Archive for October 21st, 2009

Army brigadier, soldier killed in Pakistan capital (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 in Latest News.

AP – Suspected militants on a motorbike shot and killed a senior army officer and a soldier in the Pakistani capital Thursday, striking at security forces as the military continued a major anti-Taliban offensive in the northwest.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Gunmen kill two Pakistani soldiers in capital (Reuters)

Written by on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 in 347577.

Pakistani students attend a rally in Karachi on October 21 to protest attacks at capital Islamabad's International Islamic University. Millions of students have been kept at home this week as Pakistan shut all schools and colleges after a suicide attack at the university in the capital on Tuesday.(AFP/Asif Hassan)Reuters – Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at a Pakistani military vehicle in the capital, Islamabad, on Thursday, killing two soldiers, police said.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

Education chief calls for teacher prep overhaul (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 in 347573.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, hold up a document as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the swine flu. He is joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP – The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the classroom.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back



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