Saturday, September 8, 2012

Pakistan blasphemy girl in dramatic prison release by helicopter

Pakistan blasphemy girl in dramatic prison release by helicopter


Pakistan blasphemy girl in dramatic prison release by helicopter

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 09:54 PM PDT

A Pakistani military helicopter plucked a young Christian girl accused of blasphemy from a prison yard on Saturday and flew her to a secret location after she was granted bail.


Oscar Pistorius ends Paralympic Games with first individual gold

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 08:28 PM PDT

At the very end of a groundbreaking dual-games summer, Oscar Pistorius was victorious at last in an individual sprint in London.


Russia rebuffs Clinton on Syria, Iran penalties

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:26 AM PDT

Russia today soundly rejected US calls for increased pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to relinquish power.


Moderately strong quake hits eastern Indonesia

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:23 AM PDT

A moderately strong earthquake has hit eastern Indonesia, causing panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. No tsunami warning was issued.


Canada breaks off relations with Iran

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:22 AM PDT

Canada closed its Tehran embassy on Friday and ordered Iranian diplomats be expelled, in a damning severance of ties in which it accused the Islamic Republic of being the biggest threat to world peace...


Obama says US not a nation in decline

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 11:13 AM PDT

President Barack Obama on Saturday pronounced Republicans "dead wrong" in calling America a country in decline, offering a rebuttal to the "naysayers" who drew attention to the nation's staggering deb...


Pakistan Christian 'blasphemy' girl freed from jail

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 06:06 AM PDT

A young Christian girl accused of burning pages of Islam's holy book was freed Saturday from a jail near the capital where she had been held for three weeks, a Pakistani jail official said.


China warns Japan over disputed islands

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 03:38 AM PDT

Foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said China was determined "to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity". "Japan should take concrete actions to meet the Chinese side halfway to re...


No plans to designate Pak a state sponsor of terrorism: US

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 02:50 AM PDT

There is no move by the US to begin the process of designating Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, officials said, after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton informed the Congress that the Haqqani...


Six killed in suicide attack outside NATO headquarters in Kabul

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 01:15 AM PDT

A suicide bomber struck outside NATO headquarters in Kabul on Saturday killing six street children. The attack comes a day after the United States moved to blacklist the Haqqani faction as a terrorist...


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