Pakistan repeats vote in Karachi despite killing May 20th, 2013 - 04:00h (CET +01.00) KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan&#... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan, repeats, vote, karachi, despite, killing, Top Keywords

Upmarket Pakistan district votes again as Imran Khan decries killing May 19th, 2013 - 12:00h (CET +01.00) By Katharine Houreld and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security on Sunday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist pa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : upmarket, pakistan, district, votes, again, imran, khan, decries, killing, Top Keywords

Bombs at mosques in northwest Pakistan kill 15 May 17th, 2013 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Bombs that exploded outside two mosques in a village in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 15 people Friday, underlining the challenge of militant violence facing a new government set to take power under the leadership of... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, mosques, northwest, pakistan, kill, imran, khan, decries, killing, Top Keywords

Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill' May 17th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union threatened on Friday to bring Africa's No. 1 economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : mine, union, threatens, bring, south, africa, 'standstill', decries, killing, Top Keywords

Bombs at mosques in northwest Pakistan kill 13 May 17th, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Bombs exploded outside two mosques in a village in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 13 people, underlining the challenge of militant violence facing a new government led by Nawaz Sharif set to take power. (S... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, mosques, northwest, pakistan, kill, africa, 'standstill', decries, killing, Top Keywords

Afghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 6 Americans May 16th, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A security firm has confirmed that four civilian contractors killed in a suicide car bombing in Afghanistan were Americans. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghanistan, bomb, kills, including, americans, africa, 'standstill', decries, killing, Top Keywords

Afghanistan: Bomb kills 15, including 2 Americans May 16th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a U.S. convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including two American soldiers and four civilian contractors, officials said. The brazen attack made May the deadliest mont... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : afghanistan, bomb, kills, including, americans, africa, 'standstill', decries, killing, Top Keywords

Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans May 16th, 2013 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) By Miriam Arghandiwal KABUL (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a car attacked a convoy of foreign troops in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 15 people including six Americans, Afghan and foreign officials said, in one of the worst attacks in the Afgh... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bomber, afghanistan, kills, including, americans, africa, 'standstill', decries, killing, Top Keywords

Claims of Pakistan vote rigging affect 8 seats May 16th, 2013 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan says it will conduct a recount or re-do the vote for eight national assembly seats following allegations of vote rigging in the recent election. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : claims, pakistan, vote, rigging, affect, seats, 'standstill', decries, killing, Top Keywords

Contestants face off on 'American Idol' finale May 16th, 2013 - 03:30h (CET +01.00) LOS ANGELES (AP) - Randy Jackson isn't sure who will take the crown on "American Idol." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : contestants, face, 'american, idol', finale, seats, 'standstill', decries, killing, Top Keywords