Hundreds of residents in northern Pakistan attacked villages suspected of sheltering Taliban militants following a mosque bombing last week, authorities said Sunday.
Pakistan: Villagers fight back against Taliban, militants killed
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2 prisoners linked to Taliban killed in ambush
Two key figures connected to the Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat Valley were killed Saturday during a military convoy ambush, officials said. HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — Decorated D-Day veteran Lenny Lisovicz says the whispers are true. For 65 years my family had heard whispers that he and 220 men stormed Omaha Beach and that he and his captain later went AWOL in Paris, France.
Men with links to Taliban arrested
Key figures connected to the Taliban in Pakistan’s Swat Valley have been arrested, Pakistani authorities said.
Obama draws questions, praise from Muslims
It was magical inside the great hall of Cairo University, said Emad el-Din Adib, one of the Middle East’s famous media personalities.
U.N. envoy calls for probe into U.S. drone attacks
The United States has created a "zone of impunity" by rarely investigating private contractors involved in the unlawful killing of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq, a U.N. human rights envoy said
India criticizes release of Mumbai-link man
India has criticized the release from house arrest of the leader of a Pakistani group linked to the Mumbai terror attacks.
Red Cross ‘gravely concerned’ about conditions in Swat Valley
No running water, no electricity, no fuel and little food. International Red Cross officials are “gravely concerned” about the stark situation in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, where a monthlong offensive against the Taliban has displaced more than 2 million civilians.
Shots fired at Iran president’s campaign office
Gunmen on motorcycles fired Friday on a campaign office for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wounding two adults and a child, according to a report by Iran’s state-run news agency. The shooting happened about 5 p.m
Death toll rises to 15 in Pakistan explosions
The death toll climbed to 15 in the wake of a series of explosions that rocked northwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials announced Friday. The attacks shook Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province, where government forces have waged a massive operation against Taliban militants
Pakistan army spokesman fights media war
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