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Attack shows need for Pakistani Taliban offensive
Aug 17th, 2012
The Pakistani Taliban's brazen attack on a major air force base near the capital underscores the need for the Pakistani army's planned offensive against the group in its last major sanctuary along the Afghan border. (Source: Associated Press) -
LONDON (AP) - A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two Muslim hard-liners said Thursday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Seven members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants have appeared in a video posted on the Internet, urging the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland said on Wednesday it would not have to issue contingent capital to meet new regulatory demands and expects to meet the requirements through its existing business plan. The state-backed lender said, however, that issuing contingent capital remained an option for the group if it needed to. RBS said it expecte... [Full Article]
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan has been discharged from the hospital roughly two weeks after he sustained serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Taliban insurgents marked the start of their spring offensive on Sunday by claiming responsibility for a remote-controlled roadside bomb blast that killed three police officers. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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