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Deadly blast at Pakistan funeral

Dera Īsmāil Khān :: Pakistan | about 11 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: BBC South Asia

Several others were injured in the explosion, in the town of Dera Ismail Khan, reports say. Soon after the blast, the sound of gunfire was heard, triggering a stampede and panic in the area, a local television channel reported. Violence...

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Chinese journalist sentenced to 3 years

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 5 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by MsNoreenPeter

A Chinese writer and journalist who was arrested after protesting against a power plant in southwest China was sentenced Friday to three years in prison on charges of subverting state power, his lawyer said. Chen Daojun was sentenced in Chengdu,...

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Al-Qaida Insults Obama in Audio Tape

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 5 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by MsNoreenPeter

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and...

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Blast in Pakistan at cleric's funeral, kills 6 people.

Lahore :: Pakistan | about 10 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

A blast at the funeral of a Shiite Muslim cleric has killed at least six people in northwestern Pakistan. Friday's attack in the city of Dera Ismail Khan also woundeD 25. Mourners were attending the funeral of cleric Allama Nazir...

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Undeclared curfew in held Kashmir

Srīnagar :: India | about 12 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Pak Tribune

The Indian forces have imposed undeclared curfew in held Kashmir to prevent protest demonstrations after Juma prayers today called to protest killing of two youths. Indian forces had killed two young men in Hindwara on Thursday. Call for the demonstrations...

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Cell Phone in Pocket Catches Stray Bullet

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 6 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by petergill

A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn -- hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled...

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Feds Issue Winter Weather Forecast

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 8 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by petergill

Winter looks likely to be mild in the Midwest and dry in the Southeast, the government said Thursday. Warmer-than-average temperatures are expected for the nation's center, especially Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....

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Ex-child soldiers launch UN network to help kids

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 5 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by MsNoreenPeter

Three former child soldiers from Africa announced the launch of a new U.N.-backed advocacy group Thursday to help other kids escape and heal from war. The three survivors, all in their 20's and living in the U.S., say the group...

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Dog Drives Van Into Coffee House

Islamabad :: Pakistan | about 7 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by petergill

BY PETER GILL Bryan Maher, 60, was signing up for an open mike night at the Cool Beanz coffee shop in Saint James, N.Y., Wednesday when a vehicle came crashing through the front window. The driver was Maher's dog. "I...

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Malegaon case: Chaturvedi to be produced before MCOCA court

Mālegaon :: India | about 7 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Source: Hindustan times

Chaturvedi, who was arrested on November 4 by the city police with a fake army identity card and country made pistol in his possession, was taken into custody by the ATS yesterday. "He was produced before the court today where...

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