Aljazeera.com | Magnitude-7.8 quake hits Iran, Pakistan; dozens killed - USA Today USA TODAY TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials — for the second time in less than a week ... Quake kills 34, injures 80 in Pakistan, sources say Dozens reportedly killed after massive earthquake hits Iran-Pakistan border Pakistan bears brunt of Iranian earthquake, 35 killed |
CBS News | Quake hits Iran, Pakistan; dozens killed CBS News TEHRAN, Iran An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials — for the second time in less than a week — to ... |
ABC News | Pakistan's Musharraf Disqualified From Election ABC News High court judges disqualified former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday from running in the parliamentary election, likely ending any hope of a political comeback. The ruling was the latest blow for Musharraf, who has faced paltry ... Musharraf barred from Pakistan elections Pakistan Court Bars Musharraf From Elections Pakistan's Musharraf barred from May polls |
BBC News | At least nine killed in blast at Pakistan election rally Reuters PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least nine people were killed and more than 50 wounded on Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked an election rally for a party opposed to Pakistan's Taliban movement, police said. The blast struck a gathering called ... Pakistan election rally hit by deadly bomb attack Deadly blast hits Pakistan election rally Suicide bomber kills nine in attack on Pakistan election rally |
ABC News (blog) | Today in Pictures: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, Riot Police in Bahrain ... ABC News (blog) An Afghan refugee boy, right, launches a kite, while other children play nearby, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, April 16, 2013. Pakistan hosts over 1.6 million registered Afghans, the largest and most protracted refugee ... |
New York Daily News | At least 13 dead after major earthquake strikes Iran near Pakistan border New York Daily News A major earthquake centered on a border area of southeast Iran killed at least 13 people in neighboring Pakistan, destroyed hundreds of houses and shook buildings as far away as India and Gulf Arab states on Tuesday. Communications with the area, ... |
The Guardian | 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits near Iran-Pakistan border The Guardian A powerful earthquake has hit the border regions between Iran and Pakistan, with reports of casualties currently confused. Communications to the region near the epicentre, in a remote corner of the south-east of Iran, appear to be cut off. Tremors were ... |
Pakistan's Musharraf disqualified from election - USA Today USA TODAY PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Lawyers say judges have disqualified Pakistan's former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, from running in the upcoming parliamentary election. Musharraf applied to run from four different districts, which is allowed in Pakistan. |
Iran Earthquake News: Tehran Lowers Death Toll, Pakistan Bears Brunt Huffington Post QUETTA, Pakistan, April 16 (Reuters) - A major earthquake centred on a border area of southeast Iran killed at least 13 people in neighbouring Pakistan, destroyed hundreds of houses and shook buildings as far away as India and Gulf Arab states on ... |
U.S. News & World Report | 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Iran-Pakistan Border U.S. News & World Report People evacuate buildings after a major earthquake hit Tuesday in Karachi, Pakistan. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck near the Iran-Pakistan border some 50 miles east of the Iranian city of Khash, according to the United States Geological Survey. |