Pakistani police say gunmen have shot dead seven Shi’ite Muslims in the troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan. The incident took place Saturday near the provincial capital, Quetta. A police official says gunmen on motorcycles stopped a bus and shot dead five of the passengers, then killed two other Shi’ites in the same area. Baluchistan is […]
Gunmen Kill 7 Shi’ite Muslims in Pakistan
Isaac Weakens, but Flooding Dangers Remain
Rains of one-time Hurricane Isaac are drenching the parched central U.S., even as residents of the Gulf Coast region cope with the vast flooding left in the storm’s wake. The National Hurricane Center said Friday that Isaac is now a tropical depression, moving north with diminished winds. But its toll was significant, with five deaths […]
Pakistani Taliban Claims It Beheaded 12 Soldiers
The Pakistani Taliban has released video of what it says are the severed heads of 12 soldiers. Reporters who saw the video say they saw the heads on the ground and the soldiers’ belongings spread out on a sheet. Several militants are standing over the heads, including one holding a large ax. The video surfaced […]
Car Bomb Kills 11 in Northwest Pakistan
Authorities say a car bomb has killed at least 11 people at a market in northwest Pakistan. Friday’s blast hit in Matani near the city of Peshawar and wounded at least 14 people. No one claimed responsibility for the bombing, but officials have blamed the Pakistani Taliban for such attacks in the past. Peshawar is […]
Romney Begins Post-Convention Presidential Campaign
U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney headed out on the campaign trail Friday, with a renewed attack on what he said were the failures of President Barack Obama in trying to boost the country’s sluggish economy. Hours after accepting his party’s presidential nomination, Mr. Romney told a rally in Florida that despite Mr. Obama’s promises […]
Isaac Weakens, but Flooding Dangers Remain
Rains of one-time Hurricane Isaac are drenching the parched central U.S., even as residents of the Gulf Coast region cope with the vast flooding left in the storm’s wake. The National Hurricane Center said Friday that Isaac is now a tropical depression, moving north with diminished winds. But its toll was significant, with five deaths […]
Pakistani Court Extends Detention of Girl Accused of Blasphemy
A Pakistani judge has extended the detention of a Christian girl accused of blasphemy, a charge punishable by death in Pakistan. Rimsha Masih appeared in an Islamabad court Friday, where a judge ordered her to be held for 14 more days. Lawyers say the previously unannounced hearing was standard procedure. Local television showed police escorting […]
Romney Vows to Restore ‘Promise of America’
U. S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has accepted his party’s nomination, pledging to “restore the promise of America.” Mr. Romney addressed the Republican National Convention and millions of Americans watching on television late Thursday. He said he wished U.S. President Barack Obama had succeeded, because he wants the U.S. to succeed. But, Mr. Romney […]
Romney’s Speech: ‘Restore the Promise of America’
U. S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will pledge to “restore the Promise of America” when he takes the stage to accept his party’s nomination Thursday night. Aides have been touting Thursday’s address to the Republican National Convention, and to millions of American watching at home on television, as the speech of Mr. Romney’s life. […]
Romney’s Speech: ‘Restore the Promise of America’
U. S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will pledge to ‘restore the Promise of America’ when he takes the stage to accept his party’s nomination Thursday night. Aides have been touting Thursday’s address to the Republican National Convention, and to millions of American watching at home on television, as the speech of Mr. Romney’s life. […]