6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India

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• 6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India
• Afghanistan: Blast kills 7 civilians after raid
• Roadside bomb kills 14 Pakistani soldiers
• Afghanistan: Blast kills 7 civilians in east
• Pakistani troops killed in bombing up to 14
• Roadside bomb kills 6 soldiers in Pakistan
• Indian rape victim's mother urges death penalty
• Air pollution in Beijing goes off the index
• Pakistan, India seek to ease tension over Kashmir

6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:49 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws.

Afghanistan: Blast kills 7 civilians after raid Posted: 13 Jan 2013 06:10 AM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion Sunday killed seven Afghan villagers as they tried to pull bodies of dead insurgents from the rubble of a village mosque after a night raid by NATO and Afghan troops, officials said. Four insurgents and an Afghan soldier were also reported killed in the operation.

Roadside bomb kills 14 Pakistani soldiers Posted: 13 Jan 2013 05:34 AM PST DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb hit a Pakistani army convoy Sunday in a mountainous militant stronghold in the northwest, killing 14 soldiers, one of the deadliest attacks against the army in that sector, intelligence officials said.

Afghanistan: Blast kills 7 civilians in east Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:31 AM PST KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion killed seven Afghan villagers Sunday as they tried to pull bodies of insurgents killed from the rubble of a village mosque after a night raid by NATO and Afghan troops in the country's east, officials said. Four insurgents and an Afghan soldier were also reported to have been killed.

Pakistani troops killed in bombing up to 14 Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:19 AM PST DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Intelligence officials say the number of Pakistani soldiers killed in a roadside bombing of an army convoy in the northwest has risen to 14.

Roadside bomb kills 6 soldiers in Pakistan Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:40 AM PST DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Intelligence officials say a roadside bomb hit an army convoy in a troubled area of northwest Pakistan, killing six soldiers.

Indian rape victim's mother urges death penalty Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:27 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — The mother of a 23-year-old student who died after being brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in the Indian capital says all six suspects, including one believed to be a juvenile, deserve to die.

Air pollution in Beijing goes off the index Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:03 AM PST BEIJING (AP) — People refused to venture outdoors and buildings disappeared into Beijing's murky skyline on Sunday as the air quality in China's notoriously polluted capital went off the index.

Pakistan, India seek to ease tension over Kashmir Posted: 12 Jan 2013 10:55 AM PST ISLAMABAD (AP) — Despite the worst bout of violence in years along the disputed Kashmir border, Pakistani and Indian officials have kept tension from spiraling out of control. It's an example of just how far the archenemies have come since relations were shattered by the 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

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