Category: International

Casualties in Pakistan caused by car bombing A car bomb killed 80 and wounded 200 in Pakistanís city of Peshawar on Wednesday. Militants suspected that this and other attacks from this month are aimed at deterring the public backing for an army offensive against al-Qaeda and Taliban close to the Afghan border.† Secretary of State…

Karzai agrees to new presidential elections Afghan President Hamid Karzai has agreed to hold a second round of elections after allegations of voter fraud revealed the incumbent candidate had received less than 50 percent of the vote.† Karzai and opponent Abdullah Abdullah will face a run-off election on Nov. 7. In the wake of the…

Potential da Vinci painting uncovered Peter Paul Biro, a Montreal-based forensic art expert, stated Tuesday that a fingerprint on what was believed to be a 19th-century German painting of a young woman has led experts to believe it may be a new Leonardo da Vinci work. If correct, this will be the first major work…

Typhoon destroys Southeast Asia A typhoon in Southeast Asia has left hundreds dead and millions of dollars of damage, and citizens in The Philippines and Vietnam are now bracing for the second round of destruction. Typhoon Ketsana poured over a monthís worth of average rainfall in one day last week in Manila, flooding 80 percent…

General requests more troops for Afghanistan In a report to President Barack Obama, United States Army General Stanley† McChrystal urged that the U.S. either send more troops to Afghanistan or narrow the mission to targeting terrorists. McChrystal told the Washington Post that success with the current mission requires overcoming the ìcrisis of confidence” Afghans have…