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Afghanistan says Pakistani intelligence officer helped in parliament attack

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s intelligence service says a Pakistani intelligence officer helped the Taliban carry out an attack on parliament earlier this week. Afghan intelligence services spokesman Hassib Sediqqi said Wednesday that the officer in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence helped the Haqqani network carry out the attack outside parliament in Kabul, …

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Pakistan Taliban threatens utility company if power-cuts continue in heat-stricken south

ISLAMABAD – A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban has warned it will target the country’s main electrical company if it does not end power outages in the country’s south — where an intense heat wave has killed 860 people in the past week. Mohammad Khurasani, in a statement released Friday, …

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French ferry workers block port of Calais, disrupt English Channel traffic in protest

CALAIS, France – French ferry workers angry over possible job losses are disrupting the port of Calais and traffic across the English Channel. The workers for MyFerryLink resumed their protest Monday angered by a court ruling about the future of the company. Their new protest blocked boats from leaving the …

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