grant more about shahbaz bhatti and his mission. >> reporter: shahbaz bhatti had just left his mother's home when radical islamists opened fire, riddling it with bullets. security team not with him. the 42 year old had been leading the abolishment of blasphemy laws. he received threats from al-qaeda and taliban but continued his work. >> i want to share i believe in jesus christ who has given his own life for us. i know what is the meaning of cross. and i am following of the cross. b and i am ready to die for a cause, living for my community and suffering people. i will die to defend their rights. so these people cannot change my opinion and principles. >> members of the pakistan taliban said they killed bhatti. some pakistanis say the blasphemy law is a tool for extremist groups like the taliban. >> sending all the minorities. it is not going after the extremists, if the government doesn't go after them, they will get encouragement and victimize more. >> in january, they saw montasere was killed by one of his own guards. the law came under international scrutiny after aasia bibi, a chr

shahbaz bhatti who was a christian and have been threatened by islamist militants in the past for speaking out against the country's harsh blasphemy laws every year in the year eight when job governor was gunned down by one of his bodyguards for his opposition to the laws. dust storms whipped up by strong winds are hampered recovery efforts and the new zealand city of christchurch crews attempting to retrieve bodies from scores of buildings brought down by a deadly earthquake a week ago have also been slowed by repeated aftershocks five more bodies have been pulled from the rubble bringing the death toll to one hundred sixty zero and police have said that some victims' bodies may never be recovered. colombia has been removed from a list of countries requiring special observation by the u.s. drug control washed out the international narcotics control board say the move was in the recognition of the conference achievements in finding the problem but they would continue to monitor developments closely with the un's trying time reports showed drastic reductions in cocoa plantations or that mor

say alleged taliban gunman sprayed the victim's car with bullets in a residential neighborhood shahbaz bhatti who was a christian have been threatened by islamist militants in the past for speaking out against the country's harsh blasphemy laws earlier in the year a pretty governor was gunned down by one of his own bodyguards for his opposition little. nato has apologized for killing nine civilians in northeast afghanistan the coalition's those preliminary findings indicate that nato forces accidentally killed nine teenagers on tuesday local officials say the boys aged twelve and under were hit by an airstrike while gathering firewood the coalition's there's there was a miscommunication of information concerning the location of alleged weather since . thousands of people live there would h.i.b. and can't sell holding a rally in india to protest a plan trade deal between the country and the european union the protesters warned the government against signing any deal that would increase the cost of basic drugs denying tens of thousands of people treatment demonstrators marched through the stree

. >>> religious and political leaders around the world condemned the assassination of shahbaz bhatti, the only christian to serve in pakistan's cabinet. bhatti was shot to death in his car. a roman catholic, he was pakistan's minister of minorities. bhatti was well-known for his opposition to the country's controversial blasphemy law, which can carry a death sentence for insulting islam. human rights activists say his murder raises severe concerns about the welfare of religious minorities in pakistan. >>> in this country, the supreme court ruled that a small, controversial church has the right to hold anti-gay protests at military funerals. members of westboro baptist church often picket events, including military funerals carrying signs that say "god is punishing america for its tolerance of homosexuality." in an 8-1 decision, the justices ruled that while the signs may be hurtful and offensive, the speech is still protected under the constitution. the sole dissenter was justice samuel alito, who said westboro's message is a vicious verbal assault that should not be legal. >>> faith-

alleged taliban government sprayed the victim's car with bullets in a residential neighborhood shahbaz bhatti who was a christian had been threatened by islamist militants in the past for speaking out against the country's harsh blasphemy laws the issues but under the spotlight indeed since november when a court sentenced a mother of four to death after her neighbors complained she insulted the prophet mohammed. as changes sweep through the middle east or north africa u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has called for changes in u.s. foreign policy desperate to influence the emerging political map the future of american involvement abroad is at the top of the government's agenda christine takes a look at the changing face of washington's priorities. afghanistan iraq egypt. libya. when it comes to u.s. foreign policy this country's hands are not just full they're often tied secretary of state hillary clinton charged with the task of laying out the plan for the future generations of americans including my own have grown up successful and safe because we chose to lead the world in tackling t

streets in pakistan to protest against the assassination of the country's minorities minister shahbaz bhatti was killed on wednesday when militants going down in his car this is the second assassination in two months of a high profile opponent of the country's strict blasphemy laws meantime elsewhere in the country a powerful explosion targeting police in northwestern pakistan killed at least three officers and four civilians in new zealand dorothy's have given up hope of finding any more survivors after last week's devastating earthquake in the city of christ church and. mitchell said they've now switched from a rescue to a recovery operation and will now look for the remains of victims the death toll currently sits at one hundred and sixty one but police estimate final figure could be as high as two hundred forty and most died in multi-story building which came crashing down within away from the rescue operation will also allow the teams to use heavy machinery on collapsed buildings. now we invite you to sit back and relax a little to enjoy a brand new tour or russia courtesy of our close

have gathered for the funeral service of a pakistani government minister killed two days ago shahbaz bhatti had long been threatened for vocal opposition to his country's harsh laws that impose the death penalty for insulting islam the taliban claimed responsibility for shooting bhatti in his car the residential neighborhood wednesday it was the second pakistani politician killed in two months over the matter. nasa said to launch its latest earth observation mission has ended in failure the glory satellite lifted off from california in the early hours of the morning but five minutes into the mission it officials became aware of a separation problem with a rocket therefore too heavy to reach orbit it's fall it's feared it has fallen into the ocean near the antarctic although it has yet to be confirmed how to treat or. tired f.b.i. agent who disappeared in iran four years ago was alive and being held somewhere in southwest asia according to the u.s. state department robert levinson it disappeared during a business trip in march two thousand and seven while staying on the island of kish the u.

