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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
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The suicide attack that killed up to 136 people and shattered former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's joyous return from exile bore the hallmarks of a warlord tied to al-Qaida and the Taliban, authorities said Friday. Forensic experts studied a severed head to determine the bomber's identity.
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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
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Poland's opposition party was predicted yesterday to take power in Sunday's elections after its leader accused his principal rival, the prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, of pulling a gun on him.
Donald Tusk's extraordinary allegation came in a television debate between the two men. Recalling a chance meeting in Poland's parliament more than a decade ago, Mr Tusk alleged that Mr Kaczynski pulled out a pistol and said: "For me to kill you would be peanuts."
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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
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KARACHI, Pakistan - Two bombs exploded yesterday just seconds apart and feet from a truck carrying the returning opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, narrowly missing her but killing scores of people and bloodying a triumphal homecoming after eight years in exile.
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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
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Suspected suicide bombers attacked the convoy of Benazir Bhutto last night as the former Pakistani prime minister processed triumphally through Karachi after ending eight years in self-imposed exile.
Benazir Bhutto Q&A
Ms Bhutto was reported to be safe but had abandoned the giant lorry that was carrying her through streets thronged with 200,000 people to a rally near the tomb of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
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Turkey's parliament has given permission for the government to launch military operations into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels. The vote was taken in defiance of pressure from the US and Iraq, which have called on Turkey for restraint.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
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WASHINGTON - President Bush on Wednesday accused Congress of dragging its feet on key pieces of legislation, urging quick action on budget and children's health measures. He also urged the Democratic-controlled Congress to drop efforts to pass a House resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians in the final years of the Ottoman Empire.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
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The Bush administration has taken pains to keep a private meeting between President Bush and the Dalai Lama from further infuriating China, which reviles the Buddhist leader: no media access, not even a handout photo.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police launched a nationwide manhunt for a Canadian pedophile suspect on Wednesday, asking for public help in catching a man unmasked by a unique Interpol Internet appeal and putting all border checkpoints on alert.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2007 |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deepening unhappiness with President George W. Bush and the U.S. Congress soured the mood of Americans and sent Bush's approval rating to another record low this month, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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