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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Four civilians, over 15 Taliban killed in Afghan violence (Roundup)
May 17, 2008, 14:46 GMT
Kabul - Two blasts in Afghanistan killed four civilians including a child, while at least 15 Taliban militants were killed in separate operations elsewhere in the country, officials said on Saturday. ... more
Pakistani envoy to Afghanistan recovered from tribal region (Roundup)
May 17, 2008, 12:32 GMT
Islamabad - Pakistan on Saturday claimed that it had recovered its ambassador to Afghanistan from the country's restive tribal region where he was held for over three months by pro-Taliban militants, and that no deal was made to secure his release. ... more
Four civilians, over 15 Taliban killed in Afghan violence (2nd Lead)
May 17, 2008, 9:55 GMT
Kabul - Two blasts in Afghanistan killed four civilians including a child, while at least 15 Taliban militants were killed in separate operations elsewhere in the country, officials said on Saturday. ... more
Four civilians, several Taliban killed in Afghan violence (1st Lead)
May 17, 2008, 9:03 GMT
Kabul - A blast in southern Afghanistan killed a child and wounded four people, while coalition forces claimed they had killed 'several extremists' and arrested 12 others in separate operations elsewhere the country, officials said on Saturday. ... more
Six militants killed in Kashmir gun battle
May 17, 2008, 8:51 GMT
Srinagar, Kashmir - At least six suspected Muslim militants were killed by security forces in a gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir on Saturday, police said. ... more
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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
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