Pakistani authorities said Monday three U.S. drone strikes killed at least 18 militants in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region, including several Arab nationals and suspected militant leaders. The authorities said all the strikes took place in South Waziristan and hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the region’s main town of Wana. The […]
Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 18 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Obama to Decide on Afghanistan Troop Drawdown
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will soon decide on the scope and pace of the drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan set to begin in July. Mr. Obama met with his national security team Monday to discuss situation in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. The meeting was the first since U.S. special forces […]
India Approves Anti-Terror Database
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 5:30 pm (UTC-5)
India’s Cabinet Committee on Security on Monday approved the creation of a long-awaited electronic anti-terror database. The committee, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, agreed “in principle” to create the National Intelligence Grid that will merge separate databases into one massive shared resource of information, including travel records, tax returns, credit card purchases, and immigration […]
US Official to Discuss Plight of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department says Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration Eric P. Schwartz will travel to Dhaka Tuesday to discuss the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and elsewhere in the region. During his visit, Schwartz is scheduled to meet with government officials and international and non-governmental organizations […]
Obama to Soon Decide on Troop Pullout in Afghanistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will soon decide on the scope and pace of U.S. troop withdrawals in Afghanistan. Mr. Obama met with senior advisors and military officials Monday for his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, the first since al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed May 2 in a […]
Indian PM Defends Crackdown on Corruption Protest
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is defending a police crackdown on an anti-corruption protest led by a popular yoga guru. Authorities used batons to break up Baba Ramdev’s peaceful hunger strike during a pre-dawn raid early Sunday, injuring dozens of people. The mass fast was part of a populist campaign to fight corruption. India’s Supreme […]
Gates Continues His Farewell Tour in Afghanistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is wrapping up his last official visit to American troops in Afghanistan with a visit to a base in Paktika province, near the border with Pakistan. Secretary Gates is retiring at the end of the month. He has used this trip to outline his recommendations for a soon-to-begin U.S. […]
Suspected US Drone Strikes Kill 18 in Pakistan
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistani intelligence officials say three U.S. drone strikes have killed at least 18 militants in the country’s northwest tribal region. All of Monday’s strikes were in South Waziristan, near the Afghan border. Officials say missiles hit a compound, an Islamic seminary and a vehicle near the main town of Wana. Foreign militants, including Arabs and […]
Indian Supreme Court Questions Crackdown on Protest
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 11:20 am (UTC-5)
India’s Supreme Court said Monday it wants the government to explain why it sent hundreds of police to end the peaceful hunger strike of a popular yoga guru and thousands of his supporters. Baba Ramdev’s mass fast, staged in a huge tent in New Delhi, was part of a populist campaign to fight corruption. His […]
India Approves $4 Billion Boeing Aircraft Deal
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
India’s Cabinet has approved a proposed $4 billion deal to purchase military transport aircraft from the U.S. aerospace giant Boeing, the largest defense deal ever made between the two countries. Sources say the deal to buy 10 C-17 aircraft was approved during a recent meeting of the Cabinet’s committee on security affairs. Indian officials say […]
