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Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Shi'ite Rally Kills 43

By VOA NEWS September 3, 2010 @ 12:29pm

Pakistani officials say a suicide bombing killed at least 43 people Friday in the second attack on the country's Shi'ite minority this week.

The blast wounded more than 80 others in the southwestern city of Quetta.  The suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a Shi'ite rally expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

 

Iran Blasts Israeli-Palestinian Talks

By VOA NEWS September 3, 2010 @ 12:26pm

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticized the relaunched direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, saying the talks are doomed to fail.

Mr. Ahmadinejad said Friday that only Palestinians can decide their fate - not Western powers.  He said resistance was the only way for Palestinians to secure their rights.
 

Pakistani Taliban designated a terrorist group by US

By The Christian Science Monitor September 3, 2010 @ 8:30am

The US has officially classified Tehreek-e-Taliban – better known as the Pakistani Taliban – as a terrorist organization, a move that will allow it to expand its campaign against the militant group beyond CIA drone strikes, the State Department announced Wednesday.

The new designation will enable the State and Justice departments to freeze the group’s financial holdings, criminalizes funding or supporting the group, and bars any known members from entering the US, reports Pakistan's Daily Times.

 

US Defense Secretary Visits Afghan Taliban Birthplace

By VOA NEWS September 3, 2010 @ 8:07am

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday visited U.S. troops in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the spiritual homeland of the Taliban and the center of the latest U.S. efforts to oust Islamic militants.

Gates met with about 100 soldiers at a U.S. military base near Kandahar City, saying their success in the area will make a difference to NATO's campaign to secure the region.  He offered condolences to the troops for the recent loss of eight comrades in insurgent attacks and warned there will be more tough days ahead.
 

Bernanke: Tough Rules, Enforcement Needed to Prevent New Financial Crisis

By VOA NEWS September 2, 2010 @ 1:11pm

The head of the U.S. central bank says the bank will strictly enforce new rules to prevent another financial crisis like the one that has disrupted the global economy for the past two years.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in Washington on Thursday.