Saturday, December 29, 2012

Police trap reveals how Afghan 'insider attacks' work

Police trap reveals how Afghan 'insider attacks' work


Police trap reveals how Afghan 'insider attacks' work

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 09:44 PM PST

The Taliban believed Beyar Khan Weyaar was the perfect candidate to prepare an insider attack on Afghan police, but instead he set a daring trap that has given a rare insight into suicide bombing tact...


Woman accused of hate-crime murder in New York subway push

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 07:24 PM PST

A 31-year-old woman was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime in connection with the death of a man who was pushed onto the tracks of an elevated subway station in Qu...


Taliban kill 21 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 07:16 PM PST

Twenty-one Pakistani security personnel kidnapped by the Taliban from check posts near Peshawar were gunned down by the militants today, police officials said.


Protest at India embassy, Mahatma Gandhi statue in London after death of medical student

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:42 PM PST

Members of Britain's Indian community on Saturday held a small protest by a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square, central London, to condemn sexual violence against women in India.


Rape in the world's largest democracy

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 04:51 PM PST

The brutal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi this month has cast a cold light on how badly India treats its women.


Arab officials visit cash-strapped Palestinian territory

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST

Top Arab officials paid a rare visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday to discuss a Palestinian financial crisis that President Mahmoud Abbas hopes will be eased by Arab donations.


Delhi gang-rape case: Indians in London demand severe punishment for accused

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 08:24 AM PST

A group of 50 Non Resident Inidans (NRIs) held a candle light vigil in Central London today, demanding severe punishment for the six men allegedly involved in the gang-rape of a 23-year-old 'Amanat' ...


Four dead as Russian plane crashes into motorway

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 05:02 AM PST

A passenger airliner careered off the runway at Russia's third-busiest airport and partly onto a highway while landing on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing at least four people.


Approaching comet may outshine the moon

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 03:04 AM PST

A comet blazing toward Earth could outshine the full moon when it passes by at the end of next year - if it survives its close encounter with the sun.


Toxic cough syrup kills 16 in Pakistan: officials

Posted: 29 Dec 2012 02:06 AM PST

At least 16 people, mostly drug addicts seeking a fix, have died after drinking toxic cough syrup in an eastern Pakistani city, officials said on Saturday.


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