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Bus Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 17 Government Employees - New York Times Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:02:04 GMT

New York Times

Bus Bombing in Pakistan Kills at Least 17 Government Employees New York Times PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb exploded on a crowded bus carrying government officials north of Peshawar on Friday, killing 17 people and wounding more than 40 in the second major attack in or near the northwestern Pakistani city in a week. Bus bombing in Pakistan kills 18Washington Post Pakistan government officials' bus hit by bombCBS News Bus blast kills 17 government employees in northwest PakistanReuters The Guardian -Los Angeles Times -BBC News all 94 news articles »

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Pakistan quake toll reaches 515, insurgents hamper aid efforts - Reuters Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:00:53 GMT

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Pakistan quake toll reaches 515, insurgents hamper aid efforts Reuters ARAWAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death toll from an earthquake in southwestern Pakistan has reached 515, a provincial official said Friday, as insurgent attacks threaten relief efforts and survivors complain of lack of shelter from the scorching sun. Pakistan's “Earthquake Island” Seen From SpaceUniverse Today Pakistan earthquake: Appeal as militants hamper rescue effortsBBC News Death toll tops 500 after Pakistan quake; area twice size of New Jersey flattenedNBCNews.com (blog) CNN -Aljazeera.com all 138 news articles »

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Pakistan PM Wants 'New Beginning' With India - ABC News Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:03:13 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Pakistan PM Wants 'New Beginning' With India ABC News Pakistan's prime minister said Friday he looks forward to meeting with India's leader to "make a new beginning" in the relationship between the South Asian nuclear rivals. Nawaz Sharif is set to meet with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday, ... Pakistan's Iran Pipeline to ProceedWall Street Journal US drones violate Pakistan's sovereignty: SharifPress TV Democracy sustained by 'good governance, not promises,' Pakistan's Prime ...UN News Centre USA TODAY -Al Jazeera America all 531 news articles »

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Causes of Pakistan's New Island Revealed - Discovery News Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:23:38 GMT

New York Times

Causes of Pakistan's New Island Revealed Discovery News Geologists with the Pakistan Navy have collected samples from the rocky pile, the Associated Press reported. From pictures and descriptions, many scientists think the mound is a mud volcano, which often erupt after strong earthquakes near the Arabian Sea. Toll in Quake in Pakistan Rises Past 300New York Times Pakistan earthquake victims desperate for helpBBC News Bomb Kills 19 on Government Bus in North PakistanABC News euronews -CBC.ca all 901 news articles »

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Pakistan appeals to militants over earthquake - BBC News Fri, 27 Sep 2013 15:19:39 GMT

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Pakistan appeals to militants over earthquake BBC News Officials in Pakistan have made an appeal to separatist militant groups in the south-western province affected by the deadly earthquake to halt attacks. A spokesman for the Balochistan regional government said insurgent attacks were hampering rescue ...

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Pakistan, Citing Religious and Social Values, Bans LGBT Web Site - New York Times (blog) Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:02:04 GMT

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Pakistan, Citing Religious and Social Values, Bans LGBT Web Site New York Times (blog) The Queer Pakistan Web site was meant to be a virtual refuge for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in a religiously conservative country where homosexuality is illegal. But this week the Web site, queerpk.com, said it was shut down by the ... Pakistan blocks first gay website Queerpk.comBBC News Pakistan's gays in dark after Muslim nation's first gay website blockedCNN Pakistan blocks nation's first gay website, labelling it 'un-Islamic'ABC Online Reuters India -International Business Times AU -Oneindia all 30 news articles »

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Pakistan Bus Bombing Kills 19 - Voice of America Fri, 27 Sep 2013 16:06:35 GMT

Voice of America

Pakistan Bus Bombing Kills 19 Voice of America ISLAMABAD — In Pakistan, a bomb attack against a bus carrying government workers has killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more in the insurgency-hit city of Peshawar. Friday's violence came days after a pair of suicide bombers attacked a ...

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Pakistan quake island off Gwadar 'emits flammable gas' - BBC News Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:52:37 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan quake island off Gwadar 'emits flammable gas' BBC News Barely half an hour after they were jolted by a major earthquake on Tuesday, people of the Pakistani coastal town of Gwadar had another shock when they saw a new island emerge in the sea, just over a kilometre from the shore. A local journalist, Bahram ...

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Bomb blast kills 17 people in northern Pakistan - USA TODAY Fri, 27 Sep 2013 10:39:40 GMT

Bomb blast kills 17 people in northern Pakistan USA TODAY PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A bomb exploded in the back of a bus carrying government employees in northern Pakistan on Friday, killing 17 people and wounding dozens, officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but militants battling ...

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Militants fire rockets at relief helicopter as Pakistan quake death toll hits 349 - NBCNews.com Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:32:36 GMT

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Militants fire rockets at relief helicopter as Pakistan quake death toll hits 349 NBCNews.com By Wajahat S. Khan and Mujeeb Ahmed, NBC News. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Militants fired rockets at a helicopter carrying senior relief aid officials Thursday as the extent of destruction from the strong earthquake in Pakistan became clear. More than 30 ...