Death toll in Iraq suicide bombings rises to 17

BAGHDAD: Two suicide car bombers targeting a government compound in the Iraqi town of Ramadi killed at least 17 people and wounded 47 on Monday, a police official said.

“The death toll has risen to 17, most of them police officers, and 47 people have been wounded,” he said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He said most of the wounded were in serious condition.

He said rescue operations were continuing.

Ramadi is 100 km (60 miles) west of Baghdad. AGENCIES

Asian stocks mixed on worries over US recovery

TOKYO: Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Monday as a disappointing U.

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Dhoni weds childhood friend Sakshi Rawat

DEHRADUN: Indian cricket captain Dhoni married Sakshi Rawat at a private ceremony in Dehradun on Sunday, in what became one of the most talked-about marriages in India in recent times.

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Pakistan, Australia first T20 today

BIRMINGHAM: The first Twenty20 International of the series between Pakistan and Australia will be played here at the Edgbaston today.

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13 injured in Dir Scouts base suicide attack

DIR: A suicide car bomber shot at guards and detonated his explosives at the gate of a paramilitary base in Lower Dir injuring 13 security men before dawn on Monday.

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Six international soldiers killed in Kabul attack: NATO

KABUL: Six international soldiers were killed and several wounded when a suicide car bomb attacked near a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, the US-led force said.

Army fully capable to combat challenges: Kayani

Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Tuesday said that Armed Forces are fully capable to combat both internal and external challenges facing the country, on Tuesday.
According to ISPR press release, the COAS while lauding the role of Army in Malakand Operation during his address at Formation Commanders Conference, congratulated the soldiers for completing one-year training. The participants were also briefed about the internal and external security situation of the country.
On this occasion, he congratulated the Pak Army for conducting the largest ever military drills Azm-e-Nau III.

20 killed as bomber struck NATO forces in Kabul

A suicide car bomb targeted NATO troops in Kabul on Tuesday, killing up to 20 people near parliament in one of the deadliest strikes on Kabul in more than a year.
The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.The NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed one of its convoys had been hit and said a casualty assessment was underway. An ISAF convoy was hit. At the moment we’re trying to confirm the number of ISAF casualties, spokesman Lieutenant Commander Iain Baxter told reporters. Children and women were also among the dead and wounded.

Taliban claim Kabul suicide attack

KANDAHAR: The Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide car bomb targeting NATO forces in Afghan capital Kabul which authorities said killed more than 20 civilians.

Suicide car bomber attacks in Kabul

KABUL: Afghan police say a suicide car bomber has attacked in the western part of the capital, Kabul. Abdul Ghafor Sayedzada, chief of criminal investigation for the Kabul police, said Tuesday that initial reports of the blast indicate that U.S. vehicles were targeted. But the area of the explosion also is home to Afghan government buildings.

Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary also confirmed the blast, saying it was near the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water.

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