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A suicide bomber pretending to need help with his car killed 34 people in northwest Pakistan on Sunday while the target of another recent attack, the Marriott in Islamabad, partially reopened three months after a brazen truck bombing at the luxury hotel l
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Part 2 – The Pictures are unending…
The scenes were similar. It did not matter if Karachi, Islamabad or Lahore. Everyone, the flag was raised, the people...
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The scenes were similar. It did not matter if Karachi, Islamabad or Lahore. Everyone, the flag was raised, the people were euphoric, whether gathered in the streets, at...
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AP, Islamabad
Clashes in a northwestern region covered by an increasingly fragile peace pact killed seven militants and one soldier Monday, authorities said, adding to strains on an...
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AP, Islamabad
Taliban militants attacked an army convoy Monday in a northwestern region covered by an increasingly fragile peace pact, killing one soldier and dealing another blow to...
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A Pakistani government official says Taliban fighters are resuming armed patrols in the main city in the Swat Valley.
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AP, Islamabad
Pakistan has announced the creation of an Islamic appellate court for a segment of its northwest as part of a peace deal aimed at ending fighting between security...
made popular May 3 2009
AP, Islamabad
Scores of militants attacked a Pakistani security post near the Afghan border on Saturday, triggering a battle that left 16 assailants and two troops dead, the military...
made popular May 2 2009
AP, Islamabad
A Pakistani official says that 13 militants and two troops have been killed after insurgents attacked a security post near the Afghan border.
made popular May 2 2009
AP, Islamabad
An escalating battle between security forces and Taliban militants left more than 50 dead in a district near the capital even as Pakistan’s government pressed on...
made popular May 1 2009
AP, Islamabad
Troops sent to repel a Taliban advance toward the Pakistani capital killed 14 suspected militants, the army said Thursday, and accused insurgents holding an entire town...
made popular Apr 30 2009
AP, Islamabad
Pakistan’s offensive to push Taliban militants from a district near the capital drew little criticism from local politicians and clerics _ a sign that insurgents...
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Islamabad
Pakistani airstrikes killed dozens of Taliban fighters in a fierce struggle to drive them from a district near the capital, while the militants took over police...
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Islamabad
The Pakistan army says it has killed more than 50 militants in an operation to halt a push by Taliban militants toward the capital Islamabad.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Islamabad
Pakistan’s army says troops sent to counter a Taliban push toward the capital of Islamabad have taken a key town.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Islamabad
Pakistani jets and attack helicopters struck Taliban positions in mountains close to the capital Tuesday as part of a widening offensive against militants spreading out...
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, Islamabad
A military spokesman says fighter jets are attacking Taliban hide-outs in a district near the Pakistani capital in an apparent expansion of an offensive against the...
made popular Apr 28 2009
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Pakistan warned militants Tuesday to leave a district just 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the capital or face military action, an indication that the government may be...
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Pakistan’s president said Monday his intelligence agencies believe Osama bin Laden may be dead, but he added there is no proof. Other Pakistani officials said...
made popular Apr 27 2009
AP, Islamabad
Taliban militants declared their peace deal with the Pakistani government “worthless” on Monday after authorities deployed helicopters and artillery against...
made popular Apr 27 2009
AP, Islamabad
Taliban militants said Monday their peace deal with the Pakistani government was “worthless” after authorities sent helicopters and artillery against...
made popular Apr 27 2009
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With demand for its hotel rooms and timeshare resorts still deeply depressed, Marriott International Inc. reported a first-quarter loss Thursday, but aggressive...
made popular Apr 23 2009
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Marriott International Inc. offered a tentative outlook Thursday for its second-quarter results but cautioned that its finances are difficult to predict.
made popular Apr 23 2009
AP, Bethesda
Hotel operator Marriott International says it lost $23 million in the fiscal first-quarter on its weakening timeshare business and restructuring charges, but adjusted...
made popular Apr 23 2009
AP, New York
Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal first quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion...
made popular Apr 21 2009
AP, Islamabad
A fire damaged the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital Thursday, two months after the building reopened following a devastating truck bombing by Islamist...
made popular Feb 26 2009
AP, Islamabad
A fire damaged the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital Thursday, two months after the building reopened following a devastating truck bombing carried out by...
made popular Feb 26 2009
AP, Islamabad
A fire broke out Thursday at the Marriott hotel in the Pakistani capital, five months after the building was devastated by a truck bombing carried out by Islamist...
made popular Feb 26 2009
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Hotel company Marriott International Inc. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit dropped 28 percent, and warned investors about deteriorating conditions for 2009...
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Marriott says its third-quarter profit dropped 28 percent, partly hurt by softening North American revenue per available room _ a key measure for hoteliers _ and...
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AP, Islamabad
Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships and artillery killed some 60 militants close to the Afghan border, officials said Tuesday, underlining the...
made popular Sep 23 2008
AP, New York
President Bush on Tuesday expressed sorrow for the victims of a deadly truck bomb that devastated a Marriott hotel in Islamabad and acknowledged tensions over U.S....
made popular Sep 23 2008
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U.S. military incursions into Pakistan that have stoked anti-Americanism top the agenda for President Bush’s talks with the newly elected president of the Muslim...
made popular Sep 23 2008
AP, Islamabad
Pakistan’s top leaders were to dine at the Marriott hotel that was devastated by a truck bombing over the weekend, but changed the venue at the last minute, a...
made popular Sep 22 2008
AP, Islamabad
The brazen truck-bombing of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad Saturday is a warning from Islamic militants to Pakistan’s new civilian leadership that it should end...
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The White House on Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist bombing of a Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, while stopping short of assigning blame for the...
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AP, Bethesda
Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. said Thursday that second-quarter earnings dropped 24 percent as the deteriorating economy dragged down demand, a trend the...
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AP, Bethesda
Hotel operator Marriott International says second-quarter earnings dropped 24 percent as the deteriorating economy dragged down demand.Marriott says it earned $157...
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The next time you check out the New York Marriott Downtown, apart from a superior level of luxury, the element of being an environmentalist would make you just fall...
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Hotel operator Marriott International Inc. says its fourth quarter earnings fell 20 percent as it took a hit from the closure of its synthetic fuel business, offsetting...
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