Archive for the ‘Central / S.Asia’ Category

Deaths in Pakistan ‘missile attack’

Deaths in Pakistan ‘missile attack’

“]The suspect in the Times Square bomb attempt claims to have visited fighters' camps in Waziristan [AFPPakistani intelligence officials say that a suspected...

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Militants could trigger India-Pakistan war: Gates

Militants could trigger India-Pakistan war: Gates

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) talks with India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a recent trip to New Delhi. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has...

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Taliban commander speaks out

Taliban commander speaks out

Taliban commander speaks out Al Jazeera has obtained an exclusive interview with Sirajuddin Haqqani, a Taliban commander fighting US and Nato forces in Afghanistan. US...

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Pakistan drone attack ‘kills many’

Pakistan drone attack ‘kills many’

Pakistani officials say Hakimullah Mehsud, Pakistan's Taliban chief, was targeted in the attack A suspected US drone attack has killed at least 18 people and...

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‘Suspects’ die in Karachi explosion

‘Suspects’ die in Karachi explosion

The building in the city of Karachi collapsed after the explosion on Friday At least seven people have been killed after an explosion destroyed a house in the...

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Contractors held over Afghan deaths

Contractors held over Afghan deaths

Blackwater was criticised for its actions while working for the US defence department in Iraq Two former employees of the US private security contractor Blackwater,...

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Pakistan detains 5 Americans near Iran border

Pakistan detains 5 Americans near Iran border

Paramilitary soldiers stand guard outside the US Consulate in Karachi. Pakistani security forces have arrested five US citizens in the province of Balochistan near...

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CIA base bomber ‘was double agent’

CIA base bomber ‘was double agent’

Zeid, a Jordanian intelligence officer killed in the attack, was honoured in Amman A suicide bomber who killed eight people when he attacked a US base in Afghanistan...

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Nato troops killed in Afghan explosions

Nato troops killed in Afghan explosions

About 113,000 foreign troops are in Afghanistan fighting Taliban-led fighters Two separate roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan have left four US troops and a British...

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Pakistan blast kills ex-minister

Pakistan blast kills ex-minister

The latest attack came two days after a blast at a volleyball match killed nearly 100 people A former provincial cabinet minister was among four people killed by...

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