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| Goodbye 2009! World ready for a more hopeful 2010 PARIS (AP) -- Fireworks exploded over Sydney's famous bridge and the Eiffel Tower prepared for its own colored-light spectacle as the world celebrated a New Year that many hope will be more prosperous and peaceful than 2009.... hosted.ap.org |
Karachi blast kills suspected militants At least eight killed in apparently accidental explosion of suicide vest stored at house in Taliban strongholdAt least eight suspected militants were killed today in a blast apparently caused by an exploding suicide vest stored at a house in Pakistan's commercial capital, Karachi.Police believe the explosives went off accidentally in the house in Baldia, a poor, mostly ethnic Pashtun neighbourhood and suspected Taliban stronghold. TV footage showed police seizing guns, suicide vests and grenades from the site.Senior police official Raja Omar Khatab said the blast may have been caused by a jacket loaded with explosives that is used by suicide attackers. Police found militant literature, but it was unclear which group the militants were affiliated with, he said.Rehman Malik, the interior minister, said some people from the Swat valley, where the army launched an offensive against militants last year, were believed to have been staying at the house with guests.A resident who rushed to the scene just after the explosion said some of the dead men were wearing camouflage jackets. He said the men moved into the house about three months ago.The blast destroyed the house and weapons were found in the rubble, the chief of police in Karachi, Waseem Ahmed, told Reuters."Police have recovered one Kalashnikov rifle and two hand grenades," Ahmed told Reuters. "We have also taken into custody two suspects who were injured in the blast."Karachi has largely been free of militant violence over the past couple of years, but there are fears that Pakistan's largest city will increasingly become a target after a bomb attack on a Shia Muslim procession last week which killed 43 people. Riots followed the attack, with people setting fire to the country's largest wholesale market. The blaze burned for more than two days and destroyed thousands of shops.The city has largely been spared the Taliban-linked violence that has struck much of the rest of the country, because of the group's tendency to use it as a place to rest and raise money, analysts say.Meanwhile, a group of US senators who are visiting Pakistan, have voiced their support for US missile strikes on Pakistani territory that have caused resentment among Pakistanis. Senator John McCain, a former Republican presidential candidate, and senator Joseph Lieberman, a Democrat turned independent, met the president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zarda, yesterday after visiting Afghanistan.Zardari told the senators that Pakistan should be given the drone technology itself, and urged that "US actions should remain on the Afghan side of the border" according to a statement from his office.He also pushed the US to speed up its delivery of financial aid.PakistanGlobal terrorismTalibanMark Tranguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Top 10 Deadliest Earthquakes A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the capital of Haiti Jan. 12, and thousands are presumed dead. Here's a look at some of the most unforgiving earthquakes in history feedproxy.google.com |
Q & A: How to Rebuild Haiti Stronger Can a country battered by disaster turn a tragedy into a transformative moment? feedproxy.google.com |
Davos Security Chief Dies The World Economic Forum's chief of security, Markus Reinhardt, was found dead in his hotel room Tuesday, Swiss officials said. online.wsj.com |