Pakistani Marines attempt to disperse the crowd as officials collect evidence at the scene of a suicide attack outside the naval headquarters in Islamabad. (AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)PM Gilani says does not think bin Laden in Pakistan
Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday he did not think al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding in his country.
Pakistani press scathing of Obama's Afghan plan
Pakistani newspapers expressed alarm Thursday at US President Barack Obama's new Afghan war strategy, concerned that a draw-down date would embolden the Taliban and threaten regional security.
India feels left out in U.S. new Afghan-Pakistan policy
A day after India officially announced that it has no complaints for not finding a mention in U.S. President Barack Obama's new Afghan-Pakistan policy speech, speculation is doing the rounds in the corridors of political arena that New Delhi may not be "pleased" after all and feeling "left out".
Most New U.S. Forces for Afghanistan Will Be Sent to Taliban Stronghold in South
An American military official said Wednesday that the bulk of new combat forces approved by President Obama would be sent to southern Afghanistan, an area including Helmand and Kandahar Provinces that is the financial and spiritual base of the Taliban as well as the deadliest part of the country for American troops.
US troop surge met in Afghanistan with cynicism and conspiracy theories
Despite Barack Obama's face featuring prominently on the evening bulletins on the various televisions positioned around one of central Kabul's large and grimy restaurants, tonight few of the diners were taking any notice of the news that an extra 30,000 US troops would be arriving in Afghanistan soon.
Italy 'to send 1,000 extra troops' to Afghanistan
The moves comes two days after US President Barack Obama announced that America was sending 30,000 more forces to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban.
UN urges Iraq parties to set final election date
The United Nations has called on Iraq's politicians to work together to set a final date for the country's elections.
Homeland Security chief warns of threat from al-Qaeda sympathizers in U.S.
Al-Qaeda followers are inside the United States and would like to attack targets here and in other countries, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday night.
McChrystal debriefs troops on Obama's new Afghan plan
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