The moon passes between the sun and the earth behind a windmill near Albuquerque, New Mexico May 20, 2012. The sun and moon aligned over the earth in a rare astronomical event - an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Reuters Photojournalism

Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.  See more | Photo caption 

The Town Hall building on Sant' Agostino near Ferrara is seen damaged after an earthquake May 20, 2012. A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy early on Sunday morning, causing at least three deaths and collapsing rural factories and ancient bell towers in towns. REUTERS/Giorgio Benvenuti

Quake in Italy

A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of northern Italy.  Slideshow 

A police officer swings a baton at protesters during an anti-NATO protest march in Chicago May 20, 2012. Baton-swinging police officers clashed with anti-war protesters at the start of the NATO summit on Sunday, beating some and dragging others away. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly   (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Anti-NATO clashes

Police officers and protesters clash outside the NATO summit in Chicago.  Slideshow 

FACTBOX: Security incidents in Afghanistan, July 7

Related Topics

Sat Jul 7, 2007 10:31am EDT

(Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan at 1400 GMT on Saturday:

* Indicates new or updated item:

* FARAH - Residents and the head of a district council in the western province of Farah said air strikes killed 108 civilians. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) denied civilian casualties and said Afghan and coalition troops, backed by air strikes had killed more than 30 Taliban insurgents in Farah. Eleven Afghan police were also killed in the Farah fighting, a provincial official said.

* KUNAR - Residents and provincial officials said air strikes in Kunar had killed 36 civilians on Thursday and Friday. The Afghan Defence Ministry said 37 "terrorists" were killed in Kunar. ISAF said air strikes killed "a number" of guerrillas in Kunar on Friday, but denied there were any civilian casualties.

* URUZGAN - NATO and Afghan troops killed 33 Taliban guerrillas in an operation backed by air support in the southern province of Uruzgan, the Afghan Defence Ministry said.

KANDAHAR - Four Canadian soldiers were wounded by a suicide car bomb near the southern city of Kandahar on Saturday, the Canadian army said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.

Comments (0)
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.