Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 15

Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 15


Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 15

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:42 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked police offices in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and a car bomb exploded outside another in the northwest, killing at least 15 people after a week of violence in which more than 100 people died.


Hunger levels "alarming" in S.Asia, Africa - report

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:42 PM PDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The world has made little progress in reducing hunger since 1990, a new report said on Wednesday, pointing to 29 countries with alarming levels of malnutrition, mainly in Africa and South Asia.


Gunmen attack three police centres in Pakistan city

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:42 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen launched three coordinated attacks on Pakistani police centres in the city of Lahore on Thursday and at least five people were killed, police and city officials said.


Pakistan police offices attacked

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:23 PM PDT

Gunmen have attacked police offices in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, with a number of people reported to have been killed. Shots were heard inside one Federal Investigation Agency building, with reports that two more police offices were also under attack.


US 'to boost Afghanistan troops'

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 06:56 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama may announce a substantial surge in US troops to Afghanistan, the BBC understands.


Hunger to Learn: Swat valley girls

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT

As part of the BBC's Hunger to Learn series, Aleem Maqbool visited a girls school in Pakistan's Swat valley that was burnt down by the Taliban.


Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer'

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:15 PM PDT

The Arctic Ocean could lose most of its ice in summertime in as little as 10 years, British research suggests.


Pakistan police offices attacked

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:23 PM PDT

Gunmen have attacked police offices in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, with a number of people reported to have been killed. Shots were heard inside one Federal Investigation Agency building, with reports that two more police offices were also under attack.


US 'to boost Afghanistan troops'

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 06:56 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama may announce a substantial surge in US troops to Afghanistan, the BBC understands.


Hunger to Learn: Swat valley girls

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:25 PM PDT

As part of the BBC's Hunger to Learn series, Aleem Maqbool visited a girls school in Pakistan's Swat valley that was burnt down by the Taliban.


Arctic to be 'ice-free in summer'

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:15 PM PDT

The Arctic Ocean could lose most of its ice in summertime in as little as 10 years, British research suggests.


5 dead in attack on Pakistan police: official (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:04 PM PDT

Map locating Lahore in Pakistan. Five people including three police officers were killed in an attack Thursday on the police investigation building in the eastern city of Lahore, a police official said.(AFP graphic)AFP - Five people including three police officers were killed in an attack Thursday on the police investigation building in the eastern city of Lahore, a police official said.



Gov't pledges extra troops for Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:36 PM PDT

A British soldier stands guard during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul in July. Britain announced it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Britain announced it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops.



Bill Gates pledge to developing world farmers (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT

Indian farm workers carry harvested rice. Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates is set to unveil grants totaling 120 million dollars to promote dynamic, home-grown, sustainable agriculture in Africa and India.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)AFP - Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday will unveil grants totaling 120 million dollars to promote dynamic, home-grown, sustainable agriculture in Africa and India.



Pakistan police targeted as attacks kill 15 (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:08 PM PDT

Map locating Lahore in Pakistan. Five people including three police officers were killed in an attack Thursday on the police investigation building in the eastern city of Lahore, a police official said.(AFP graphic)Reuters - Gunmen attacked police offices in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and a car bomb exploded outside another in the northwest, killing at least 15 people after a week of violence in which more than 100 people died.



Five killed in attack on Pakistan police agency

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:11 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Five people were killed when gunmen attacked a regional headquarters of the Pakistani police's Federal Investigation Agency in the city of Lahore on Thursday, a senior police official said. One of the dead was a gunmen, the police official told reporters, adding that he building had been cleared of attackers.


Magnitude 6.0 quake hits off Samoa - USGS

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:11 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strong magnitude 6.0 quake struck in the ocean off Western Samoa, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Wednesday, less than two weeks after the Pacific islands were hit by a series of tsunamis sparked by a powerful 8.0 earthquake.


Egypt opposition launches anti-succession campaign

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:11 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - A prominent Egyptian opposition leader said on Wednesday he was launching a campaign to block President Hosni Mubarak from passing on his post at the helm of the most populous Arab country to his politician son Gamal.


Gunmen attack police offices in Pakistan

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:11 PM PDT

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked Pakistani police offices in the eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, a provincial government official said.


