Afghan officials said Friday a number of hostages taked by Taliban militants during at attack on a hotel on the outskirts of Kabul have been freed. Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the hotel late Thursday, seizing civilian hostages, including women and children. The attack set off an hours-long gunbattle with Afghan security forces. A […]
Taliban Insurgents Attack Popular Kabul Hotel, Sieze Hostages
Taliban Insurgents Attack Popular Kabul Hotel, Seize Hostages
Taliban militants have attacked a popular lakeside hotel on the outskirts of Kabul and seized a number of civilian hostages, including women and children. The attack set off an hours-long gunbattle with Afghan security forces. Police say there are some deaths as they try to look for a way to storm the hotel without causing […]
Taliban Insurgents Attack Popular Kabul Hotel
Afghan officials say Taliban insurgents attacked a popular hotel in the capital, Kabul, Thursday night triggering a fierce gunbattle with security forces. Mohammad Zahir, head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Kabul police, said the attack began shortly before midnight and is ongoing. He said the gunmen, armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles, […]
Taliban Insurgents Attack Popular Kabul Hotel
Afghan officials say Taliban insurgents attacked a popular hotel in the capital, Kabul, Thursday night triggering a fierce gunbattle with security forces. Mohammad Zahir, head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Kabul police, said the attack began shortly before midnight and is ongoing. He said the gunmen, armed with rocket-propelled grenades and Kalashnikov rifles, […]
Romney Promises ‘Civil But Resolute’ Approach to Immigration
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he would address illegal immigration in a “civil but resolute manner” and replace President Barack Obama’s policies. Romney spoke to an audience of Hispanic officials in Florida Thursday, seeking support from a group that polls show overwhelmingly backs Mr. Obama’s reelection. Romney said he would put in place a […]
Euro Finance Chiefs Weighing Greek Debt Relief
Eurozone finance officials discussed ways of easing financial woes in Greece and Spain at a meeting in Luxembourg Thursday. Athens is asking for easing the terms of its $168-billion international rescue package it secured earlier this year on the promise to adopt strict austerity measures to reduce its debt. Greece’s second bailout in two years […]
Pakistan’s PM Nominee Faces Arrest Warrant
A Pakistani judge issued an arrest warrant Thursday for one of the candidates poised to replace the country’s ousted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. An anti-narcotics judge in the northern city of Rawalpindi ordered Makhdoom Shahabuddin’s arrest in connection with a scandal involving illegal imports of the drug ephedrine during his time as health minister. […]
Rights Group Calls On Russia To End Impunity In North Caucasus
Rights group Amnesty International has called on Russia to strengthen accountability of law enforcement personnel in the restive Northern Caucasus. In a report issued Thursday, the group says that law-enforcement agencies often pose as much threat to the security of local residents as do armed groups. In a new report called “Circle Of Injustice,” the […]
Red Cross Evacuation in Syria’s Homs on Hold
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday that violence has stalled its attempt to evacuate wounded civilians from the embattled Syrian city of Homs. A spokeswoman for the ICRC said its team tried to enter the badly hit neighborhood of Hamidiya, but had to return as it heard close shootings. She said the […]
Tension High in Egypt After Election Results Delayed
Egypt is bracing for more unrest after election officials postponed the announcement of a winner in the nation’s first freely-contested presidential elections. The election commission cited hundreds of complaints lodged by both presidential candidates — the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi and his rival, former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq — for the indefinite postponement. Both sides […]