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Pakistan: US missiles kill 5 militants in NW
May 28th, 2012
American missiles killed five suspected Islamist militants close to the Afghan border, the latest in a barrage of attacks that show Washington is ignoring Islamabad's demands it halt the strikes, Pakistani officials said Monday. (Source: Associated Press) -
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels have attacked a village in the country's east, killing dozens of local Shiites, activists said Wednesday, highlighting the increasingly sectarian nature of Syria's more than two-year-old conflict. A Syrian government official denounced the attack, saying it was a "massacre" of civilians. (Source: Asso... [Full Article]
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - India's prime minister said Wednesday that the death toll from flooding this week in the northern state of Uttrakhand had surpassed 100 and could rise substantially. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Militants dressed as policemen and armed with assault rifles and rockets attacked a NATO convoy in Pakistan carrying supplies Monday for the U.S.-led coalition in neighboring Afghanistan, killing four people, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]