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1st September, 2011
NYPD monitored where Muslims ate, shopped, prayed
NEW YORK: From an office on the Brooklyn waterfront in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, New York Police Department officials and…
NEW YORK: From an office on the Brooklyn waterfront in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, New York Police Department officials and…
1st September, 2011
Billing dispute reveals CIA rendition flights: report
Dozens of rendition flights were organised by Sportsflight which secured a plane from Richmor Aviation, which is now suing Sportsflight for breach of contract.
Dozens of rendition flights were organised by Sportsflight which secured a plane from Richmor Aviation, which is now suing Sportsflight for breach of contract.
27th August, 2011
CIA demands cuts to critical 9/11 memoir
WASHINGTON: The Central Intelligence Agency has demanded a publisher make extensive cuts to a book critical of its performance before and after the September 11…
WASHINGTON: The Central Intelligence Agency has demanded a publisher make extensive cuts to a book critical of its performance before and after the September 11…
26th August, 2011
UK spy files reveal details of 1950s Guyana coup
Declassified documents reveal in detail how the UK overthrew the elected government of British Guiana — now Guyana.
Declassified documents reveal in detail how the UK overthrew the elected government of British Guiana — now Guyana.
24th August, 2011
Libya rebel advances complicate use of air power
WASHINGTON/MONTEREY: Nato planners are finding it harder to isolate targets in Tripoli due to rebel movement throughout the city, a US official said on…
WASHINGTON/MONTEREY: Nato planners are finding it harder to isolate targets in Tripoli due to rebel movement throughout the city, a US official said on…
24th August, 2011
Landmines kill 10 militants in Tirah
LANDI KOTAL: Ten militants were killed when landmines planted in a bunker exploded in the Tirah valley, sources said on Tuesday. The sources said…
LANDI KOTAL: Ten militants were killed when landmines planted in a bunker exploded in the Tirah valley, sources said on Tuesday. The sources said…
16th August, 2011
Drone kills four militants in North Waziristan
The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles, hitting a compound and a vehicle parked outside it in Miramshah.
The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles, hitting a compound and a vehicle parked outside it in Miramshah.
11th August, 2011
US drone war kills up to 168 children in Pakistan: report
ISLAMABAD: America’s covert drone war on al Qaeda and the Taliban has killed up to 168 children in Pakistan over the last seven years, according…
ISLAMABAD: America’s covert drone war on al Qaeda and the Taliban has killed up to 168 children in Pakistan over the last seven years, according…
11th August, 2011
From JFK to September 11, conspiracy theories thrive
In Dealey Plaza, with the white "X" painted on the spot where President Kennedy was assassinated, ask anyone about the grassy knoll and the second gunman.
In Dealey Plaza, with the white "X" painted on the spot where President Kennedy was assassinated, ask anyone about the grassy knoll and the second gunman.
3rd August, 2011
CIA ignored ambassador’s plea on drone attack timings
ISLAMABAD: The American ambassador to Islamabad phoned Washington with an urgent plea: Stop an imminent CIA drone strike against militants on the Pakistani side of…
ISLAMABAD: The American ambassador to Islamabad phoned Washington with an urgent plea: Stop an imminent CIA drone strike against militants on the Pakistani side of…
2nd August, 2011
Timing of US drone strike questioned by Munter
ISLAMABAD: The American ambassador to Islamabad phoned Washington with an urgent plea: Stop an imminent CIA drone strike against militants on the Pakistani side of…
ISLAMABAD: The American ambassador to Islamabad phoned Washington with an urgent plea: Stop an imminent CIA drone strike against militants on the Pakistani side of…
2nd August, 2011
CIA in Pakistan: fiction that mirrors reality
WASHINGTON: The ISI chief asks CIA’s station manager in Islamabad to leave Pakistan because he thinks the American spy agency is running a clandestine network…
WASHINGTON: The ISI chief asks CIA’s station manager in Islamabad to leave Pakistan because he thinks the American spy agency is running a clandestine network…
31st July, 2011
CIA’s Pakistan chief leaves country
WASHINGTON: The CIA’s Islamabad station chief, who oversaw the intelligence team that uncovered Osama bin Laden’s hideout, has left Pakistan for medical reasons, a US…
WASHINGTON: The CIA’s Islamabad station chief, who oversaw the intelligence team that uncovered Osama bin Laden’s hideout, has left Pakistan for medical reasons, a US…
31st July, 2011
ISI chief asked US to stop drone strikes
WASHINGTON: After years of pussyfooting, Pakistan has finally asked the United States to stop the CIA-run unmanned air strikes into its tribal areas, diplomatic sources…
WASHINGTON: After years of pussyfooting, Pakistan has finally asked the United States to stop the CIA-run unmanned air strikes into its tribal areas, diplomatic sources…
30th July, 2011
Top US officials debate drone strikes in Pakistan
ASPEN: The White House’s top adviser on Afghanistan and Pakistan said Friday that taking out three to five key al Qaeda leaders could amount…
ASPEN: The White House’s top adviser on Afghanistan and Pakistan said Friday that taking out three to five key al Qaeda leaders could amount…
29th July, 2011
Al Qaeda still likely to use WMD: Former officials
ASPEN: A chemical or biological attack by Al Qaeda and its offshoots remains a threat, despite the killing of terror leader Osama bin Laden, top…
ASPEN: A chemical or biological attack by Al Qaeda and its offshoots remains a threat, despite the killing of terror leader Osama bin Laden, top…
25th July, 2011
Israeli arms echo
NOTWITHSTANDING Rahman Malik’s claims about Israeli arms in Karachi, at least once in our history arms came to Pakistan from Israel in a big way,…
NOTWITHSTANDING Rahman Malik’s claims about Israeli arms in Karachi, at least once in our history arms came to Pakistan from Israel in a big way,…
18th July, 2011
General Petraeus steps down in Afghanistan
KABUL: General David Petraeus, the US commander in Afghanistan and most celebrated military leader of his generation, stepped down on Monday after a checkered year…
KABUL: General David Petraeus, the US commander in Afghanistan and most celebrated military leader of his generation, stepped down on Monday after a checkered year…
15th July, 2011
As US wars wind down, drones gain new prominence
WASHINGTON: In many ways, it’s the perfect weapon for a war-weary nation that suddenly finds itself on a tight budget. Missile-armed drones are playing a…
WASHINGTON: In many ways, it’s the perfect weapon for a war-weary nation that suddenly finds itself on a tight budget. Missile-armed drones are playing a…
13th July, 2011
Afghan president at kingpin brother’s funeral
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai was Wednesday to lead mourners at the funeral of his half-brother, gunned down a day earlier by his own…
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Afghan President Hamid Karzai was Wednesday to lead mourners at the funeral of his half-brother, gunned down a day earlier by his own…
