Counter-insurgency strategy ineffective, Afghan president says
Kabul – Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday criticized the international forces’ strategy in Afghanistan, saying that the counter-insurgency strategy was ineffective.
Suicide blast kills Tajik policeman, wounds 25
A suicide car bomb blast tore through police offices in Tajikistan’s second-largest city Friday, killing one policeman and injuring 25 people, local officials said.
Suicide bomber kills 42 at Shiite rally in Pakistan
At least 42 people were killed on Friday in a suicide bombing targeting a Shiite Muslim rally in Pakistan’s southwest city of Quetta, the latest in a string of sectarian attacks.
Tigers notes, quotes from Thursday’s win over Twins
Catcher Gerald Laird, who had entered the game to sacrifice in the 11th, homered with the bases empty in the 13th to give the Tigers the win.
Tigers report: Roster
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India’s Maoists execute police hostage
Indian Maoist rebels in the east of the country executed a captured policeman and threatened to kill three others as they stepped up their demands on Friday for the release of eight prisoners.
India’s Maoists spark hostage drama
Indian Maoist rebels in the east of the country threatened to kill three captured policemen on Friday unless the local government agreed to release seven left-wing prisoners.
Suicide blast rips through Pakistan city, 43 dead
A suicide bomber struck a rally in the Pakistani city of Quetta Friday, killing up to 43 people in the second major attack this week, piling pressure on a government struggling with a flood crisis.
Suicide blast at Tajikistan police base, 25 hurt
A suicide bomber in an explosives-packed car wounded at least 25 police officers in an attack on their base in Tajikistan Friday that left the building in flames, interior ministry officials said.
