The most powerful aftershock yet struck Haiti on Wednesday, Jan. 20,shaking more rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets eight days after the country’s capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake. ....more>>
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani fighter jets pounded Taliban hide-outs near the Afghan border yesterday, killing 17 insurgents, local officials said.
The hide-outs were in the village of Mero Bak in the Taliban stronghold of the Lower Orakzai tribal region, said Rasheed Khan, an Orakzai official. The air attack killed nine militants, he added.
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