Sunday, October 14, 2012

Thousands rally for Pakistani girl shot by Taliban

Thousands rally for Pakistani girl shot by Taliban

Thousands rally for Pakistani girl shot by Taliban

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Supporters of Pakistani political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), attend a rally to condemn the attack on 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot last Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Tens of thousands rallied in Pakistan's largest city Sunday in support of a 14-year-old girl who was shot and critically wounded by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticizing the militant group. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Tens of thousands rallied in Pakistan's largest city Sunday in the biggest show of support yet for a 14-year-old girl who was shot and seriously wounded by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticizing the militant group.

Afghan government burns 24 tons of illegal drugs

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:33 AM PDT

An Afghan counternarcotic policeman (CNPA) secures the area as 25 tons of drugs and drug-making gear are burned on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. The 25 tons of drugs and paraphernalia where confiscated over the past nine months in the Kabul area. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)Afghan counternarcotics police poured gasoline on more than 24 tons of narcotics and other illegal substances, then set the pile ablaze on the outskirts of Kabul on Sunday, officials said.

UAE to send air ambulance for girl shot by Taliban

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 01:10 AM PDT

A Pakistani boy holds up a picture of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot last Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, while he and other schoolchildren attend a protest condemning the attack, in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)The United Arab Emirates plans to send a specialized aircraft to serve as an ambulance for a 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban in case doctors decide to send her abroad for treatment, a Pakistani official said Sunday.

Afghan president asks Pakistan to fight extremism

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 12:11 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has written letters to top political and religious leaders in Pakistan, denouncing the Taliban attack on a Pakistani teenager who is promoting girls' education and asking them to help battle extremism in both countries.

Bernanke: Fed policies to help emerging markets

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 09:50 PM PDT

Chairman Ben Bernanke is rejecting arguments that the Federal Reserve's bold moves to bolster U.S. job growth could have unwanted consequences in emerging market countries.

Blasts in southern Afghanistan kill 9

Posted: 13 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT

Afghan National Police officers waiting for new recruits at the Police registration office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. International observers worry that the Afghan police will not be able to maintain security after NATO and US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up at a local intelligence office in southern Afghanistan, in the deadliest of three attacks that left at least nine people dead on Saturday, officials said.
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