Afghan bombing kills 1, wounds 2
KABUL – A bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan’s largest city of Kandahar yesterday, killing at least one person and wounding two, Afghan officials said. It followed the killing of a local government leader near the country’s volatile eastern border region earlier in the day.
Indonesia demands probe into attackJAKARTA – Indonesia’s president ordered an investigation yesterday into an attack on members of a minority Muslim sect after a gruesome video emerged of a mob beating several victims to death with machetes, sticks and rocks.Iran to launch several satellitesTEHRAN – Iran plans to launch several home-built satellites by March 2012, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday after the unveiling of four new prototypes.UK scientists claim flu vaccine breakthroughLONDON – Scientists in Britain have successfully tested a vaccine which could work against all known flu strains, the Guardian newspaper reported yesterday.
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