Drone attack in northwestern Pakistan kills 6

A suspected U.S. drone flew over Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan and dropped two missiles which killed 6 people and wounded nine on thursday. On Aug. 5th, South Wazirinstan was bombed in a similar fashion and killed...

Oklahoman visitor die in Ontario twister

This is somewhat like going from Florida to New York and being killed by an alligator.Very unusual.  It has been 30 years since a tornado hit this part of Ontario. Oklahoma has sixty to seventy tornadoes a...

Chicago Hospital Worker May have Exposed Hundreds to TB

A resident doctor-in-training working at three Chicago hospitals has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, potentially exposing hundreds of patients and staff. Officials are contacting all who might have been exposed at...

Over 45 Killed In Pakistan's Restive Swat Region

Fighting has intensified in the troubled Swat region of Pakistan after the  government announced that it has adopted a new strategy to crush terrorists in Swat and will establish its writ within weeks in the...

Nato trucks torched in Pakistan

" Peshawar - Pakistani police say suspected militants have killed a policeman and torched 62 trucks at a terminal used to supply Nato and US troops in Afghanistan. Police official Kashif Alam says about 30...

Soon, a neighbourhood watch to detect and report Internet network problems

Researchers at McCormick School say they have devised a way to detect and report Internet network problems, by using crowd sourcing network monitoring."Washington, November 25 : Researchers at the McCormick School...

Separatist billboards

"Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Ahmed Quraishi There is little question that an American-occupied Afghanistan has emerged as the biggest security threat to Pakistan. But you...

30 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

In an intensified battle against suspected militants American forces have  killed 32 people, including three women.  The Sunday death toll resulted from the latest round of a military offensive in the insurgent-infested Bajur tribal region, which borders...

Taliban kidnap 25 police recruits in Pakistan: official

The Taliban has reportedly kidnapped 25 police recruits in Pakistan, in the tribal areas along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan which is largely beyond the government's control."Taliban militants kidnapped 25 police recruits while they were travelling to a training...

Bomb hits Pakistan military truck, up to 14 dead

" A roadside bomb hit a Pakistan air force truck in a northwestern city Tuesday, killing as many as 14 people including a 5-year-old girl in the latest violence in the volatile region.Meanwhile, Pakistani officials said they were investigating whether a...

Family Expected Bernie Mac to Recover

The family of renowned American comedian Bernie Mac, who died Saturday from pneumonia at the age of 50, had expected that he would recover from the illness that had hospitalized him since the middle of July....

Six dead as Pakistani forces destroy militant house

Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a...

Homicide Bomber Kills 16 in Northwestern Iraq

"BAGHDAD —  An Iraqi official says 16 people have been killed and 14 wounded in a homicide bombing in a remote area in northwestern Iraq. The top official in the town of Sinjar says the bomber blew himself up among a crowd of men at a police recruiting...

Alaska Will Sue to Block U.S. Listing of Polar Bears as 'Threatened'

Alaska's government says polar bears aren't a "threatened species," and will sue to block that designation. Gov. Sarah Palin and other officials say that listing would block prime oil and gas development in some...

Unprecedented Locust Plague Hits Afghanistan

"AfghanistanAn UNPRECEDENTED LOCUST PLAGUE has prompted local officials in some areas to offer wheat as a reward to residents for killing the insects. Some 300 tons of locusts have been killed by people in the...

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