Afghan officials say at least 48 people, including women and children, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shi’ite shrine in central Kabul. Officials say the suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the Abul Fazel shrine as pilgrims gathered Tuesday to celebrate the Shi’ite festival of Ashura. More than 100 people were […]
Suicide Bombing Kills 48 at Shi’ite Shrine in Kabul
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
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Early Freeze Stops Alaska Fuel Delivery
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 7:10 am (UTC-5)
With the port of Nome, Alaska frozen shut by an early season storm, residents of the far northern U.S. town are faced with the prospect of extremely high gasoline prices. The port froze before the final fuel delivery of the season arrived. Local government officials have researched alternative ways to get the fuel into Nome. […]
Suicide Bombing Kills 48 at Shi’ite Shrine in Kabul
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say at least 48 people, including women and children, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shi’ite shrine in central Kabul. Officials say the suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the Abul Fazel shrine as pilgrims gathered Tuesday to celebrate the Shi’ite festival of Ashura. More than 100 people were […]
Suicide Bombing Kills 34 at Shi’ite Shrine in Kabul
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say at least 34 people, including women and children, have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shi’ite shrine in central Kabul. Officials say the suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the Abul Fazel shrine as pilgrims gathered Tuesday to celebrate the Shi’ite festival of Ashura. More than 100 people were […]
Panel Blames ‘Rotten’ Senior Management for Japan’s Olympus Scandal
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
A committee investigating disgraced Japanese electronics manufacturer Olympus has blamed the company’s “rotten” top management and “contaminated” senior executives for the accounting scandal that has rocked the company. The panel’s report Tuesday said that a small circle of senior officials was responsible for the elaborate plot to use a series of suspicious business deals to […]
Afghanistan: Suicide Bombing Kills 30 at Shi’ite Shrine in Kabul
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say at least 30 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shi’ite shrine in central Kabul. Officials say the suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the Abul Fazel shrine as pilgrims gathered Tuesday to celebrate the Shi’ite festival of Ashura. Meanwhile, officials say a second explosion targeted a mosque […]
Twin Bombings Rock Afghanistan, At Least 24 Dead
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say at least 15 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a Shi’ite shrine in central Kabul. Officials say the suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the Abul Fazel shrine as pilgrims gathered to celebrate the Shi’ite holiday of Ashura. Meanwhile, officials say a second explosion targeted a mosque in […]
Explosion Outside Kabul Mosque; Bicycle Bomb Kills 4 in Mazar-e-Sharif
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say an explosion has rocked a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in central Kabul, causing an unknown number of casualties. Officials say the explosion happened as pilgrims were gathered to celebrate the Shi’ite holiday of Ashura on Tuesday. It is unknown if the exposion was caused by a suicide bomber or if the bomb was […]
Panel Blames ‘Rotten’ Senior Management for Japan’s Olympus Scandal
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
A committee investigating disgraced Japanese electronics manufacturer Olympus has blamed the company’s “rotten” top management and “contaminated” senior executives for the accounting scandal that has rocked the company. The panel’s report Tuesday said that a small circle of senior officials was responsible for the elaborate plot to use a series of suspicious business deals to […]
Merkel, Sarkozy Unite on EU Reform as S&P Threatens Downgrades
Posted December 6th, 2011 at 3:55 am (UTC-5)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have renewed their push to tighten euro area economic cooperation after the credit agency Standard & Poor’s said it may downgrade ratings across the region. The leaders of Europe’s two largest economies late Monday “took note” of the S&P warning, saying Germany and France “in full […]
