Suicide bomber kills 16 Afghans, wounds 28 (Roundup)
May 15, 2008, 13:10 GMT
Kabul - A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of police vehicles in south-western Afghanistan Thursday, killing 16 people, including a police commander, and wounding 28, provincial official said. ... more
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10 killed, 90 injured in explosion in central Colombo (2nd Roundup)
May 16, 2008, 13:09 GMT
Colombo - Ten people, including eight police, were killed and 90 others injured in a bomb explosion when a suicide bomber drove a motorbike into a bus carrying police in central Colombo, the Ministry of Defence reported. ... more
Two Canadian, two Afghan troops wounded in suicide attack (Roundup)
May 16, 2008, 13:07 GMT
Kabul - Four soldiers - two Afghan troops and two Canadians serving under NATO command - were wounded in a suicide attack in southern Kandahar province, officials said Friday. ... more
Bangladeshi court indicts 61 Islamists for militancy
May 16, 2008, 12:55 GMT
Dhaka - An anti-terrorist court in the northern hinterland in Bangladesh has indicted a record number of 61 activists from the outlawed Jamiatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) for spreading Islamic militancy in the country, police sources said Friday. ... more
10 killed, 90 injured in explosion in central Colombo (Roundup)
May 16, 2008, 11:36 GMT
Colombo - Ten people, including eight police, were killed and 90 others injured in a bomb explosion when a suicide bomber drove a motorbike into a bus carrying police personnel in central Colombo, the Ministry of Defence reported. ... more
Taliban claim battle on for Ghorak district in Kandahar (1st Lead)
May 16, 2008, 10:47 GMT
Kabul - Taliban militants Friday claimed their forces were engaged in heavy fighting in Ghorak district of the southern province of Kandahar, but Afghan security officials said the fighting had been brief and the district was firmly under the control of the Afghan forces. ... more
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- 12 killed as separatists clash in India's Nagaland
- 94 killed in dust storms in northern India
- 9 killed, 90 injured in explosion in central Colombo (3rd Lead)
- 8 killed, 90 injured in explosion in central Colombo (2nd Lead)
- Eight militants detained, roadside explosive defused in Afghanistan
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Pakistan's poor go hungry amid food shortages
May 16, 2008, 12:11 GMT
Karachi - Sukena, a middle-aged mother of two girls, argued with a shopkeeper as she reached her hands into the pockets of her burqa and counted money. All she had was 25 rupees (35 cents), barely enough to buy bread but no milk in the port city of Karachi. ... more
In photos: 'Pakistan Protest'
May 12, 2008, 20:47 GMT
- Attacks imperil girls' education in Pakistan's scenic valley
- In photos: 'Pakistan Missile Shaheen 2 Test Fire'
- In photos: 'India Olympic Torch'
- In photos: 'India: Olympics Protest in Srinagar'
- Pakistan grapples with rising import bill, food shortage
