Suicide bomber attacks WFP office in Pakistani capital; 3 killedISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up in the lobby of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Monday, killing three people and wounding several others, police and witnesses said. Bomb explosion at World Food Program office in the Pakistani capital kills 2ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up in the lobby of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad on Monday, killing three people and wounding several others, police and witnesses said. Explosion at World Food Program office in the Pakistani capital kills 2ISLAMABAD — A bomb inside the offices of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital killed at least two people and wounded several others Monday, police and witnesses said. Explosion at World Food Program office in the Pakistani capital kills 1ISLAMABAD — A bomb inside the offices of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital killed at least one person and wounded six others Monday, police and witnesses said. Explosion rocks UN office in the Pakistani capital, casualties fearedISLAMABAD — An explosion inside the offices of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital wounded six people Monday, police and witnesses said. Media reports said a foreigner had been killed. Indian police: Separatist rebels shoot and kill 11 in insurgency-hit northeastGAUHATI, India — Separatist rebels shot and killed 11 villagers and wounded 12 others in India’s insurgency-wracked northeastern state of Assam, police said Monday. Media reports say an explosion has occurred outside a UN office in the Pakistani capitalISLAMABAD — Media reports say an explosion has occurred outside the offices of the World Food Program in the Pakistani capital. Head of Pakistani Taliban speaks to reporters, vows attacks on US, PakistanSARAROGHA, Pakistan — The Pakistani Taliban’s new leader met with reporters in the country’s tribal areas for the first time since winning control of the militants and vowed to retaliate against the U.S. and Pakistan for drone attacks along the Afghan border. 8 US soldiers die in militant attack on outposts in remote eastern AfghanistanKABUL — Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and capturing more than 20 Afghan security troops in the deadliest assault against U.S. forces in more than a year, military officials said. Billions in US military aid never reached Pakistan army, Pakistani generals sayISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars it has sent Pakistan to battle militants has been diverted to the domestic economy and other causes, such as fighting India. Obama national security adviser says Afghanistan not in imminent danger of falling to TalibanWASHINGTON — Afghanistan is not in imminent danger of falling to the Taliban, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser said Sunday as he downplayed worries that the insurgency could set up a renewed sanctuary for al-Qaida. Report: Indian coast guard allows detained North Korean ship lo leaveNEW DELHI — India’s navy said Sunday that a Pakistan-bound North Korean ship would be allowed to leave Indian waters after a search of the vessel yielded “nothing incriminatory,” news reports said. Report: Indian coast guard detains North Korean ship headed to PakistanNEW DELHI — India’s coast guard has detained a North Korean ship headed for Pakistan after it dropped anchor in Indian waters without permission, a news agency reported Sunday. Pakistani security forces report killing 9 militants, including 2 commanders, in Swat ValleyISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces killed nine militants, including two commanders, in weekend battles in the northwestern Swat Valley, the military said Sunday. Medical teams rush to flood-devastated southern India, death toll rises to 205NEW DELHI — Medical teams rushed Sunday to flood-devastated southern India where five days of torrential rain have left at least 205 people dead and 750,000 displaced, authorities said. 8 US soldiers, 7 Afghans killed in militia attack on outposts in remote eastern AfghanistanKABUL — Militant fighters streaming from an Afghan village and a mosque attacked a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistani border, killing eight U.S. soldiers and as many as seven Afghan forces in one of the fiercest battles of the eight-year war. Afghan immigrant accused in NYC terror plot grew up with radical influences through his lifeNEW YORK — If he chose to listen, Najibullah Zazi could hear the calls for violence all around him. Death toll from floods in south India rises to 134 as army steps up rescue effortsHYDERABAD, India — Soldiers plucked marooned villagers from rooftops in rescue operations Saturday after flash floods and landslides killed 134 people in southern India, officials and news reports said. Official: Anti-Taliban tribal leader fatally shot by suspected militants in northwest PakistanKHAR, Pakistan — Suspected Taliban militants fatally shot a tribal elder Saturday in volatile northwestern Pakistan as he traveled to discuss anti-militancy efforts with government authorities, an official said. Pakistan says its troops kill 27 militants in tribal region where US supplies pass throughPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s paramilitary forces say they have killed 27 militants, including two important commanders, in an ongoing operation in the northwestern Khyber tribal region. Musharraf says multifaceted approach needed to deal with Taliban in PakistanSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (pur-VEHZ’ moo-SHAH’-ruhv) says al-Qaida needs to be eliminated from the country by force, but dealing with the Taliban requires a military, political and socio-economic approach. Pakistan’s army said ready for a big push against al-Qaida, Taliban in South WaziristanISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army is readying itself for a major offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban in their stronghold in South Waziristan, intelligence officials said Friday, an operation likely to win U.S. praise — yet face steep challenges. Report: Dozens more die in south Indian floods, death toll rises to 102NEW DELHI — At least 35 more people died Friday after flash floods washed away thousands of homes in southern India, pushing the death toll from this week’s heavy rains to 102, officials and media said. Top US commander in Afghanistan flies to Copenhagen to meet with Obama on Air Force OneWASHINGTON (ap) — At a pivotal point in the administration’s Afghanistan strategy, President Barack Obama and his top Afghan war commander met privately aboard Air Force One Friday for a talk the White House described as productive. Sri Lanka’s military says bomb blast in vehicle kills schoolgirl, 12 others woundedCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A schoolgirl was killed by a car bomb in northwestern Sri Lanka that also wounded 12 others Friday, mostly students who were about to travel in the vehicle, officials said. Pakistani officials say army preparing for offensive in militant bastionISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s army is ready to launch a major offensive in the al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, but is waiting approval from the government and first wants to reach deals with local warlords to support the operation, intelligence officials said Friday. Video appears to show Pakistani troops punching, whipping militant suspectsISLAMABAD — Video apparently showing Pakistani soldiers beating men detained in anti-militant operations has surfaced on the Internet, drawing criticism from a leading rights group and possibly undercutting support for the army’s fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban. Officials say al-Qaida-linked Uzbek militant believed killed by US missile in PakistanISLAMABAD — The al-Qaida-linked leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is believed to have been killed by a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan’s northwest, intelligence officials said Friday. The Taliban denied the claim. Sri Lanka’s military says bomb blast in vehicle to transport schoolchildren wounds 13COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A car bomb exploded in northwest Sri Lanka on Friday and wounded 13 people, most of them schoolchildren about to travel in the van, the military said. Indian police official says Maoist rebels have killed 16 villagers in rural Bihar statePATNA, India — Maoist rebels killed 16 people, including five children, in an early morning attack Friday on a rural village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, a police official said. |
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