A suicide bomber has killed at least 12 people in an attack on a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital. Police say nine foreign workers, their Afghan driver, and two other Afghans were killed when the bomber detonated a car full of explosives near the bus Tuesday on the highway to the Kabul airport. […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners near Kabul
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
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Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Film
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Protests against an anti-Islam film spread to Bangkok, Thailand and Indian-controlled Kashmir Tuesday, while an insurgent group in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for a suicide attack it says was a response to the video. The U.S. Embassy in Bangkok closed at midday, ahead of a planned protest, but said it was not aware of any specific […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners near Kabul
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 4:25 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, killing at least 12 people. Police say at least nine foreign workers, their Afghan driver and two other Afghans were killed in Tuesday’s blast near the Kabul airport. The bomber detonated a car full of explosives near the bus on the main […]
Pakistani PM Agrees to Court Demand on Corruption Case
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has agreed to a Supreme Court demand that corruption cases be reopened against the country’s president. The move could help defuse longstanding tensions between Pakistan’s government and the judiciary. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court found former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani guilty of contempt for ignoring the same […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners near Kabul
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, killing at least 12 people. Police say nine foreign workers, an Afghan driver and at least two other Afghans were killed in Tuesday’s blast near the Kabul airport. The bomber targeted the bus on the main highway to the airport. A Kabul […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners near Kabul
Posted September 18th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, killing at least 11 people. Police say nine foreign workers, an Afghan driver and at least one other Afghan were killed in Tuesday’s blast near the Kabul airport. The bomber targeted the bus on the main highway to the airport. Kabul police […]
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreigners Near Kabul
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 11:45 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bomber has attacked a mini-bus carrying foreigners near the Afghan capital, killing at least nine people. Police say eight foreign workers and an Afghan were killed in Tuesday’s blast near the Kabul airport. A number people were wounded in the attack. Also Monday, NATO said it has sent a team to investigate a […]
Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Film
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of protesters rioting against an anti-Islam film torched a press club and a government building in northwest Pakistan Monday, sparking clashes with police that left at least one person dead. Demonstrations also turned violent outside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia, while the leader of the Shi’ite militant […]
Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Film
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against an anti-Islam film torched a press club and a government building in northwest Pakistan Monday, sparking clashes with police that left at least one person dead. Demonstrations also turned violent outside a U.S. military base in Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia. The attacks followed demonstrations and violence in […]
1 Dead in Pakistan in Anti-Islam Film Protest
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwest Pakistan say a protester has died in a clash with police during a demonstration against an anti-Islam film. Authorities say the protester died Monday in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Muslims say The Innocence of Muslims insults the Prophet Muhammad. It has prompted a wave of protests across various […]
