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India on high alert after Mumbai blasts

India on high alert after Mumbai blasts

Officials in Mumbai, India, have corrected the death toll from Wednesday's blasts, saying that 18 people were killed.

 

Hillary Clinton calls on Pakistan to take 'decisive steps' against terrorists

Hillary Clinton calls on Pakistan to take 'decisive steps' against terrorists

Meeting with Pakistani leaders, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S.-Pakistan relationship is at a 'turning point' and that Islamabad needs to ramp up its cooperation in the fight against Al Qaeda militants. Her visit is seen as a fence-mending mission in the wake of the U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden, an operation that aggravated mistrust on both sides.

 

Pakistan condemns Bid Laden raid, threatens reprisals for drone strikes

Pakistan's parliament joins its intelligence chief in condemning the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden and threatens to prohibit NATO convoys into Afghanistan if Washington continues its drone strikes against militants.At a marathon closed-door session, Pakistan's parliament Saturday joined the country's intelligence chief in strongly condemning the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

 

U.S. releases videos seized from bin Laden compound

U.S. releases videos seized from bin Laden compound

Intelligence officials today unveiled five different videos of Osama bin Laden confiscated during the raid at his Pakistan compound. One of the videos shows the al Qaeda leader watching footage of himself.

 

4 More Men Charged in 2008 Mumbai Terror Attack

U.S. prosecutors charged four Pakistani men Monday in connection with the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed 166 people, including six Americans, although none of the defendants is in U.S. custody.

 

India ups security in cities fearing terror attack

India increased security in major cities across the country Tuesday after receiving information that a Pakistan-based militant group was planning an attack over New Year's weekend....

 

India police issue Mumbai terror alert

Indian police issued an alert Thursday in Mumbai, saying four members of a militant group had entered the Indian city and were suspected of plotting violence on the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

 

Explosion at Shiite Protest Kills at Least 40 in Pakistan

Explosion at Shiite Protest Kills at Least 40 in Pakistan

The explosion, two days after an other attack, led to further protests as grieving mourners went on rampage, clashing with the police and setting fire to vehicles and motorcycles parked nearby.

 

Pakistan's Zardari says war with Taliban being lost

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari warned that the international community was losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to an interview published on Tuesday.

 

Pakistani anti-terror court convicts 5 Americans

Pakistani anti-terror court convicts 5 Americans

Five young American Muslims were convicted of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to 10 years in jail Thursday in a case that highlights concerns about Westerners traveling to Pakistan to link up with al-Qaida and other extremist groups...

 

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