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May 4, 2010 1:48 PM

Pak to examine providing help to Kasab if he seeks

Pakistan says that it will examine the issue of providing assistance to Ajmal Kasab only if he seeks its help. Kasab has been convicted by an Indian court for involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik said the Pakistan ...

May 4, 2010 1:29 PM

US arrests man in New York car bomb attempt

The US authorities have arrested a man suspected of attempting to detonate a car bomb in New York City. The US Attorney-General Eric Holder named the man as Faisal Shahzad, a US citizen of Pakistani origin. He was arrested at John F Kennedy airport in New York attempting to board a flight to Dubai.T...

May 4, 2010 10:57 AM

Pak-origin man being involved in Times Square bomb plot: report

US Media reports say that FBI and other investigating agencies in US are suspecting a naturalised US citizen of Pakistani origin for being involved in the failed Times Square car bombing. <br/><br/>Quoting a senior Obama Administration official, the reports say that authorities w...

May 4, 2010 10:29 AM

Pak Taliban leader, Mehsud threatens to strikes on US in new video

Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has appeared in a new video issued months after his reported death, vowing revenge attacks on the United States. In the footage apparently recorded in April, Hakimullah Mehsud referred to reports of his death as propaganda. <br/><br/>The...

May 3, 2010 9:17 PM

Kim Jong-II arrives in China

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il arrived in China today. <br/><br/>The visit comes after Chinese President Hu Jintao met his South Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-Bak and also held talks with North Korea's deputy leader, Kim Yong-Nam on the sidelines of World Expo in Shang...

May 3, 2010 9:17 PM

Somali pirates move captive ships

Three ships held captive by Somali pirates have been moved after Islamist insurgents seized one of their bases. <br/><br/>Report says, the ships, reportedly with some 60 crew on board, have been sailed 110km up the coast from Haradhere to Hobyo. The fate of some 300 other hostage...

May 3, 2010 9:16 PM

Thai PM promises road-map to solve political crisis

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he is working on a road-map plan to try to solve the country's long-running political crisis. Addressing senators in Bangkok, Mr. Abhisit said he is having wider consultations to find a way out of the stand-off, which has paralysed parts of the capital...

May 3, 2010 8:42 PM

Lanka court grants interim relief to Fonseka

In Sri Lanka, the Appeal Court today issued an interim order favouring the detained former Army chief General Sarath Fonseka. The court officials said, the court ordered that proceedings of the first of the two court martials against General Fonseka be delayed until May 21. <br/><br/&...

May 3, 2010 8:39 PM

Pak Taliban leader, Mehsud threatens strikes on US in new video

Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has appeared in a new video issued months after his reported death, vowing revenge attacks on the United States. In the footage apparently recorded in April, Hakimullah Mehsud referred to reports of his death as propaganda. The new nine-minute video, which ...

May 3, 2010 8:39 PM

US military exercise starts in Sahara

A major joint military exercise with countries around the volatile Sahara desert region is beginning as part of a US programme of counter-terrorism. <br/><br/>The three-week Operation Flintlock aims to improve the ability of the region's armed forces to work together to brin...

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