Female Afghan politician Hanif Asafi killed. A prominent female Afghan politician has been killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan, official say. Hanif Asafi died after bomb attacks to her car exploded as she left her home in Laxman province, her husband and daughter were injured. As the provincial head of the Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs, Mrs. Asafi had four years been leading a duet of fair treatment for women. She had been known locally for going out without her head covered. That was against a conservative interpretation of Islam practiced by many in Afghanistan and might have brought her to the attention of the Taliban. The BBC's David Lain in Kabul reports, however, no group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack. The killing of Mrs. Asafi is a reminder of the perilous life lived by so many Afghan women and comes only a week after a video emerged of the killing of women set to run away from her husband, our reporter say. Government officials are frequently targeted by militants in Afghanistan but it's much less usual for female officials to be killed. In 2006, Safiya Ahmad Jan, who headed the Kandahar Department of Women's Affairs, was shot dead by Taliban attackers. Four arrested over a assault of a girl in Azam State. At least four people have been arrested after a group of men indies and lia assault on a teenage girl on a busy road in India's Azam State. There has been outrage after footage emerged showing men passing the girl between them trying to remove her top. Minicritics are calling on the police to arrest those visible in the video. Police say at least twelve of the attackers have been identified from the footage. The incident took place on Monday night in the state capital Guwahati. All those identified with the brutal assault will be arrested. Azam Police Chief Jan Chaudharyto reporters on Friday. He said the girl was attending a birthday party in a bar where she apparently had hit an argument with some young men. The bar evicted all of them to avoid a ruckug, he said. As she came out, some men attacked her and this unfortunate even happened. We will do all we can to punish the culprits Mr Chaudharyto said. The incident has so angered residents of Guwahati some have put up a billboard in a busy city area demanding tough action against those involved. The US Treasury said it had blacklisted several companies and individuals that it believes are contributing to efforts to acquire nuclear weapons. It also said it had identified several companies and banks acting as friend organizations, helping Iran to evade existing sanctions. Iran insists its nuclear program is purely for peaceful purposes. We will continue to ratchet up the pressure so long as Iran refuses to address the international communities well-founded concerns about its nuclear program. US Treasury official David Cohen said. He added that the latest steps were aimed at disrupting Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs as well as its deceptive efforts to use front companies to sell and move its oil. The blacklisted measure target 11 companies involved in Iran's nuclear and ballistic missiles programs and with links to the defense ministry, the revolutionary guards and the nation's shipping line, the US Treasury statement said. They also covered four individuals said to be supporting Iran's nuclear program, among them the commander of the revolutionary guards, Nevi Ali Fudavi. In addition, the Treasury identified four entities, Petro's Swiss-Entered Trade, Hong Kong-Entered Trade, New Energy and Petro Energy Interund Trade, as front companies used to enable evade sanctions on its oil exports. All four were accused of being friends for Iran's national oil company. We can easily get up to 11.4, 11.8, almost immediately in a few days because all we need is stand valves. Now to get to the next 700 or so, we probably need about 90 days. We'll move on the business world. JP Morgan Chase raises its recent trading lows to $4.4 billion. The US bank said the executive's response had been dismissed without severance pay and the bank would be cloning back two years of their pay. Despite the revelation, JP Morgan also reported a surprisingly strong three-month net profit of $2.96 billion. The bank shares rose more than five percent on the news in the New York morning trading. The profit figure for the three months to 30 June was down 8.7 percent. It's from the same period last year but was nonetheless much higher than the analysis expectations. I think it's not a good move. I mean, at the end of the day, this guy did pride himself when he was able to weather the storm back over the last few years and this is something, especially in the height of where regulations are taking place and the vulgar rule due to come into effect in July, does not bode well for the actual bank itself. Welcome to the World of Signs. Limers sliding towards extinction. A new survey shows Limers are far more threatened than previously thought. Group of specialists in Madagascar, the only place where the Limers are found in the wild to systematically assess animals and decide where they sit on the red list of the threatened species. More than 90% of the 103 species should be on the red list, they say. This a QA in 2009, conservation groups have repeatedly found evidence of illegal logging and hunting of Limers have emerged as a new threat. The assessment conducted by the Primate Specialist Group of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN, concludes that 23 lemurs qualify as critically endagers the highest class of threat. In sports! John Terry cleared for racism against Andan Ferdinand. Ex England captain John Terry has been cleared of racially abusing fellow footballer Andan Ferdinand. The Chelsea and England defender had denied making the comments to the Queen's spark Rangers player during a match at Lafthas Road last October. The 31-year-old told Westminster Magistrates, quote, he was merely repeating what he thought Mr Ferdinand had said to him as they traded insults. The FA had said the inquiry into the incident will resume next week. Mr Terry had described himself as an angry and upset over the claims he had had in Southern Mr Ferdinand in a Premier League match describing him as a black and using extreme sexual swear words. And now before we close today's bulletin of news analysis, let's recap all the main points. German circumcision ban is parents' right to choose. Siria Andreasd coffee and an short at Thremser atrocities. Rusyn Palomene doves NGO-4 in Agence Bill. Female Afghan politician Anifasafi Kiel. Four arrested over a salt of a girl in Azam's state. Youth Titan sanctions over Iran nuclear program. And there we end today's bulletin of news analysis. Be with us in the coming weeks too. Thank you.