Police: Bomb kills 24 in northwest Pakistan market
USA Today - 54 minutes agoA suspected car bomb exploded just outside a crowded market in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 20 people and wounding 55, police said.
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Suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan
The Standard-Times - Tue Nov 10, 12:17 am ETPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated explosives near a group of police in northwest Pakistan's main city of Peshawar on Monday, killing three people, police said.
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Prices take shine off Pakistan weddings
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 6:53 pm ETPakistan's traditionally lavish weddings have lost their sparkle this matrimonial season thanks to rising prices of gold and festive essentials in a limping economy overshadowed by Taliban attacks.
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Japan plans additional $5 billion for Afghanistan
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 9:34 am ETJapan on Tuesday announced $5 billion in fresh aid to Afghanistan even as it plans to bring home refueling ships supporting U.S.-led forces there. The pledge comes just days before President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks that are sure to focus on the countries' military alliance.
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Bomber Kills 3 Near Group of Police in Pakistan
Fox News - Mon Nov 9, 4:52 am ETA homicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated his explosives near a group of police constables in northwest Pakistan's main city of Peshawar on Monday, killing three people, police said.
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Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 8:37 am ETPakistani Taliban militants vowed to fight a tough, protracted guerrilla war against the army on Tuesday as a suicide car-bomber killed up to 20 people in a northwestern town, police said.
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The Starting Point: Pirates, poker champs and dress codes
The Yahoo! Newsroom via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 8:26 am ETThe Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 836
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 9:10 pm ETAs of Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at least 836 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EST.
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North Sider's videos linked to death plot
Chicago Sun-Times - Tue Nov 10, 6:41 am ETTwo al-Qaida DVDs found at the home of a North Side man are evidence of his involvement in a plot to kill a Danish newspaper cartoonist, federal prosecutors say. One of the DVDs found at Tahawwur Rana's home features Osama bin Laden and is a testimonial to four jihadi "martyrs," according to a new prosecution court filing. "It is quite clear that the planned Copenhagen attack involved and was ...
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At Least Five People Killed, 12 Injured in Charsadda Explosion
Bloomberg - Tue Nov 10, 7:36 am ETNov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- At least five people were killed and 12 were injured in an explosion in Pakistan’s northwestern town of Charsadda, according to the nation’s biggest ambulance service.
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Police say suicide bomber kills 3 in Pakistan
Deseret News - Mon Nov 9, 11:35 am ETPESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber in a rickshaw detonated his explosives near a group of policemen in northwest...
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Second Suicide Bombing in Two Days Strikes Pakistan’s Peshawar
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 2:21 am ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A suspected suicide bomber struck a police post in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least three people in the second attack there in two days.
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CNN - At Least 15 Dead In Pakistan Traffic Blast
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Tue Nov 10, 7:59 am ETAn Explosion On Tuesday Struck A Congested Traffic Circle Outside Peshawar, Killing At Least 10 And Injuring 30 Others, Police Officials Said.
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Pakistan Police Prevent Islamabad Attack; 12 Killed in Peshawar
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 9, 12:49 am ETNov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan police killed a suspected terrorist planning an attack in the capital, Islamabad, as at least 12 people died in a suicide bombing in the northeastern city of Peshawar.
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CORRECTED: Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 4:30 am ETPakistani Taliban have started a guerrilla war against the army and will wage a tough, protracted fight in the insurgents' South Waziristan stronghold, a Taliban spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Pakistan bomb kills anti-Taliban mayor, 11 others
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 1:19 pm ETA suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in a market in northwest Pakistan crowded with shoppers ahead of a Muslim holiday, killing 12 people, including a mayor who once supported but had turned against the Taliban, officials said.
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