Washington, March 18 (DPA) A key Al Qaeda operative believed to have been involved in a December attack on a US base in Afghanistan that left seven CIA employees dead has been killed, a US official said Wednesday.
Hussein al-Yemeni, in his late 20s or early 30s, died last week in North Waziristan, a remote tribal area in Pakistan near the Afghan border, the counterterrorism official confirmed. (Continue reading)
Washington, March 18 (DPA) The US Congress Wednesday approved a nearly $18-billion package of incentives to revive the struggling US labour market.
The Senate approved the HIRE Act by 68-29, sending the measure to President Barack Obama for signature after months of wrangling. The House of Representatives passed the bill earlier this month. (Continue reading)
Ramallah/Jerusalem/Amman, March 18 (DPA) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that the best way to achieve peace was through direct talks, which Israel was willing to begin immediately, but Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Jewish state first had to meet its obligations under international agreements.
European Union (EU) Foreign Affairs and Security supremo Catherine Ashton, for her part, said the EU was waiting for the talks to begin, and the question was how best to achieve this. (Continue reading)
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan and the US will hold a strategic dialogue in Washington March 24 to discuss the war against terrorism, bilateral ties and the US assistance in the fields of development and energy, a media report Wednesday said.
The two countries will also discuss ways and means to pull Pakistan out of its ongoing energy crisis, Geo TV said. (Continue reading)
New York, March 17 (IANS) Actress Angelina Jolie has set up a school for girls in Afghanistan, and it opens Monday.
The institution, which can accommodate upto 800 students, has eight classrooms. It is located at Tangi, reports usmagazine.com (Continue reading)
Islamabad, Mar.17 (ANI): At least nine suspected Taliban insurgents were killed in the latest volley of drone attacks in North Waziristan on Wednesday. (Continue reading)
Islamabad, Mar. 17 (ANI): PML-Q Secretary General Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that President Barack Obama’s political future depends upon Pakistan’s support in winning the war on terror, thereby allowing for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. He pointed out that a safe exit of US troops from Afghanistan is a priority of the Obama administration, which was not possible without help from Islamabad. (Continue reading)
London, Mar 17 (ANI): American actor Robert De Niro has reclaimed some of his late father’s artwork after he brokered a deal with the administrators of a bankrupt New York City gallery. (Continue reading)
Washington, Mar 17 (ANI): Researchers have claimed that a developing fetus exposed to methamphetamine can cause far more damaging brain, cognitive and behavioral problems than prenatal exposure to alcohol. (Continue reading)
Islamabad, Mar.17 (ANI): Stressing on the need of bridging the massive trust deficit between Pakistan and the United States, President Asif Ali Zardari has once again urged the Obama Administration to help Islamabad with civil nuclear technology and also transfer the drone technology in order to take on the extremists effectively. (Continue reading)