Drone Attacks

US drones fired two missiles at a vehicle in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt Thursday, killing four militants, security officials said.

A panel of advisors has warned the White House that US spy agencies are too focused on targeting Al-Qaeda militants and need to devote more attention to other threats, a US official said Thursday.

Pakistan's Taliban Monday deferred its offer of peace talks with the government over its lack of "seriousness", urging voters to boycott upcoming elections.

The US Central Intelligence Agency is collecting information on Islamic radicals in Syria for possible lethal drone strikes against them at a later stage, The Los Angeles Times reported.

A federal court ruled Friday the CIA can no longer refuse to confirm or deny whether it has records related to drone strikes, in a blow to the government's secrecy over the bombing campaign.

US drone strikes targeting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda violate Pakistan's sovereignty because the government says publicly it has not consented to the attacks, a UN envoy has said.

An Iranian fighter jet tried to intercept a US Predator drone over the Gulf but backed off after encountering two American military aircraft, the Pentagon said Thursday.

The US Senate confirmed John Brennan as CIA director Thursday after the White House doused a fierce debate over the potential use of domestic drones, which could have delayed filling the crucial post.

Attorney General Eric Holder made clear on Thursday that a US president does not have the power to order a drone strike against a "non combatant" American inside the United States.

A Republican senator seeking to block President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA over concerns about drone strikes on US soil completed a nearly 13-hour speaking filibuster early Thursday.

A Republican senator seeking to block President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA over concerns about drone strikes on US soil completed a nearly 13-hour speaking filibuster early Thursday.

A Republican senator seeking to block President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the CIA is vowing to speak as long as it takes to do so, citing concern about drone strikes on US soil.

A Republican senator sought to block President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the CIA, saying he would speak as long as it took to do so, citing concern about drone strikes on US soil.

Republican Rand Paul stiff-armed President Barack Obama's CIA nomination Wednesday, drawing support from fellow senators concerned about the administration's refusal to rule out drone strikes on US soil.

A Republican irate over the Obama administration's refusal to rule out drone strikes on US soil took to the Senate floor Wednesday in a classic filibuster to block the president's CIA nominee.

The US Senate Intelligence Committee endorsed John Brennan to be the next CIA director, after the White House turned over secret memos on the targeted killing of Americans.

American forces could launch a deadly drone strike against a target on US soil if there was an "extraordinary circumstance," Attorney General Eric Holder said in a letter seen Tuesday.

The US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday gave its approval for John Brennan to be the next director of the CIA, setting up a full confirmation vote as early as this week.

The Senate Intelligence Committee votes Tuesday on whether John Brennan should head the CIA, the last of three critical national intelligence posts to be filled in President Barack Obama's cabinet.

Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has rejected efforts by clerics and tribal chiefs to broker a truce with Al-Qaeda, insisting that the militants must lay down their arms, an official said Tuesday.