A low-budget film that Muslims say insults the Prophet Muhammad has prompted a wave of protests across various countries. Western embassies across the Muslim world are on high alert for violence stemming from the film The Innocence of Muslims produced by an obscure group in the United States. Indonesian protesters threw Molotov cocktails as they […]
Pakistan Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
Pakistan has successfully test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Pakistan’s army says the missile has a range of 700 kilometers and was launched Monday from an undisclosed location. An army statement says the missile has stealth features and is capable of flying low to the ground. Pakistan and its arch-rival and […]
Anti-US Protest Erupts in Afghanistan
Posted September 17th, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Nearly 1,000 demonstrators have staged a protest in Afghanistan’s capital against a film produced in the U.S. that insults the Prophet Muhammad. The protesters shouted “death to America” as they burned cars and tires Monday in Kabul, near a U.S. military base. The low-budget film entitled The Innocence of Muslims has prompted a wave of […]
NATO Airstrike Kills 8 Afghan Women
Posted September 16th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
The international coalition in Afghanistan has apologized for an airstrike that killed eight civilian women in a remote part of the country. Sunday’s airstrike came shortly before dawn in Laghman province, east of Kabul. Villagers claimed the women were killed while gathering firewood. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force initially said an air strike targeted […]
NATO Accused of Killing 8 Afghan Women in Airstrike
Posted September 16th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say NATO coalition forces have killed eight women and girls in an airstrike in a remote district of the country. The deaths come after three “insider” attacks in as many days by Afghan forces against international soldiers killed eight troops, including four Americans. Sunday’s airstrike came shortly before dawn, in Laghman province’s Alingar […]
14 Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 16th, 2012 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northwestern Pakistan say a roadside bomb blast has hit a van, killing 14 people, including two children. Authorities say at least 10 passengers were wounded in the explosion Sunday in the Lower Dir tribal area near the Afghan border. Police officials say the bomb was detonated by remote control. Officials say they do […]
4 International Troops Killed in ‘Insider’ Afghan Attack
Posted September 16th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
The international coalition in Afghanistan says four service members were killed Sunday in an “insider” attack in the southern part of the country. Local authorities in Zabul province say the four were Americans, and that the killer was an Afghan police officer. Coalition officials have not identified the service personnel. Sunday’s attack comes one day […]
12 Killed in Pakistan Blast
Posted September 16th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
Officials in northern Pakistan say a roadside bomb blast has hit a van, killing at least 12 people. Authorities say seven passengers were wounded in the explosion Sunday in the Lower Dir tribal area near the Afghan border. Lower Dir has been the site of bomb and gun attacks from across the border from local […]
4 NATO Troops Killed in ‘Insider’ Attack
Posted September 16th, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
NATO says four international service members were killed Sunday in an insider attack “suspected to involve members of the Afghan police” in southern Afghanistan. The alliance did not provide further details. A series of insider attacks have occurred across Afghanistan in recent months. In another development, international coalition officials say the insurgents who attacked a […]
Attackers in Afghanistan Wore US Uniforms
Posted September 15th, 2012 at 11:25 pm (UTC-5)
International coalition officials say the insurgents who attacked a British military base in Afghanistan Friday, killing two U.S. Marines, were dressed in U.S. Army uniforms and were armed with automatic rifles, rocket propelled grenade launchers and suicide vests. The coalition said in a statement Sunday the 15 militants were organized into three teams and “executed […]
