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Pakistan arrests Taliban planning attacks: police
Aug 4th, 2012
Pakistani police said on Saturday they had arrested five Taliban militants who were planning "terror attacks" in the central city of Multan and other towns in the region. (Source: AFP) -
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]
LONDON (AP) - Far-right groups and antifascists held rival demonstrations Saturday to mark the killing of British soldier Lee Rigby more than a week ago. The events saw modest turnout, little violence and dozens of arrests. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he has suspended talks with the U.S. on a new security deal to protest the way the Americans are reaching out to the Taliban in efforts to find a political solution to the war. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (AP) - A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 40 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the county in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led invasion. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Art collector Charles Saatchi has been cautioned by police for assaulting his wife, the celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, after being photographed grabbing her by the throat in an incident that has fueled a debate in Britain about domestic violence. Photographs of Saatchi, 70, a former advertising tycoon, graspi... [Full Article]