
Pakistan bombing death toll hits 100, officials blame "security lapse"
The blast, which ripped through a mosque inside a major police facility in Peshawar, was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistan's security forces in years.
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The blast, which ripped through a mosque inside a major police facility in Peshawar, was one of the deadliest attacks on Pakistan's security forces in years.
The mosque was full when the Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber struck, and many of those inside were officers based in Peshawar's fortified "Police Lines" zone.
Two senior, Muslim women from the global body visited Afghanistan to push the hardline group to restore women's rights. Not everyone they met was willing to engage.
Senior team members say "politics" shouldn't interfere with sports, but Afghan women who've lost virtually all of their rights say it's not politics, it's "life."
Officials and witnesses said there was a large explosion outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs just as employees were leaving for the day.
One young woman told CBS News she felt "dead inside" when Afghanistan's hardline rulers brought back the status quo from before their 20-year war with America.
A spokesman for the Taliban-led government says a bombing at a military airport checkpoint in the Afghan capital, Kabul, has killed and wounded several people.
She was shot in the head in Pakistan in 2012 after being targeted by the Taliban for speaking out on education for young women.
To protest the Taliban's decision, some male university teachers resigned from their jobs, and dozens of male students walked out of exams.
Elon Musk confirmed that he'll step down as Twitter CEO "as soon as I get someone foolish enough to take the job!" It's a response to his Twitter poll asking if he should resign. The Taliban have suspended university education for female students. Girls are already barred by the Taliban from attending secondary schools. And the 2023 numerals have arrived in Times Square.
The Taliban has banned women and girls in Afghanistan from attending universities. Despite initially promising otherwise, it is just the latest in a stark rollback of freedoms for women, which started when the Taliban took control in 2021. Investigative journalist Ramita Navai, who made the PBS Frontline documentary "Afghanistan Undercover," joined CBS News to discuss what this rule means for Afghanistan, and the reality of life for women and girls living under Taliban rule.
"They will soon be reunited with their loved ones, and we are absolutely gratified to see that," said a State Department spokesperson.
Tuesday's order completed all the restrictions the Taliban imposed on Afghan women in the 1990s.
The ruling comes days after Taliban authorities carried out the first public execution since the Islamists seized power.
First it was a suicide bomber outside the Russian embassy, then an attempt on the Pakistani ambassador's life, and now a hotel used by Chinese nationals has been attacked.
The extremists have made it clear that they'll bring back all of the brutal policies they were known for before being ousted with the U.S.-led invasion of 2001.
"If he makes money, we eat. If he doesn't, we don't," one mother told CBS News, referring to the family's new breadwinner, her 11-year-old son.
After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, one family who owns several Afghan restaurants in the Washington, D.C., area decided to take action. Owners Omar and Sofia Masroor put their two eldest daughters in charge of two of their restaurants in an effort to defy cultural norms and encourage their daughters. Jan Crawford introduces us to the Masroor family for The Dish.
Public beatings, unexplained arrests of female activists and a litany of new restrictions are all part of the Taliban's bid "to forcefully silence women."
The Taliban has banned all drug production and insists the report is "not true," but with people starving, the U.N. says "Afghan farmers are trapped in the illicit opiate economy."
"These oppressors and enemies of women don't even let us study what book we want," one young student told CBS News through tears.
A bloody attack on young women from an oppressed ethnic group sparked protests. The response shows "how scared" the Taliban is of "women's voices."
Hundreds of "students were preparing for an exam when a suicide bomber struck," a police spokesman said, with most victims said to be young women.
An American hostage was released from Afghanistan in a prisoner swap with the Taliban. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs was working as a civilian contractor when he was abducted in 2020.
The Afghan Fund will distribute some of the $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank reserves that were frozen after the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover last year.
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Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio renewed demand that their committee be briefed on classified documents found at Trump and Biden residences, and expanded request to include documents found in former Vice President Pence's possession.
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Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, faces charges of sex trafficking, sexual assault against a child younger than 16, and child abuse.
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Judge Bruce Jenkins called Esther Nakajjigo's death "gruesome and overwhelmingly shocking."
The lawsuit was brought by the father of Anthony Huber, one of two men shot and killed by Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020.
The cloned animals are capable of producing 18 tons of milk a year, or 50% more than a typical American cow.
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For decades, the event was overseen by the International Foundation, a Christian organization that has drawn increasing scrutiny over the years.
"After all these years, I still have more people mention the Family Leave Act to me than any other specific thing I did," the former president said.
Sens. Mark Warner and Marco Rubio renewed demand that their committee be briefed on classified documents found at Trump and Biden residences, and expanded request to include documents found in former Vice President Pence's possession.
A onetime al Qaeda courier has been released after serving more than 16 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center and enduring torture at clandestine overseas CIA sites.
A five-count indictment charging McGonigal was unsealed last week.
Millions of low-income Americans are at risk of losing health coverage, threatening their access to medical care.
So far, no consumers have reported any illnesses as a result of the possible contamination.
FTC is fining GoodRx for alleged unauthorized disclosures of consumers' personal health info to Facebook, Google, others.
Mexico's Health Department warned about the social media challenge, dubbed "the last one to fall asleep wins."
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Thousands of assault weapons and almost two dozen advanced anti-tank missiles were recovered, American defense officials said.
"We're here to stay," said one advocate, predicting a new settlement surge under Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition.
The men and women of the United Ukrainian Ballet company will make their U.S. debut in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. For their members, the stage is a refuge from the horrors of war. Christina Ruffini has more.
A diverse group of musicians were nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday, including Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson and Missy Elliott.
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Police evacuated an area of the northern Oregon town of Hood River Thursday afternoon after an "active shooter situation" was reported near a Dairy Queen.
Fieramusca, who waived her right to appeal, was sentenced to 55 years in prison, Travis County District Attorney José Garza said in a statement on Thursday.
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An active homicide investigation is underway after 30-year-old Eunice Dwumfour died in a shooting on Wednesday.
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