At least 47 people are killed and more than 90 wounded in two separate bomb blasts in
Pakistan, one in a
Shiite suburb of
Quetta and the other in an attack on a paramilitary convoy in the
northwest of the country; a
Sunni extremist group reportedly claims responsibility.
(CNN)
Two suspected militants and a policeman are shot dead during a gun battle in
Tral,
Jammu and Kashmir.
(BBC)
Vítor Gaspar, Minister of Finance of Portugal, resigns due to lack of support and willingness to strengthen austerity measures, prompting a political crisis. The Minister is replaced by Treasury Secretary
Maria Luís Albuquerque.
(Globe and Mail)
At least 47 people are killed and more than 90 wounded in two separate bomb blasts in
Pakistan, one in a
Shiite suburb of
Quetta and the other in an attack on a paramilitary convoy in the
northwest of the country; a
Sunni extremist group reportedly claims responsibility.
(CNN)
Two suspected militants and a policeman are shot dead during a gun battle in
Tral,
Jammu and Kashmir.
(BBC)
Vítor Gaspar, Minister of Finance of Portugal, resigns due to lack of support and willingness to strengthen austerity measures, prompting a political crisis. The Minister is replaced by Treasury Secretary
Maria Luís Albuquerque.
(Globe and Mail)