• Sri Lanka protests at US plan to quiz military chief Sri Lanka summoned the United States ambassador in Colombo on Monday to protest over US plans to quiz the island's military commander about alleged war crimes, a report said. The privately-run Daily...
• German general: Civilian massacre 'appropriate' A top German general has described a NATO air strike that killed up to 40 Afghan civilians as "appropriate." Speaking in Berlin, Bundeswehr chief of staff General Wolfgang Schneiderhan announced that...
• US denies Blackwater arms stockpiling in Pakistan (WW4 Report) -- The US embassy in Pakistan rejected Oct. 23 claims that an Islamabad warehouse in the possession of a subcontractor to Xe Worldwide, formerly Blackwater, was used to store heavy arms...
• Clinton arrives in Pakistan to win over public skeptical of U.S. (RIA Novosti) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for a three-day visit to Pakistan amid a spate of terrorist attacks in the country.
Although Clinton's trip...
• