Gangtok monasteryGANGTOK - The 25th birthday of Urgen Thrinley Dorjee, the 17th Karmapa and second highest spiritual leader of the Tibetan Buddhists, was celebrated without any extravaganza at the Rumtek Monastery here Friday. Onus of fighting Maoists lies with states: ChidambaramBHUBANESWAR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Friday that the onus of fighting the Maoists primarily lay with the states, though the central government would extend all help whenever necessary. ‘Awakened’ Hizbullah can unleash greater terror on America than Al-Qaeda: US expertJERUSALEM - A top US counter-terrorism official has claimed that Hizbullah is capable of inflicting greater damage on the United States than the Al-Queda, and direct US military operations against Iran or the Hizbullah leadership may trigger exactly that. North Korean likely to adopt Iraq-type “insurgent tactics” in case conventional war with SouthWASHINGTON - The American general leading US forces in South Korea has warned the South Korean military against a North Korean guerrilla war, and asked them to utilize US forces’ counterinsurgency tactics gained in Iraq and Afghanistan. For SC governor, year of concealing affair ends with e-mails revealed, shame confessedCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Six bronze stars punctuate the smooth granite walls of the copper-domed State House. Each marks a scar left by the cannons of invading Union Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s bombardment of the capital in the final months of the Civil War. Bidding opens up in Baghdad; big oil eyes a bigger role in Iraqi fieldsBAGHDAD — More than three decades after they were booted from the country by Saddam Hussein, international oil companies are poised for a return to Iraq where next week they will bid for a slice of the country’s vast crude reserves. Antigua’s former top financial regulator surrenders in alleged Stanford swindleST. JOHN’S, Antigua — Antigua’s former chief financial regulator surrendered Thursday to face U.S. charges that he aided an alleged $7 billion swindle by Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford, government officials said. A K Antony assures armed forces of adequate funds for modernizationNEW DELHI J - Defence Minister A K Antony has assured the top brass that funds will never be a constraint for the modernisation of the Armed Forces and their welfare. India fears Pakistan’s problems can ‘easily’ spill over (Second Lead)NEW DELHI - Fearing that Pakistan’s problems could easily spill over to India, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday asked the armed forces to be vigilant about the happenings in the neighbouring country and to keep in mind that the groups Islamabad was now acting against were once considered assets by the establishment. Virginia budget cuts could close nation’s last pole-driven ferry after more than 130 yearsSCOTTSVILLE, Va. — For more than 130 years, ferrymen have jammed poles into the James River’s gravelly shallows to push the Hatton Ferry slowly across to other side. Study: No signs of island that could extend Mexico’s offshore oil claimsMEXICO CITY — Mexico vowed to keep looking for a mysterious island that could extend its offshore oil claims after university researchers said they couldn’t find it. SC gov plans to talk to reporters after returning from mystery trip; says he was in ArgentinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford told a newspaper he was in Argentina, not hiking the Appalachian Trail as his staff had told the public to explain his sudden absence. He said he “wanted to do something exotic” to unwind after losing a fight over federal stimulus money. Food processing is answer to India’s problems: PranabHALDIA - After the Green Revolution and White Revolution, a food processing revolution is the need of the hour for India to solve “major problems of unemployment, rural poverty and deprivation”, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Wednesday. AP Interview: E. Timor president hopes undersea pipeline will go to his countryGENEVA — East Timor’s president said Wednesday venture partners in a vast underwater oil and gas field would be better served if they choose to lay a deep sea pipeline to his country instead of Australia. Newspaper: SC gov returns from unexplained 5-day absence, says he was in Argentina, not hikingCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said he “wanted to do something exotic” to unwind after losing a fight over federal stimulus money and was in Argentina during his unexplained absence, not hiking the Appalachian Trail as his staff told the public when questioned about his whereabouts, a newspaper reported. Operation Lalgarh: Maoists ready for talks, 20 rebels detained (Roundup)LALGARH - The West Bengal government Tuesday took into custody 20 Maoist extremists, including some top ranking leaders, as the cornered left radicals said they were willing to talk if a ceasefire was declared in Lalgarh where security forces have launched a massive operation to flush out the rebels. 66-year-old Indian held for killing teenage stepsons, wife seriousVANCOUVER - An elderly Indian man was arrested Monday in the city of Surrey near here for killing his two teenage stepsons and seriously injuring his much younger wife in a family shoot-out. |
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