Ali Zafar only for cameo in Tere Bin Laden sequel
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 20, 2013
Pakistani actor Ali Zafar, who made his Bollywood debut with the 2010 film Tere Bin Laden, will be seen only in a special appearance in the sequel to the comic satire.
Children suffer as Pakistan battles measles epidemic
Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 20, 2013
In the intensive-care ward of Lahore's Mayo hospital, pale, spotty children cry in the intense heat of the Pakistani summer - victims of a devastating measles outbreak.
Security lapse after Osama bin Laden raid: Defence report
Associated Press | Thursday June 6, 2013
A draft report by Pentagon investigators says that several weeks after Leon Panetta oversaw the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the then-CIA director revealed the name of the raid commander in a speech attended by the writer of the film "Zero ...
Zero Dark Thirty writer got secret details from CIA chief: report
Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 6, 2013
A Pentagon investigation has found that ex-CIA director Leon Panetta leaked some secret details to a Hollywood screenwriter behind the film Zero Dark Thirty, a watchdog group reported.
Ex-US Navy SEAL comes out as transgender 'warrior princess'
Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 6, 2013
A decorated former US Navy SEAL is now living life as a woman after undergoing hormone therapy and has written about her gender struggle in a new memoir titled "Warrior Princess."
Bradley Manning wanted to enlighten US about war, says lawyer
Associated Press | Tuesday June 4, 2013
The second day of the military trial for Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning is expected to focus on evidence prosecutors say was found on the soldier's computer in Iraq.
US soldier Bradley Manning let secrets into enemy hands, says prosecutor
Associated Press | Tuesday June 4, 2013
Bradley Manning, accused in WikiLeaks disclosures case, had put US military secrets into the hands of Osama bin Laden himself, said prosecutors on Monday as the Army intelligence analyst went on trial over leaking hundreds of thousands of classified ...
US soldier Bradley Manning goes on trial over WikiLeaks disclosures
Agence France-Presse | Monday June 3, 2013
Bradley Manning, the American soldier who handed thousands of secret US government files to WikiLeaks, will finally go on trial today - more than three years after he was arrested in Iraq.
United States accuses Iran of surge in 'terrorism'
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 31, 2013
The United States today accused Iran of sponsoring "terrorism" at a level unseen in decades and said that the separate threat from Al Qaeda has been significantly degraded.
Judge warns Osama bin Laden's son-in-law on lawyer choices
Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2013
The son-in-law of Osama bin Laden and former spokesman for Al Qaeda, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to kill Americans, was warned on Tuesday that his three chosen lawyers may not get clearance to review classified evidence in the...
US appeals court rules Osama bin Laden's death photos can stay secret
Reuters | Tuesday May 21, 2013
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row
Associated Press | Monday May 20, 2013
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.
Knife carried by US Navy SEAL during Osama bin Laden raid auctioned
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2013
A combat knife carried by a US Navy SEAL in the 2011 raid that ended in death of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has fetched USD 35,400 at a charity auction.
Attorney for Osama bin Laden's kin girds for 'good fight'
Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2013
Osama bin Laden's son-in-law has hired a new lawyer to defend him in the trial he faces in the United States, and the appointment stirred some controversy in the court on Wednesday.
Riyaz Khokhar likely to replace Sherry Rehman as Pakistan's envoy to US
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Former Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar is tipped to replace Sherry Rehman as Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, according to a media report today.