Pakistan On Al Qaida

A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan has killed Al Qaeda's second-in-command, officials from both countries confirmed on Tuesday, the most significant victory so far in the controversial bombing campaign and the biggest setback to the terror network since the death of Osama bin Laden.

The Obama administration on Tuesday gave Congress a harshly critical assessment of Pakistan's efforts to defeat Al Qaida and other militants, saying that after years of work with the Pakistani military "there remains no clear path toward defeating the insurgency" that thrives in the country. That conclusion, buried in a 38-page report on the state ...

Five Americans being held in Pakistan on suspicion of terrorism alleged they were being tortured as they shouted these comments to reporters on Monday as they were driven from court. Police and prison authorities denied any ill-treatment.

A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan has killed Al Qaeda's second-in-command, officials from both countries confirmed on Tuesday, the most significant victory so far in the controversial bombing campaign and the biggest setback to the terror network since the death of Osama bin Laden.

The Obama administration on Tuesday gave Congress a harshly critical assessment of Pakistan's efforts to defeat Al Qaida and other militants, saying that after years of work with the Pakistani military "there remains no clear path toward defeating the insurgency" that thrives in the country. That conclusion, buried in a 38-page report on the state ...

Five Americans being held in Pakistan on suspicion of terrorism alleged they were being tortured as they shouted these comments to reporters on Monday as they were driven from court. Police and prison authorities denied any ill-treatment.