KABUL Botas Mujer UGG Classic Sheepskin Tall 5815 Grises España , Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Three Afghan civilians were wounded after a bomb attack hit a NATO military convoy in western side of Kabul on Sunday, authorities said.

The bomber was killed following the blast but the explosion did not cause casualties on the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) personnel travelling in the multi-vehicle convoy, the RS forces confirmed.

"There are no Resolute Support casualties as result of the explosion. A team from Resolute Support is on the scene to recover the vehicle," they said on Twitter.

There is no impact to RS operations, they said.

"A foreign forces' military convoy came under attack by a suicide bomber driving a sedan in Afshar locality, Police District 5. The blast caused three civilians wounded Rebajas Botas Mujer UGG Classic Sheepskin Tall 5815 Chestnut ," the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement earlier.

"The explosion came at around 10:50 a.m. local time along a road which leads to Qargha Lake, west of Kabul. The blast caused a plume of grey smoke to rise above the scene," witness Ahmad Farshad told Xinhua.

A military university and two Afghan security forces' military training centers are located near the site.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

The Taliban militants have been on the rampage since April when they launched a so-called annual rebel offensive in different places in Afghanistan, including the capital of Kabul, killing and injuring hundreds.

On Sept. 13, Taliban struck near a sport stadium in east of Kabul Comprar Botas Mujer UGG Classic Sheepskin Tall 5815 Negras , killing four people and injuring five others.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- In her first testimony to the Congress, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated central bank's plan to taper its stimulus exit despite recent weakness in the economy.

The current economic situation and outlook, as well as the monetary policy Botas Mujer UGG Classic Sheepskin Tall 5815 Sand España , were the main focus of the hearing held twice a year.

Yellen told lawmakers she expected "a great deal of continuity" in the central bank's monetary policy, saying that she served on the Fed policy-setting committee as the bank formulated its current policy strategy and she strongly supported that strategy.

Yellen, 67, took the oath of office to lead the Federal Reserve System on Feb. 3, succeeding Ben Bernanke, who stepped down after eight turbulent years. She was previously the Fed's vice Chair.

In the public debut in her new role Botas Mujer UGG Classic Sheepskin Short 5825 Grises Comprar , Yellen said while the economy gained steam at the end of 2013, recovery in the U.S. labor market was "far from complete," underscoring the importance of considering more than just the unemployment rate when evaluating the conditions of the labor market.

Her point of keeping an eye on wider range of labor indicators is particularly important as the unemployment rate, now at 6.6 percent, is near the 6.5 percent threshold the Fed once identified as the level that would need to be reached before officials would consider a hike in the interest rates.

"If coming information broadly supports the Committee's expectation of ongoing improvement in labor market conditions and inflation moving back toward its long-run objective, the Committee will likely reduce the pace of asset purchases in further measured steps at future meetings Comprar Botas Mujer UGG Classic Sheepskin Short 5825 Chestnut ," Yellen indicated steady pullback in Fed stimulus, referring to the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets monetary policy.

While admitting she was "surprised" by the two recent jobs reports that showed the pace of job creation running under what she had expected, Yellen cautioned against jumping to conclusions of the longer trend. She told the Congress that the Fed needs to see a "notable change" in the economic outlook to consider pausing its withdrawal of stimulus.

The Fed trimmed its monthly purchases of Treasury and mortgage- backed securities by a total of 10 billion dollars in both December and January, citing strengthening economy and continued improvement in the labor market.

The Fed policymakers have suggested they would continue to reduce the bond buying, which now totals 65 billion dollars a month Botas Mujer UGG Classic Sheepskin Short 5825 Sand Baratas , at a similar pace at each Fed meeting and end it by the end of 2014, provided the economy develops generally in line with expectations.

Yellen also highlighted the Fed's financial regulatory role, saying that the work of making the financial system more robust " has not yet been completed."

SINGAPORE, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's overall population growth rate hit a decade low of 1.3 percent year on year in 2014, said Grace Fu, minister in the Prime Minister's Office on Tuesday.

This is far below the average annual population growth rate of 3.5 percent from 2005 to 2010.

Fu attributed the decline to curbs of foreign workers in recent years.

The total fertility rate increased from 1.19 in 2013 to 1.25 last year Botas Mujer UGG Classic Sheepskin Short 5825 Negras Rebajas , and about 24,000 marriages which involves at least one citizen were recorded in 2014, the highest since 1997, she said.

Despite the drop in the growth rate, Fu said the size of the permanent resident population in Singapore has stabilized over the past two years.

A total of 20,348 Singaporean citizenships and 29 botas ugg bailey bow mini ,854 new permanent residences were granted last year, while citizen births increased to 33,000 in 2014, up 2,000 from the previous year.

"In all, we remain committed to our goal of a sustainable population botas ugg bailey bow baratas , to ensure that Singapore remains a good home for Singaporeans of all ag.