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Bus Crash Kills 14 in Pakistan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
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Police in Pakistan say at least 14 people are dead after a bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine in the country’s southwest. Monday’s crash took place near the town of Chaman and the Afghan border. Police say the driver lost control of the bus, causing it to plunge into a deep […]

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Gates Continues His Farewell Tour in Afghanistan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
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Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is wrapping up his final visit to American troops in Afghanistan with a visit to a base in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan. Secretary Gates is retiring at the end of the month. He has used the trip to outline to troops his recommendations for a soon-to-begin […]

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Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 17 in Pakistan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
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Pakistani intelligence officials say three U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 17 militants in the country’s northwest tribal region. All of Monday’s strikes were in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say missiles hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the main town of Wana. Foreign militants were said to […]

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Indian Supreme Court Wants Answers about Guru Crackdown

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
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India’s Supreme Court said Monday it wants the government to explain why it sent hundreds of police to end the peaceful hunger strike of a popular yoga guru and thousands of this supporters. Baba Ramdev’s mass fast, staged in a huge tent in New Delhi, was part of a populist campaign to fight corruption. The […]

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HRW Urges India to Keep Rights Promises

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
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Human Rights Watch has called on India to live up to its legal and moral commitments, following the South Asian nation’s election last month to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The New York-based human rights organization says the “current culture of impunity” that protects Indian public officials from prosecution for violating human rights stands […]

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Gates Continues His Farewell Tour in Afghanistan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
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Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is bidding a final farewell to the U.S. troops in Afghanistan. He flew Monday to a troop base in Paktika province, which borders Pakistan. The forward operating base in Omnah district is in a remote and dangerous part of the province. Secretary Gates, who is retiring at the end […]

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17 Killed in US Drone Attacks in Pakistan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
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Intelligence officials in northwest Pakistan say three U.S. drone-fired missile strikes have killed at least 17 militants. Authorities say all the strikes Monday were in South Waziristan, the country’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border. U.S. drone strikes against insurgents in the border region of Pakistan have been a source of friction between the […]

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6 Killed in US Drone Attack in Pakistan

Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
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Intelligence officials in northwest Pakistan say a U.S. drone strike in the country’s restive tribal region near the Afghan border has killed at least six militants. Authorities say the missile strike Monday occurred near Wana, the main town of the South Waziristan region, the country’s main stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaida linked militants. U.S. drone […]

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4 NATO Soldiers Die as Gates Bids Farewell to Troops in Afghanistan

Posted June 5th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is retiring at the end of the month, visited southern Afghanistan Sunday to say goodbye to American troops fighting Taliban insurgents. In his remarks during visits to bases in Kandahar and Helmand provinces, Gates said a soon-to-begin U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should start with support troops, not combat […]

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Bomb Blasts in NW Pakistan Kill 24

Posted June 5th, 2011 at 5:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Officials in northwestern Pakistan said Sunday two separate bomb attacks killed at least 24 people and wounded more than 45 others. In the first incident, a bomb ripped through a passenger vehicle at a bus terminal in Matani, a town near the city of Peshawar, killing six people and wounding at least 10 others. Hours […]

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