More than 80 militants attacked a supply terminal in northwest Pakistan that serves U.S. and NATO-led troops in Afghanistan, police said.
Pakistan militants attack NATO supply trailers
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Getting the CIA Out of Its Other Prisons
It is a good thing the CIA is now out of the overseas prison business. Black sites, waterboarding and renditions were never really the CIA’s strong suit
Muslim issues dominate agenda
The collapse of the U.S. economy has dominated the first months of Barack Obama’s presidency.
Zakaria: Pentagon’s new plan is ‘revolutionary’
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is pushing a 2010 Pentagon budget that reflects major changes in Defense Department priorities. (CNN) — U.S
Pakistan offers to help screen U.K. visa applicants
Britain should refer suspicious student visa applications to Pakistan as a way to help prevent terrorism, the country’s high commissioner to Britain said Friday. Wajid Hasan’s suggestion came the same week that 12 people were arrested in Britain with suspected links to al Qaeda.
Pro-Taliban cleric pulls out of peace deal
Pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Mohammad has announced he has pulled out of a peace deal in the violence-plagued Swat Valley, saying the government is not serious about implementing Islamic law, or sharia, in the region. Mohammad brokered the cease-fire in late February between the Pakistani government and his son-in-law, Maulana Fazlullah, who commands the Taliban in Swat Valley. With the deal, the area would come under sharia law, which — under the Taliban’s strict interpretation — would prevent women from even being seen in public without their husbands or fathers
Obama must leave door open to N. Korea
There’s an old saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Although President Barack Obama and other world leaders could be forgiven for feeling that North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il is deliberately driving them insane, that adage is worth keeping in mind amid the calls for U.N
Suicide bomber kills 8 in Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed eight people in an attack on a police patrol unit Thursday morning in southern Afghanistan, officials say.
Afghanistan ‘rape’ law puts women’s rights front and center
"In Afghanistan, the sacrifice in the political game is women and children," female Afghan parliamentarian Fawzia Koofi said.
Gates announces major Pentagon priority shifts
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a 2010 Pentagon budget Monday that reflects major changes in the "scope and significance" of Defense Department priorities. Three key priorities are reflected in the changes, Gates said.