Taliban claim responsibility for bomb plot against Pakistan TV anchor November 27, 2012 -- Updated 1050 GMT (1850 HKT) Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir talks with media outside his home in Islamabad on November 26, 2012. NEW: The Pakistani Taliban say they planted the bomb Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a foiled plot to assassinate a high-profile television journalist by planting a bomb on his car. Hamid Mir, a senior anchor on Geo TV's prime time programming, escaped the attempt on his life Monday when the bomb was found attached to the back of his car and disabled before it could cause any harm. "We will continue targeting journalists who propagate a secular agenda and side with the government," Ihsanullah Ihsan, a spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, said by telephone Tuesday. Mir said he had gone to a busy market place in the heart of Islamabad "to run some errands" on Monday when the bomb was detected. A police officer in Mir's security team saw a plastic bag containing half a kilo (about a pound) of explosives attached to the car and called the bomb disposal squad, which successfully defused the device, said Bin Yamin, the Islamabad police chief. Read more: Girl's courage, Taliban's cowardice He said the assassination attempt "is a message not just to me but to Geo TV and the entire journalist community." "We have a lot of respect for journalists, however all those who are spreading negative news against us and Islam will be targeted," Ihsan, the Taliban spokesman, said Tuesday. Police say they are investigating the assassination attempt. November 27, 2012 -- Updated 1529 GMT (2329 HKT) As tensions rise in the Congo, sparking fears of a looming humanitarian crisis, Vava Tampa asks: Why does the world ignore it? November 27, 2012 -- Updated 1326 GMT (2126 HKT) As Bangladesh mourns the death of more than 100 workers, attention is turns to the labels found among the charred debris. November 27, 2012 -- Updated 0146 GMT (0946 HKT) Can Israel survive, as a Jewish state without a two state solution? Erin Burnett speaks to both sides of the debate. November 27, 2012 -- Updated 1707 GMT (0107 HKT) Regulation underpinned by statute would squander the fruits of struggle and betray the cause of progress, Tim Luckhurst writes. November 27, 2012 -- Updated 1321 GMT (2121 HKT) Violent attacks and anti-Semitic abuse -- not memories of the 1930s but four days in the life of English Premier Leage club Tottenham Hotspur. November 27, 2012 -- Updated 0544 GMT (1344 HKT) To audiences overseas, contemporary art in China is typified by Ai Weiwei. November 27, 2012 -- Updated 1155 GMT (1955 HKT) For six years, Eve King worked as a commercial lawyer for a leading London City law firm, complete with its long hours and fat pay check. November 27, 2012 -- Updated 1133 GMT (1933 HKT) If you're the type of person who thinks working out is just a waste of energy, then a new gym developed in the UK might help change your mind.