A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed vehicle into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing two policemen and one civilian, according to police officials. Three people were killed and more than 20 injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed a van packed with explosives into a police station in northwest Pakistan, police said. "The attacker detonated his pick-up van at the gate of ... Read More

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban militants claimed credit for a series of bombings that hit central Kabul early Friday, saying they were intended to force the U.S. and its allies to withdraw their militaries from Afghanistan . At least 16 people were killed in the explosions, which targeted two guesthouses primarily used by foreigners. Among the dead were at least six Indians, an Italian diplomat and a French documentary filmmaker. "Our aim ... Read More

A Pakistani court on Friday barred the government from sending captured Afghan Taliban leaders abroad, a day after Afghanistan said Pakistan had agreed in principle to hand over a militant commander. Pakistan has captured at least four top Taliban members in recent weeks, including the No. 2 leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. Afghanistan said Thursday that Pakistan had agreed to hand over Mullah Baradar. But an Islamist activist filed a ... Read More

Saturday, February 27, 2010 A coordinated car bombing and suicide attack early Friday, which killed at least 16 people and targeted a hotel, shopping mall and guesthouse in central Kabul, underscores the shifting tactics of Taliban insurgents and their keen understanding of geopolitical implications. The three assailants struck at 6:30 a.m. on Friday - the first day of the Afghan weekend, when few people are on the street - in the prosperous ... Read More

New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned the Taliban for the 'senseless disregard' of human lives in the bomb attacks in Kabul that killed a least 17 people. Ban said in a statement that he 'strongly condemns' the attacks that took place in Kabul Friday and for which the Taliban claimed responsibility. The attacks killed and injured Afghans as well as foreigners in a hotel and ... Read More

Posted : Sat, 27 Feb 2010 New Delhi - India on Saturday sent a special aircraft to Afghanistan to bring the back the bodies of nine Indians, including two army officers, who were killed in suicide attacks in Kabul. The Indian victims were among 17 killed in Taliban attacks on a guesthouse and a hotel in downtown Kabul on Friday. A Boeing 737-200 aircraft took off from New Delhi ... Read More

Saturday 27th February, 2010 The World Cup clash between India and Pakistan Sunday is as good as the final for hockey buffs in the subcontinent. A clash between sporting teams of the two countries is not just a test of skill. It is a war of nerves and it will not be any different when they fight it out under the hi-tech floodlights at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here Sunday with ... Read More

Posted On: 27-Feb-2010 New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India is ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan in an atmosphere free from terrorism as there is no alternative to dialogue to resolve the issues that divide the two countries. In an interview with Saudi journalists prior to his departure to Saudi Arabia later today on a three-day visit, the Prime Minister, however, underscored that the primary issue was ... Read More

February 27, 2010 Though Pakistan fears that a repeat of the Mumbai attacks could be "very dangerous" to it, there is relatively little shift in its attitude towards India which it views as a "threat", a noted US scholar has said. Dan Markey of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Washington-based think tank, was recently in Pakistan, where he met top officials of the country. "We did actually have a ... Read More

February 27, 2010 The latest Taliban suicide attacks in Kabul that killed up to nine Indians could be an attempt to "provoke" India into some kind of response in Afghanistan, which may "complicate" Pakistan's strategy on the war-torn country, according to a leading US think tank. The attacks against Indian embassy workers' residences on Friday were the deadliest India has experienced since 2001, Stratfor said in a news analysis. "By going ... Read More

AHMEDABAD, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final one-day international against India on Saturday. India, who have already taken a 2-0 winning lead in the series, handed debuts to opener Murali Vijay and medium-pacer Abhimanyu Mithun apart from recalling batsman Rohit Sharma. Record-breaking batsman Sachin Tendulkar and fellow opener Virender Sehwag have been rested for the match. South Africa, grappling with ... Read More

Saturday, February 27, 2010 Pakistani officials visit a police station attacked by an alleged suicide bomber in Karak, Pakistan on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. A suicide car bomber attacked a police station Saturday in northwest Pakistan, killing four people and wounding about two dozen, underscoring the relentless security threat to this Islamic nation. A suicide car bomber attacked a police station Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, killing four people and wounding about two ... Read More