Japan tells US it will stop naval mission: Kyodo

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 06:17 PM PDT

TOKYO - Japan's Parliamentary Defence Secretary Akihisa Nagashima said he told the United States that Tokyo will halt a refuelling mission backing US forces in Afghanistan, Kyodo news agency reported Thursday.

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Blasts kill at least 3 in Iraq's Kerbala

Blasts kill at least 3 in Iraq's Kerbala


Blasts kill at least 3 in Iraq's Kerbala

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:24 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three explosions killed at least three people and wounded 40 in Iraq's Kerbala on Wednesday, security and health officials said, in a rare attack in one of the holiest cities for Shi'ite Muslims.


Clooney to launch film festival

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:47 AM PDT

George Clooney is due on the red carpet to launch the London Film Festival - but his Fantastic Mr Fox co-star Meryl Streep has flu.


'Magnetic electricity' discovered

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT

Researchers discover a magnetic equivalent to electricity: single magnetic "charges" that behave and interact like electrical ones.


Alarming rise in world hunger

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:35 PM PDT

New UN report blames high prices and global economic crisis for worsening situation.


Palestinians, in Reversal, Press U.N. Gaza Report

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT

The Palestinian leadership tried to regain credibility by pressing forward a report on the Gaza war.


On Gulf Coast, Praise for Obama, Criticism of Visit

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:29 PM PDT

Some residents are unhappy with President Obama's plans to spend only a few hours in New Orleans Thursday.


Clinton, Putin Appear at Odds Over Iran

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT

As Clinton played down differences with Moscow over tougher moves against Iran, Putin highlighted the contrasts, saying it is "premature" to threaten sanctions against Tehran.


Violent Robbery Underscores Iraqis' Distrust of Security Forces

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:25 AM PDT

BAGHDAD, Oct. 14 -- Armed Iraqi men killed at least eight people and wounded nine others Wednesday during a robbery of three jewelry stores in Baghdad, a brazen, daytime crime that residents blamed on security forces.


Pakistani jets again strike Taliban targets

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:18 AM PDT

Pakistani fighter jets bombed a village in South Waziristan on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, said military officials and a local Taliban leader.


Iraq-Syria Tensions Remain

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 11:19 AM PDT

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said he didn't believe there would be a quick resolution in the dispute that led to severed ties between Iraq and Syria and, for now, he saw no purpose in having more talks with Damascus.


PA: Punish Israel for Gaza crimes

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:10 PM PDT

Palestinian Authority minister demands UN action over last winter's offensive.


The Mayor Who Added Jobs, and Lost Some, Too

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT

In the midst of a downturn, New York City has 131,000 more jobs than it had when Michael R. Bloomberg became mayor. But many of them pay less than jobs that have been lost.


Dow Jones breaks through 10,000

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:39 PM PDT

The Dow Jones index tops the 10,000 mark for the first time in a year, boosted by better-than-expected results from JP Morgan.


Live - Wednesday's football

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:59 AM PDT

England, Northern Ireland and Wales are in World Cup qualifying action, with the vital Uruguay v Argentina match to come at 2300 BST.


Complete retirement 'bad for you'

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:43 AM PDT

Giving up work completely on retirement could be bad for your health, US research suggests.


Gene tweak boosts fly sex appeal

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:47 AM PDT

Removing chemical signals can make fruitflies 'irresistible' to other flies - regardless of gender or species, scientists find.


For the Dow, a Toe-Touch Above 10,000 Points

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:28 PM PDT

The milestone, last seen in October 2008, was a sign of the market's recovery from the depths of the crisis, but the index is still more than 4,000 points off its high.


Iraq says 85,000 violently killed

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:24 AM PDT

More than 85,000 Iraqis were killed between 2004 and 2008, says Iraq's first official estimate since the conflict began.


For Insurers, a Question of Trust (and Antitrust)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

Senate majority leader Harry Reid calls for an end to the insurance industry's limited exemption from antitrust law.


Gaza Report Stirs U.N. Debate

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:09 AM PDT

Israel and the Palestinian Authority clashed during a debate in the United Nations Security Council over a U.N. report that accuses Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes in last winter's war in Gaza.