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Pakistan guards die escorting Spain cyclist Javier Colorado - BBC News Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:55:46 GMT

BBC News

Pakistan guards die escorting Spain cyclist Javier Colorado BBC News Gunmen have shot dead at least six guards who were escorting a Spanish cyclist through Pakistan's volatile Balochistan province. They were about 50km (31 miles) west of the provincial capital Quetta, in the district of Mastung, when they were ambushed. Six Pakistani police officers are shot dead protecting Spanish cyclistThe Guardian 6 of Spanish cyclist's 12 guards killed in PakistanMSN News At least six Pakistan police officers killed protecting Spanish cyclistABC Online Reuters -NBCNews.com (blog) all 327 news articles »

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Polio vaccination workers gunned down in Pakistan, others feared kidnapped - NBCNews.com Wed, 22 Jan 2014 17:35:56 GMT

BBC News

Polio vaccination workers gunned down in Pakistan, others feared kidnapped NBCNews.com PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A deadly day of violence against Pakistani polio workers saw three killed, a further four shot and two more groups feared kidnapped, a World Health Organization official told NBC News. Armed men gunned down one group in the ... Pakistan bombing is latest in wave of attacks on polio workersLos Angeles Times Violence hampers polio eradication in PakistanDeutsche Welle Pakistan's Polio Crisis Poses Wider ThreatWall Street Journal BBC News -Al Jazeera America -New York Times (blog) all 225 news articles »

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Asia Pacific|Pakistan Goes After Militants in Northwest - New York Times Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:33:59 GMT

Voice of America

Asia Pacific|Pakistan Goes After Militants in Northwest New York Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani jets pounded suspected militant hide-outs in North Waziristan on Monday night for the first time in years, signaling that the government was prepared to take the fight to the center of the insurgency that has racked ... Pakistan: Waziristan Strikes Are Not Start of OffensiveVoice of America Deadly Pakistani airstrikes target militants believed responsible for recent ...Washington Post 'Germans among the dead' in Pakistan air raid on extremistsDeutsche Welle Los Angeles Times -CNN -BBC News all 1,158 news articles »

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Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sharjah, 5th day - ESPNcricinfo.com Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:45:37 GMT

Yahoo Eurosport UK

Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sharjah, 5th day ESPNcricinfo.com Pakistan required only 53 runs from the final 60 balls of the match and had six wickets in hand. Sri Lanka routinely placed at least seven - but up to nine - fielders on the fence during those overs, with Pakistan hitting 41 runs via singles, twos and ... Cricket: Whatmore says Pakistan tenure ends 'on a happy note'Lanka Business Online Pakistan looking for national coach, 2 assistantsNew Zealand Herald Cricket - Pakistan look for new coaching teamYahoo Eurosport UK DAWN.com -NDTVSports.com -BBC Sport all 526 news articles »

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Bomb hits Pakistan police patrol - Aljazeera.com Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:16:44 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Bomb hits Pakistan police patrol Aljazeera.com The Pakistani Taliban, other armed groups and al-Qaeda-linked networks all have strongholds in the country's northwest, particularly in the semi-autonomous areas on the Afghan border. Earlier in the week, a suicide attack on Monday in a market next to ... Five policemen, child killed in Pakistan blastTimes of India Seven killed in Pakistan bomb blastIndia Today Gunmen kill 6 police escorting Spanish cyclistAlbany Times Union Peninsula On-line -Daily News & Analysis all 64 news articles »

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Lawmakers tie Pakistani aid to release of hero doctor - Fox News Wed, 22 Jan 2014 08:17:32 GMT

Geo News, Pakistan

Lawmakers tie Pakistani aid to release of hero doctor Fox News Lawmakers are attaching some strings to $33 million in aid to Pakistan, making the funds contingent on freeing the doctor who helped the CIA find Usama bin Laden. The GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee inserted language that appears to ... Pakistan dismayed over $33 million withheld over Dr. AfridiThe Hindu all 40 news articles »

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Pakistan Attacks Kill 13 as Violence Surges - ABC News Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:55:40 GMT

Pakistan Attacks Kill 13 as Violence Surges ABC News Gunmen opened fire on Pakistani police escorting a Spanish cyclist through a volatile province Wednesday, killing six officers, while a bomb targeting a polio vaccination team killed seven people in the northwest. The pair of attacks in two different ...

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Andrew Forrest strikes cheap coal deal to end Pakistan slavery - The Australian Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:24:30 GMT

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Andrew Forrest strikes cheap coal deal to end Pakistan slavery The Australian AUSTRALIAN mining billionaire and philanthropist, Andrew Forrest, has struck an informal deal with Pakistan to do away with more than two million slaves in return for a chance to convert billions of tonnes of cheap coal into much needed energy. Twiggy and Pakistan in anti-slavery dealYahoo!7 News Mining magnate Andrew Forrest announces coal conversion deal to free 2.5m ...ABC Online all 9 news articles »

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Militant Islamists have once again attacked minority Shiites in Pakistan's ... - Deutsche Welle Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:54:19 GMT

Militant Islamists have once again attacked minority Shiites in Pakistan's ... Deutsche Welle A passenger bus was carrying 51 Shiite pilgrims from Iran to Pakistan's western Balochistan province when it was hit by a bomb on Tuesday, January 21. Authorities confirmed 22 deaths in the attack, which took place in the Mastung district near the ...

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Pakistan police killed protecting cyclist - TVNZ Wed, 22 Jan 2014 18:58:11 GMT

Pakistan police killed protecting cyclist TVNZ Six Pakistani police officers have been killed while escorting a Spanish tourist as he cycled through the highly volatile southwestern province of Baluchistan. The cyclist and his escort of local tribal police were ambushed today in Mastung district ...