Crime/Terrorism

Gunmen kidnap 11 people in Iraq

By Xinhua

Baghdad : Unidentified gunmen Saturday kidnapped 11 people who were travelling near a town in the volatile Diyala province, northeast of capital Baghdad, a provincial police source said.

Amitabh Bachchan's office attacked

By Subhash K. Jha, IANS

Mumbai : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's office here was attacked Friday night by unidentified people.

"My bungalow Janak where I've my office on the 13th Road was attacked last night. Four persons in a car threw bottles," an unfazed Bachchan told IANS Saturday.

Three Philippine soldiers killed in clash

By DPA

Davao City (Philippines) : Three soldiers were killed and six wounded Saturday in a clash with Communist rebels in the southern Philippines, a regional army spokesman said.

Major Patrick Cinco said the fighting erupted when an undetermined number of communist guerrillas attacked an army encampment on the outskirts of Davao City, 990 km south of Manila.

Key suspect in student's rape, murder case held

By IANS

Hyderabad : The police have arrested a key suspect in the sensational rape and murder case of a young woman student in Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh.

Ayesha Meeran, 19, a first year student of B. Pharmacy, was killws on the night of Dec 27 in her room at a ladies hostel.

Three civilians killed in Afghanistan blast

By DPA

Kabul : Three people including a woman were killed and five wounded when their vehicle was blown up by a remote-controlled device in southeastern Afghanistan, the police said Saturday.

Another suicide attack kills one in Pakistan

By DPA

Islamabad : At least one person was killed and 20 people were injured Saturday in a suicide attack at a security convoy in northwest Pakistan, even as authorities were probing a bombing that left 42 people dead a day ago at the funeral of a police officer, media reports and official said.

Three civilians killed in Afghan roadside bomb blast

By SPA

Kabul : Three people including a woman were killed and five were wounded when their vehicle was blown up by a remote-controlled device in south-eastern Afghanistan, DPA quoted police sources as saying on Saturday.

Bomber kills security man, injures 17 other people

By IRNA

Islamabad : A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car with a security forces vehicle, killing security personnel and inuring 17 other people in Pakistan's tribal region on Saturday, witnesses said.

The bomber also died in the attack 9 kilometers away from Khar, the headquarters of Bajur tribal region.

One killed, 29 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan

By NNN-APP

Peshawar : One person was killed and 29 others injured when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive laden vehicle in the convoy of the Levies Force at Jar bazaar in Bajaur Agency on Saturday, Political Authorities of the agency confirmed.

1 killed, 29 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan's tribal area

By Xinhua

Islamabad : One person was killed and 29 others were injured Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle in the convoy of the security force in Pakistan's tribal area.

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