Four separate bombings killed more than 110 people and wounded nearly 250 across Pakistan Thursday, including 92 deaths in Quetta. Police in the capital of Baluchistan province say a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded billiard hall, followed by a second bomber there minutes later. The twin blasts killed 81 people, including police […]
Deadly Bomb Blasts Kill More Than 110 in Pakistan
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Deadly Bomb Blasts Kill More Than 110 in Pakistan
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Four separate bombings killed more than 110 people and wounded nearly 250 across Pakistan Thursday, including 92 deaths in Quetta. Police in the capital of Baluchistan province say a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded billiard hall, followed by a second bomber there minutes later. The twin blasts killed 81 people, including police […]
Deadly Bomb Blasts Rock Pakistan
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Four separate bombings killed more than 110 people across Pakistan Thursday, including 92 deaths in Quetta. Police in the capital of Baluchistan province say a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded billiard hall, followed by a second bomber there minutes later. The twin blasts killed 81 people, including police and rescue workers. More […]
Deadly Bomb Blasts Rock Pakistan
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
At least 56 people have been killed in a twin bombing in Quetta, just hours after a bombing at the southwestern Pakistani city’s market killed 11. Pakistani police said a suicide bomber detonated his explosives Thursday in a crowded billiard hall in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. About 10 minutes later, a second bomb […]
Biden Meets with Gun Control Lobby
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he will deliver to the president by Tuesday new policy proposals intended to curb gun violence. Biden has been holding discussions with gun victims groups and gun safety advocates. He plans to speak later Thursday with a representative of the powerful U.S. gun lobby, the National Rifle Association. The […]
C.A.R. Rebels Agree to Cease-fire
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
Rebels in the Central African Republic say they have agreed to a temporary cease-fire deal with the government. Representatives of the Seleka rebel coalition say they reached the agreement Thursday, during talks with the C.A.R. government and opposition leaders in Gabon’s capital, Libreville. The cease-fire is reportedly for one week. There was no immediate word […]
80 Witnesses Planned in Kenya Violence Trials
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors are planning to call dozens of witnesses in their cases against four well-known Kenyans accused of organizing deadly post-election violence in 2008. The four Kenyans include Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, who is running for president in Kenya’s March 4 elections, and Mr. Kenyatta’s running mate William Ruto. In documents […]
US: Associate of Russian Arms Dealer Arrested in Australia
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. officials say an associate of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been arrested in Australia. The Drug Enforcement Administration and a U.S. prosecutor announced that Richard Ammar Chichakli was arrested Wednesday by Australian authorities at the request of the United States. Chichakli has been charged with conspiring with Bout and others to buy […]
Kenya MPs Vote Themselves Huge Bonuses
Posted January 10th, 2013 at 11:55 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan lawmakers have voted to give themselves send-off bonuses of nearly $110,000 each — a payment that would take an average Kenyan worker more than 60 years to earn. The 222-member parliament approved the payoff in a late night session on Wednesday but the vote did not become public until Thursday. In addition to the […]
