Pakistani security officials examine the site of a bomb explosion outside a bank in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. A suicide bombing occurred outside a bank near Pakistan's capital Monday, as the U.N. said spreading violence had forced it to pull out some expatriate staff and suspend long-term development work in areas along the Afghan border. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)UN chief flies in to broker power-sharing deal in Afghanistan
Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary-General, flew into Kabul this morning to discuss security for his staff and help broker a power-sharing deal between President Karzai and Dr Abdullah Abullah following the latter’s withdrawal from a presidential election run-off.
Pakistan offers Taliban bounties
Pakistan's government has offered rewards totalling $5m (£3m) for information leading to the capture of Taliban leaders and commanders.
Incompetent U.S. policies create "volatile triangle"
The two wars the United States carried out years ago in its so-called preemptive offensive and its not-so-successful post-war policies have created a "volatile triangle" on the world map containing Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, analysts say.
Al-Qaeda has plans for its new recruit
With the United States on the brink of taking a decision on whether to send an additional 40,000 troops to Afghanistan, and with the leadership of al-Qaeda redefining its vision eight years after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the US, a new phase in al-Qaeda's war is likely to begin.
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