Archive for August, 2011
AP IMPACT: Pakistani fertilizer fuels Afghan bombs
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — The main ingredient in most of the homemade bombs that have killed hundreds of American troops in Afghanistan is fertilizer produced by a single company in Pakistan, where the U.S. has been pushing unsuccessfully for greater regulation. Enough calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer for at least 140,000 bombs was legally produced last year by Pakarab Fertilizers Ltd., then smuggled by militants and their suppliers across the porous border into southern and eastern Afghanistan, according to U.S.
AP IMPACT: Pakistani fertilizer fuels Afghan bombs
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — The main ingredient in most of the homemade bombs that have killed hundreds of American troops in Afghanistan is fertilizer produced by a single company in Pakistan, where the U.S. has been pushing unsuccessfully for greater regulation. Enough calcium ammonium nitrate fertilizer for at least 140,000 bombs was legally produced last year by Pakarab Fertilizers Ltd., then smuggled by militants and their suppliers across the porous border into southern and eastern Afghanistan, according to U.S
Robert Downey Jr., wife expecting their 1st child
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan, are expecting their first child together.
T.I. Released from Prison Early
Rapper T.I. was released from prison a month early Wednesday, and he already has a book deal and a reality show in the works. The…
Justice Department blocks AT&T-T-Mobile merger
WASHINGTON (AP) — An administration official says the Justice Department is moving to block AT&T’s $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA. The government contends the acquisition of the No.
