Obama: Bin Laden sea burial 'respectful'
2011-05-06 06:21:42
US President Barack Obama said US forces were "respectful of the body" of Osama bin Laden when they buried his remains at sea, despite criticism from some Muslim clerics that it violated Islamic practice.
Body from 2009 Air France crash in Atlantic raised
2011-05-05 22:38:31
A body from the 2009 Air France crash that killed all 228 people aboard has been raised from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
Pakistan defends intelligence body
2011-05-05 21:04:29
Foreign Secretary of Pakistan said that Inter-Services Intelligence Agency has the potential to combat terrorism.
Indian court not pleased over telecom scam probe
2011-05-05 18:38:15
India's highest judiciary, the Supreme Court expressed its displeasure over the pace of probe into tax evasion cases related to the multi-billion-dollar telecom scam Thursday.
Clinton: 'No idea' about timing of iconic photo
2011-05-05 18:36:36
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday she has "no idea" what she and the rest of President Barack Obama's national security team were watching at the precise moment that a photographer snapped what has become an iconic image of the operation that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
Tunisia urges more vigilance on border with Libya
2011-05-05 18:34:21
Tunisia's defense minister Abdelkrim Zebidi called on the army for increased vigilance in securing the country's southern border with Libya, TAP news agency reported on Thursday.
25 killed, 75 wounded in Iraq suicide car bombing
2011-05-05 17:37:51
A suicide car bomb attack on Iraqi police station south of Baghdad on Thursday have killed 25 and wounded another 75, a local police source told Xinhua.
Syrian Army pulls out Daraa city
2011-05-05 16:28:03
Syrian army units have begun a "gradual withdrawal" from Deraa, an official military source was quoted as saying on state news agency SANA on Thursday.
Bin Laden didn't fire on SEALs: sources
2011-05-06 09:19:04
Bin Laden was not armed when killed, nor are there indications that he directly threatened attackers.
New Zealand hosts Pacific anti-terror exercise
2011-05-05 13:33:17
A Pacific regional counter- terrorism exercise is being hosted in New Zealand this week.
Pakistan to discuss situation after killing of Osama
2011-05-05 12:42:29
Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani would summon a conference of top commanders later on Thursday to review the situation emerging after the death of Osama bin Laden in a US forces operation, local media reported.
10 Iraqi policemen killed in suicide bombing
2011-05-05 13:46:28
At least ten Iraqi policemen were killed in a suicide car bombing in Hilla city, south of Baghdad, on Thursday, local media reported.