Police and protesters clashed Saturday in Bangladesh during fresh demonstrations sparked by an Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Security forces fired tear gas in the capital, Dhaka, to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who were part of an alliance of about a dozen Islamic groups. Witnesses say the protesters burned vehicles, including a […]
Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh Over Video
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
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Protesters, Police Clash in Bangladesh Over Video
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Police and protesters clashed Saturday in Bangladesh during fresh demonstrations sparked by an Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Security forces fired tear gas in the capital, Dhaka, to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters who are part of an alliance of about a dozen Islamic groups. Witnesses say the protesters burned vehicles, including a […]
US Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan
Posted September 22nd, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say a U.S. drone strike has killed at least three suspected militants in the country’s restive northwest tribal region near the Afghan border. Authorities say the drone fired two missiles Saturday at a vehicle in North Waziristan, a known stronghold of al-Qaida and the Taliban. The drone strike comes as Pakistani Foreign […]
Protests Erupt Across Islamic World Over Video
Posted September 21st, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Fresh protests erupted Friday across the Islamic world, sparked by an Internet video produced in the United States that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. Thousands of people took to the streets in Pakistan, where at least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between security forces and protesters. The deadliest violence was in the […]
Protests Erupt Across Islamic World Over Video
Posted September 21st, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Fresh protests have erupted across the Islamic world, sparked by the Internet video that mocks the Prophet Muhammad. In Pakistan, protests turned violent in the capital, Islamabad, and in Karachi and Peshawar. At least 13 people were killed in clashes between security personnel and protesters, including a policeman in Karachi. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says it […]
US Surge Troops Out of Afghanistan
Posted September 21st, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The last of the 33,000 troops sent to Afghanistan in what was called the “surge” more than two years ago have pulled out. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta confirmed the withdrawal on Friday. Panetta, during a joint news briefing in Auckland with New Zealand’s defense minister, praised U.S. forces, saying the surge “did accomplish its […]
Protests Erupt Across Pakistan Against Video
Posted September 21st, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Protests are being held in cities across Pakistan against an Internet video that demonstrators say insults the Prophet Muhammad. The Pakistani television station, ARY, said one of its employees was killed Friday in the northeastern city of Peshawar after police opened fire on protesters who torched a cinema. At least 11 people were wounded in […]
Protests Erupt Across Pakistan Over Video
Posted September 21st, 2012 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Protests are being held in cities across Pakistan against an Internet video that demonstrators say insults the Prophet Muhammad. Friday has been designated a national holiday and “a day of love for the Prophet Muhammad,” with police urging demonstrators to protest peacefully. The Pakistani television station, ARY, said one of its employees was killed Friday […]
Pakistan Blocks Cell Phones as Protests Erupt
Posted September 21st, 2012 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has blocked cell phone service in major cities as the country braces for massive protests against a video that insults the Prophet Muhammad and was produced in the United States. Officials say the service outage has hit 15 cities, including the capital, Islamabad, and the eastern city of Lahore. Friday has been designated a […]
Pakistan Blocks Cell Phones, Braces for Massive Protests
Posted September 21st, 2012 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has blocked cell phone service in major cities as the country braces for massive protests against a video that insults the Prophet Muhammad and was produced in the United States. Officials say the service outage has hit 15 cities, including the capital, Islamabad, and the eastern city of Lahore. Friday has been designated a […]
