141 dead in school assault, Pakistan’s deadliest ever terror attack
The death toll in the Taliban assault Tuesday on a school in northwest Pakistan has reached 141, the army said, making it the country's deadliest ever terror attack.
Malala “heartbroken” by Pakistan school slayings
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012, said she was “heartbroken” by “the senseless and cold blooded” killing of scores of children by Taliban militants Tuesday in Pakistan.
Who Is Afraid of Goodluck Jonathan? (2)
On September 24, 2014, Atiku Abubakar of the APC declared at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja that he was running to be president of Nigeria. The occasion was without incident. This was followed on October 15, 2014 by Muhammadu Buhari of the APC who declared in Eagle’s Square, Abuja that he was also running for president. Again, the occasion was without incident.
Taliban storm Pakistan school, kill 95
Taliban gunmen stormed an army-run school in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 95 people including 82 children in one of the country’s bloodiest attacks in recent years, officials said.
Nearly 200 dead as Syria bases lost to Qaeda – monitor
Nearly 200 combatants on both sides were killed in 24 hours when the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda took two regime bases in Idlib province, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.
OPEC urges increased investment despite low crude oil price
The secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries urged Gulf states to continue investing in oilfield development Sunday, despite sharp falls in crude oil prices.