sides minister for religious minorities has been killed in a gun attack in the country's capital shahbaz bhatti who was a christian had been threatened by islamist militants in the past for speaking out against the country's harsh blasphemy laws earlier in the hear a pin drop governor was gunned down by one of his bodyguards for his opposition to the laws. colombia has been removed from a list of countries requiring special observation by the un's drug control watchdog the international narcotics board say the move was invented mention of the country's achievements in fighting the problem but continue to monitor developments closely the un's two thousand and ten report showed that drastic reduction in cocoa plantations in colombia and that more drugs were scenes there than any other state in the world over the past decade. federal authorities in the u.s. so charged. a former goldman sachs director with insider trading this experience and exchange commission says rajat abused his position by passing on confidential information including a five billion dollar deal to a company he owned shares it

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say alleged taliban gunmen sprayed the victim's car with bullets in a residential neighborhood shahbaz bhatti was a christian the been threatened by islamist militants in the past for speaking out against the country's harsh blasphemy laws the issue's been under the spotlight since november in fact when a court sentenced a mother of four to death after her neighbors complained that she didn't sultan a prophet mohammed. nato has apologized for killing nine civilians in northeast afghanistan the coalition says preliminary findings indicate that nato forces accidentally killed nine children on tuesday local officials said the boys aged twelve and under were hit by an airstrike while gathering firewood a cold. says there was a miscommunication of information concerning the location of alleged militants. thousands of people living with hiv have cancer or are holding a rally in india to protest a planned trade deal between the country and the european union the protesters borne the government against any signing of a deal that would increase the cost of basic drugs for denying tens of thousands of

at least three men sprayed shahbaz bhatti's car with bullets near his home.had video-taped a message acknowledging his advocacy of religious tolerance made him a target of the taliban and al qaeda. >> i'm ready to die for a cause. i'm living for my community and suffering people and i will die to defend their rights. so these threats and these warnings cannot change my opinion and principles. i prefer to die for my principles and for the justice of my community. >> sreenivasan: bhatti was the second lawmaker murdered recently after opposing laws that call for the death penalty for insulting islam. the top nato commander in afghanistan has apologized for the killings of nine boys in a helicopter attack. it happened tuesday in a remote northeastern region. general david petraeus said today, "we are deeply sorry for this tragedy. these deaths should have never happened." nato officials said there was a miscommunication, and coalition helicopters mistook the boys for insurgents. the u.s. senate today the u.s. army soldier accused in the wikileaks case will face 2

shahbaz bhatti was assassinated after he opposed executing those who insult islam. his roman catholic funeral took place in a small, largely christian village. later, he was buried in a cemetery next to his father. in islamabad, prime minister yousuf raza gilani attended a separate mass. he vowed to find bhatti's killers and bring them to justice. the man accused of trying to kill an arizona congresswoman has been indicted on 49 new federal counts. jared lee loughner had already pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to assassinate congresswoman gabrielle giffords and kill two of her aides. she was critically wounded. today, loughner was indicted in the murders of u.s. district judge john roll, and gabe zimmerman, an aide to giffords. in all, six people were killed and 13 wounded in the january attack. state employees in wisconsin braced for layoffs today. republican governor scott walker planned to issue pink slips to 1,500 workers unless 14 democrats end their boycott of the state senate. the boycott has blocked a vote on stripping public workers of most coll

protesters held up banners showing shahbaz bhatti, and burned tires in the streets. bhatti was gunned down wednesday by militants who had threatened him for months. elsewhere, a car bomb in pakistan's troubled northwest region killed seven people-- three of them police officers. the prime minister of egypt has resigned. ahmed shafiq was appointed by president hosni mubarak in late january. mubarak stepped down in february, and opposition forces demanded shafiq leave as well. and in bahrain, shiite opposition groups agreed to talks with the ruling sunni monarchy. the opposition is demanding a constitution and a new government. another veteran democrat is leaving the u.s. senate. daniel akaka issued a statement wednesday, announcing he will not run for reelection in 2012. akaka is 86 years old, and now in his third term. he'd had trouble raising money for another run. so far, four senate democrats have announced their retirements, along with two republicans and one independent. a federal judge in florida today ordered that states go on implementing the health care refo

. >> reporter: shahbaz bhatti defended pakistan's most oppressed. fought for christians. >> i believe in jesus christ, who has given his own life for us. i know what is the meaning of cross. and i'm following of the cross. >> reporter: bhatti was pakistan's only senior christian government official, but he was threatened for his message of tolerance. so he recorded this message in case he was assassinated. these threats and these warnings cannot change my opinion and principles. i will prefer to die following my principle. >> reporter: he met the fate that he anticipated. the minister left this house, one of his relative's houses and he and his driver drove down this road and shot while in the car. the killers left dozens of these pamphlets on the ground after they killed him. it's a warning that says to all jews, christian and muslim allies in pakistan and across the region, they will get the same fate as the minister. he braved the risks but he's been silenced. it's hard to imagine anyone daring to speak out now. nick schifrin, abc news, islamabad