Suspected US drone in Yemen kills four militants
Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013
A suspected US drone strike killed four al Qaida militants on Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials.
France gets Pentagon backing to buy US-made drones: report
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reaper drones for intelligence gathering, and now only needs backing from Congress, Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday.
US Navy launches stealth drone X-47B, makes aviation history
Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013
The US Navy made aviation history on Tuesday by launching an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier for the first time, taking an important step toward expanded use of drones by the American military with an eye on possible rivals like China and Iran.
US Navy's UFO-like stealth drone X-47B targets aviation history
Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2013
The US Navy plans to make aviation history on Tuesday by catapulting an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier for the first time, testing a long-range, stealthy, bat-winged plane that represents a jump forward in drone technology.
US must take Pakistan drone concerns seriously: Nawaz Sharif
Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2013
Pakistan's incoming prime minister said on Monday he wanted to strengthen his country's fractious relations with the United States but warned Washington must take seriously their concerns about drone strikes.
New Pakistan government to hold firm on Taliban
Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2013
Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif looks set to be a pragmatic ally of Washington, unlikely to end the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban as he seeks to focus on fixing the economy.
Pakistan court declares US drone strikes as illegal
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 9, 2013
US drone strikes on Al Qaeda and Taliban elements in Pakistan's lawless tribal belt are illegal, a top court declared on Thursday and directed the Foreign Ministry to move a resolution in the UN against such attacks.
New jihadi magazine appeals for help against drones
Reuters | Monday May 6, 2013
A new jihadi magazine set up by militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan has appealed to Muslims around the world to come up with technology to hack into or manipulate drones, describing this as one of their most important priorities.
Imran Khan on election campaign trail in Pakistan
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 30, 2013
You can't lead a revolution and hide behind bullet-proof glass - at least not according to Imran Khan, wildcard contender for power at the ballot box in Pakistan next week.
Rights group launches campaign to ban Terminator-style 'killer robots'
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 24, 2013
A global rights group launched a campaign on Tuesday to ban Terminator-style "killer robots" amid fears the rise of drone warfare could lead to machines with the power to make their own decisions about killing humans.
US drone strikes kill four al Qaeda suspects: Yemen
Associated Press | Thursday April 18, 2013
Two US drone strikes on Wednesday killed at least four suspected al Qaeda militants and destroyed the house of another in a mountainous area south of the capital, Sanaa, a Yemeni security official and witnesses said.
US drone destroys Taliban base in Pakistan, five killed
Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 17, 2013
A US drone fired two missiles into a Taliban base in Pakistan on Wednesday, destroying the compound and killing at least five militants, local officials said.
Pervez Musharraf admits deal with US on drone strikes
Press Trust of India | Friday April 12, 2013
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has acknowledged that his regime had secretly cleared drone strikes by the US, the first such admission by a serving or retired Pakistani official.
India use drones to protect rhinos from poachers
Associated Press | Monday April 8, 2013
Wildlife authorities used drones on Monday for aerial surveillance of a sprawling natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from armed poachers.
A secret deal on drones, sealed in blood
Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times | Sunday April 7, 2013
In a secret deal, the CIA had agreed to an ally of Taliban him in exchange for access to Pakistan's airspace it had long sought so it could use drones to hunt down its own enemies.
