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Car bomb hits NATO convoy in Kabul; 6 dead

By AP News Thu, May 16, 2013 12:16PM UTC 0 Comment

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least six people in the explosion and wounding more than 30, police and hospital officials said. A Muslim militant group, Hizb-e-Islami, claimed responsibility for the early morning attack. The powerful explosion rattled buildings on the...

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Abduction, attacks mar run-up to Pakistan election

By AP News Fri, May 10, 2013 10:03AM UTC 0 Comment

Pakistan army troops are seen arriving for election duties in Nowshera, Pakistan, Thursday. Pic: AP.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An especially violent spate of killings, kidnappings and bombings marred the run-up to Pakistan’s nationwide election, capped Thursday by the abduction of the son of a former prime minister as he was rallying supporters on the last day of campaigning before the historic vote. Saturday’s election marks the first time in Pakistan’s...

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Australia: WikiLeaks Senate bid gains momentum

By Rowena Dela Rosa Yoon Mon, Apr 08, 2013 7:05PM UTC 0 Comment

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is still holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, but he has announced his absentee bid for Senate to represent the State of Victoria in the coming September 14 federal poll. The WikiLeaks Party announced Assange’s decision over the weekend following the party ‘s first national council meeting held in Fitzroy, Melbourne. The campaign...

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Rare Afghan fashion show seeks to empower women

By AP News Sat, Feb 09, 2013 1:55PM UTC 0 Comment

An Afghan model wears a dress creation by Shahar Banoo Zeerak, during a fashion show in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Pic: AP.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan models paraded down a candle-lined catwalk Friday as men and women watched from the audience in a restaurant off a muddy street in Kabul. The rare fashion show in this war-weary capital was a small production but a big idea — part of an Afghan group’s efforts to empower women...

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China could prove ultimate winner in Afghanistan

By AP News Sun, Jan 27, 2013 10:04AM UTC 0 Comment

In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 photo, a man leaves a shop that sells Chinese items in Kabul, Afghanistan. China, long a bystander to the bloody conflict in neighboring Afghanistan, is accelerating its involvement as U.S.-led forces prepare to withdraw, attracted by its vast, untapped mineral resources and concerned that post-2014 chaos could fuel its own Islamist insurgents. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

KABUL (AP) — China, long a bystander to the conflict in Afghanistan, is stepping up its involvement as U.S.-led forces prepare to withdraw, attracted by the country’s vast mineral resources but concerned that any post-2014 chaos could embolden Islamist insurgents in its own territory. Cheered on by the U.S. and other Western governments, which see...

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