Thursday, January 10, 2008

Blast outside Lahore high court kills 20

By IANS

Lahore : At least 20 people, mostly policemen, were killed and scores injured here Thursday when a powerful blast rocked the high court building near the busy Mall Road area, Pakistan's second major terror attack in less than two weeks.

By Xinhua

Ramallah : U.S. President George W. Bush arrived here on Thursday morning and held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at al-Muqara'a, headquarters of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) in Ramallah.

By IANS

Lahore : At least 13 people were killed and many injured here Thursday in a powerful blast outside the high court building, the second major terror attack to rock Pakistan in less than two weeks.

Television channels reported that the toll could go up. Mangled cars and blood lay spattered around the blast site near the busy Mall Road area.

By KUNA

Gaza : US President George W. Bush arrived in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Thursday for scheduled talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, it was officially declared.

By KUNA

Gaza : The Palestinian Authority (PA) on Thursday highlighted the importance of the talks due on Thursday in Ramallah between President Mahmoud Abbas and US President George W. Bush for the Middle East peace process.

By Amena Khokhar, KUNA

Islamabad : At least 17 persons including 15 policemen were killed and over 70 critically wounded in a suicide blast in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday, police said.

By KUNA

Islamabad : At least ten persons including seven policemen were killed and over a dozen critically wounded in a suicide blast in an eastern Pakistani city on Thursday, said police.

By KUNA

Gaza : Gunmen burst into building of the American School in the north of Gaza early on Thursday and opened fire in it before disappearing, according to local radio stations.

By KUNA

Kabul : A NATO soldier was killed and another sustained injuries in a roadside bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan, the military said on Thursday.

A statement issued by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters said the soldiers' vehicle was involved in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan yesterday.

By KUNA

Ramallah : US President Bush and Olmet said they discussed the Iranian nuclear program and exchanged views over it.

Bush said Iran has been threatening international peace and the international community must stop it.

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