Suicide bombers have targeted the Indian consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing at least nine civilians. Three bombers drove up in a car before detonating their explosives, police said. Gunfire was heard for an hour after the blast which took place at 10:00 local time (06:30 GMT). Most of the victims were from a nearby mosque. Indian officials say none of their citizens were hurt. At least 23 people, among them children, were injured in the Jalalabad attack, according to the police. Deputy police chief of Nangarhar province Masum Khan Hashimi said the blast, close to a mosque, had been a failed attempt to attack the Indian consulate. Also, an eyewitness told the BBC that one of the suspected bombers asked him directions to the consulate immediately before the attack. Mr Hashimi said two of the attackers wearing vests laden with explosives got out of the car and were immediately fired upon by police.
Stomach bug in 2 states linked to Mexican farm
WASHINGTON (AP) — An outbreak of stomach illnesses in Iowa and Nebraska has been linked to salad mix served at local Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants and supplied by a Mexican farm. The outbreak of cyclospora infections has sickened more than 400 people in 16 states. The Food and Drug Administration says it is still working to determine whether the salad mix is the source of illnesses in the other 14 states.
Dynamism of French-Pakistani Friendship
PHILIPPE THIEBAUD
2013 is an important year in the history of Pakistan; the France-Pakistan bilateral relationship is rich and diversified; it also covers the education and science fields
Ambassador France Gives Special Message to Centreline & DNA
Brazil to give 5 year multi visa to Pak businessmen: Alfredo Leoni
ISLAMABAD, JULY 30 (DNA) – The ambassador of Brazil Alferdo Leoni said on Wednesday his country had announced special visa regime for Pakistani businessmen and from now onwards they will get 5 years multiple visa. The Ambassador of Brazil to Pakistan, Alfredo Leoni, announced on a press conference on Wednesday, the confirmation of the granting of 5 year multiple entry Visa for Pakistani businesspeople going for business in Brazil.
Violence in Quetta: Hanoz Dilli Dur Ast?
By: Y.A. Turi
The entire Pakistani nation is deeply touched by the recent terrorist attacks in Balochistan, especially the desecration of Jinnah’s Residence in Ziarat. However, there is little or no consensus on what needs to be done at this critical juncture of our history.
Why Cuba celebrates July 26
Noel Manzanares Blanco –
July 26, 1953 marked the continuation of the Necessary War conceived by José Martí, as Fidel Castro started the engine of what would become the victory of January 1, 1959.Amid the darkness brought in Cuba by the tyranny, established on the coup d’état of March 10, 1952, the novel ideas of Fidel Castro Ruz found a significant time on July 26, 1953. That day, two different assaults occurred simultaneously in two eastern barracks one in Santiago de Cuba (Guillermón Moncada), and the other in Bayamo (Carlos M. de Cespedes).
An Opening in Iran
By Cliff Kupchan
When Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rouhani takes office on Aug. 3, he will probably bring moderation to at least some aspects of Iranian nuclear policy. It would be tragic if Rouhani’s ascent becomes yet another missed opportunity in the U.S.-Iran saga.
US and China: The Fight for Latin America
According to Robert Valencia, China is vying for greater economic influence in Latin America, to include possibly constructing and operating an alternative ‘Panama Canal’ through Nicaragua. One unanticipated consequence of this burgeoning US-China rivalry, Valencia observes, is that it might push Latin American countries closer together.
By Robert Valencia for World Policy Institute
Pakistan can benefit from Austrian renewable energy expertise
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 11(DNA) –Ambassador of Austria Axel Wech said on Tuesday promotion of cultural as well as trade ties between Austria and Pakistan was his top most priority.Addressing a press conference here at his residence on the occasion of opening of Austria Food Festival in Pakistan, the ambassador said, both countries have maintained friendly and friction free relations over the years.
Lessons from Abbottabad
Imtiaz Gul
Osama Bin Laden’s escape from the Tora Bora mountains in Eastern Afghanistan in December 2001 to his last refuge in Abbottabad raised many questions. Some of them have been answered by the Abbottabad Commission, whose report was leaked to Al Jazeera last week, but others are still open. How was the world’s most wanted person living in that same house for all those years undetected? Why did Bin Laden fascinate certain people and groups in Pakistan who blew holes in the security apparatus to protect him and his family for so long? Who from within the security establishment provided him safety despite Dr Ayman al Zawahiri’s calls for Pakistani civilians and soldiers to revolt against the government.
