Pakistan
India to get access to U.S. man on Mumbai attack: U.S.
Mar 20, 2010 04:08 EDT
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian investigators will be given access to the Chicago man who pleaded guilty to helping plan the Mumbai attacks, but he won't be extradited to India on current charges, a U.S. official said on Saturday.
US military deaths in Afghan region at 939
Mar 19, 2010 18:14 EDT
At least 939 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001. As of Friday, March 19, 2010, at least 939 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
Holbrooke praises Taliban arrests despite criticism
Mar 19, 2010 17:18 EDT
US envoy Richard Holbrooke praised Friday the arrests of Taliban leaders, despite a former UN envoy's claim that they disrupt reconciliation efforts with the group.
Turkish president wins international relations prize
Mar 19, 2010 16:50 EDT
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has won this year's prestigious Chatham House prize for improving international relations, the British foreign policy think-tank announced Friday.
Recalls this week: Sweatshirts, power packs
Mar 19, 2010 16:09 EDT
Recalls this week include remote control kits, mobile power packs. Among the recalled items this week are two products that can overheat and pose a fire risk ? mobile power packs and remote control kits.
Top US senator slams bin Laden muddle
Mar 19, 2010 15:20 EDT
The United States needs a clear policy on questioning suspected extremists, a Republican US senator said Friday, saying that top officials had sown confusion about Osama bin Laden's fate if captured.
Pakistan denies arrests thwarted Taliban talks
Mar 19, 2010 15:13 EDT
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan rejected on Friday a suggestion from the former head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan that the arrest of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan may have disrupted talks with U.N. representatives.
Defense says NY synagogue-bomb plot was feds' idea
Mar 19, 2010 13:49 EDT
Defense lawyers say alleged NY terror plot was hatched, directed by federal informant. Four men accused of trying to bomb synagogues and shoot down planes in New York last spring did little more than go along with a fake plot proposed, directed and funded by the federal government, defense lawyers claim in asking the court to dismiss the case.
Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban
Mar 19, 2010 12:49 EDT
Former UN envoy to Afghanistan says arrests of Taliban leaders stymie talks with insurgents. The arrests of top Taliban figures in Pakistan abruptly halted secret U.N. contacts with the insurgency at a time when the efforts were gathering momentum, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said Friday.
Pakistan's disabled cricket team embarks on first tour
Mar 19, 2010 11:58 EDT
A 16-man disabled Pakistani cricket team left Friday for matches in Malaysia and Singapore, becoming the country's first physically challenged cricketers to embark on a foreign tour.
Pakistan allows Malik, Naved to play in Bangladesh
Mar 19, 2010 11:57 EDT
Pakistan gave permission Friday for banned former captain Shoaib Malik and all-rounder Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to play in a domestic Twenty20 league in Bangladesh.
UK anti-militant project stirs Muslim unease
Mar 19, 2010 10:47 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - A British anti-radicalization campaign called Prevent is a pressing priority in the European country experts see as the most at risk from al Qaeda attack.
Pakistan to ask for more understanding at US talks
Mar 19, 2010 10:43 EDT
Pakistan wants more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism ar talks with US. Claiming that it has bowed far enough to U.S. interests, Pakistan will use next week's high-level talks with the Obama administration to seek more recognition for its part in the fight against terrorism and get Washington to acknowledge its concerns about rival India.
British boy arrives home after Pakistan kidnap ordeal
Mar 19, 2010 10:11 EDT
A five-year-old British boy whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation that led to arrests in Europe has arrived home.
India wants to question U.S. man on Mumbai attack
Mar 19, 2010 08:40 EDT
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is seeking access to interrogate a Chicago man who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 Mumbai attacks in a U.S. court this week, the home minister said on Friday.
Plea deal for Mumbai attack organiser 'no setback'
Mar 19, 2010 07:21 EDT
India appeared to give its qualified blessing Friday to a plea deal that saw a Chicago man admitting scoping out sites for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
No contracts for banned Pakistan cricketers
Mar 19, 2010 06:43 EDT
Pakistan excluded banned ex-captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from a list of central contracts announced Friday, raising further doubts over their international careers.
India seeks to question US terror convict
Mar 19, 2010 06:03 EDT
India to seek access to American who admitted role in 2008 Mumbai attacks. Indian authorities will ask the United States to let them question a Chicago man who pleaded guilty to scouting targets for the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, the government said Friday.
British boy arrives home after Pakistan kidnap ordeal
Mar 19, 2010 05:35 EDT
A five-year-old British boy whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation that led to arrests in Europe has arrived home.
Gaddafi comment sparks diplomatic row with Nigeria
Mar 19, 2010 05:07 EDT
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has recalled its ambassador to Libya and questioned whether the north African country is sponsoring violence after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said Nigeria should split along religious lines.
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