The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan have deplored the loss of life in their countries as a result of terrorist attacks and international military intervention. Pakistan’s Asif Ali Zardari told the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday that safety and security has been his administration’s primary concern, as tens of thousands of people have been killed […]
Pakistani, Afghan Presidents Deplore Violence
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 9:45 pm (UTC-5)
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President Zardari: Pakistan Suffered Heaviest Losses From Terrorism
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari says few countries have lost so many people to terrorism or invested so much into fighting terrorists as his has. Listing the number of civilians, soldiers and police, as well as his own wife, who were killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan, Mr. Zardari told the United Nations General Assembly […]
Tibetan Exiles Meet in India to Discuss Self-Immolations
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Tibetan exiles from around the world are holding talks in northern India on ways to respond to a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans protesting Chinese rule. Some 400 delegates met in the Indian town of Dharamsala Tuesday for the start of the Special General Meeting of Tibetans. Tuesday’s gathering began with a procession of attendees […]
Tibetan Exiles Meet in India to Discuss Immolations
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Tibetan exiles from around the world are gathering in northern India for talks on ways to respond to a wave of self-immolation protests in Tibetan areas of China as well as garner support for their cause. Around 400 delegates are meeting in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala Tuesday for the Special General Meeting of […]
Tibetan Exiles Gather in Northern India for Meeting
Posted September 25th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Tibetan exiles from around the world are gathering in northern India for talks on ways to stem a wave of self-immolation protests as well as garner support for their cause. Around 400 delegates are meeting in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala Tuesday for the Special General Meeting of Tibetans. The four-day gathering began with […]
US Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills Five Militants
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani security officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least five Islamist militants in a restive tribal region near the Afghan border. The two missiles fired late Monday from the unmanned American spy aircraft slammed into a compound in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. Some of the dead were believed to […]
Nepal Ends Search For Climbers Missing After Deadly Avalanche
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Emergency officials in Nepal have suspended their search for climbers missing after a deadly avalanche on the world’s eighth-highest mountain. Officials said at least two French climbers were still unaccounted for late Monday. At least nine people were killed Sunday on Mount Manaslu when it was hit by a wall of snow in one of […]
Several Missing After Deadly Nepal Avalanche
Posted September 24th, 2012 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
Emergency officials in Nepal say several people are still missing Monday following a deadly avalanche on the world’s eighth-highest mountain. At least nine people were killed Sunday on Mount Manaslu when it was hit by a wall of snow in one of the worst tragedies in Himalayan mountaineering in recent years. Several people were rescued […]
Nine Killed in Himalayan Avalanche
Posted September 23rd, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
At least nine climbers have been killed in an avalanche on the world’s eighth-highest mountain. About 25 people were near the top of the 8,156-meter Mount Manaslu in Nepal when it was hit by a wall of snow early Sunday, in one of the worst tragedies in Himalayan mountaineering in recent years. Local officials said […]
New Protests Erupt in Islamic Countries Over Video
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
Muslim demonstrators in Islamic countries and elsewhere held new protests Saturday against an Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. In Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, at least 10 people were injured in clashes between police and protesters. Security forces fired tear gas and used batons to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who were part of an […]
