US Senate approves controversial nuclear deal with India, Andrew Legon

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Pakistan Taliban leader reported dead, Hannah Cooper

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The most senior Taliban leader in Pakistan, Beitullah Mehsud, is rumoured to have died late on Monday after suffering kidney failure. Mehsud is the head of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella organisation for Islamist militant groups operating across Pakistan's northwest. Based in the restive tribal agency of South Waziristan, Mehsud has also been accused of organising waves of suicide

Global majority deem "war on terror" a failure, Andrew Legon

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Afghan and Pakistani leaders in show of unity, Hannah Cooper

Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari stated on Sunday that if his government were to capture Osama bin Laden he would consider handing him over to the United States. Zardari said: "I will go around with my friends and see what they wanted. If they want them tried in Pakistan we will try them in Pakistan. If they want them tried in New York, sure so be it".  

President Zardari addresses UN as Pakistani security deteriorates, Andrew Legon

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Drug cartels strike in Mexico

Militants threw two grenades into crowds of revelers in the Mexican town of Morelia yesterday, during celebrations meant to mark Mexico's independence day. Authorities were quick to accuse operatives of the country's numerous drug cartels, against whom President Felipe Calderon has waged an escalating offensive. Morelia - Calderon's home town - sits in the state of Michoacan, which continues to witness deadly clashes between gangs and the army.

Pakistani PM unhurt by assassins, Josef Litobarski

The Pakistani government has confirmed that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was unharmed after assassins targeted his motorcade on Wednesday. The convoy of vehicles was travelling to meet the prime-minister at the airport, and he was not in his car when the assassins struck. Two shots hit the bullet-proof windshield of the black Mercedes on the driver's side, but failed to penetrate. The attack comes just three days before Pakistan's

UN: 90 civilians killed in coalition airstrike, Josef Litobarski

The UN has found "convincing evidence" that 90 civilians, including 60 children, were killed in the US airstrike last Friday targeting senior Taliban commander Mullah Sadiq. Coalition spokespeople initially claimed 30 militants had died in the attack, and that there had been no civilian casualties. However, after an Afghan government investigation

Pakistan in crisis after bombings, Josef Litobarski

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack on an arms factory in Pakistan, in which at least 64 people died. The attack, one of the deadliest in recent years, came nine days after the Taliban declared "open

India and Russia

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Quote:MOSCOW (Reuters) - India has placed $2 billion of missile orders with Russian-Indian military joint venture Brahmos, the firm's managing director was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency on Tuesday. Sivathanu Pillai, speaking in Moscow, said the total order book for the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile, including supplies to other countries, could reach $10 billion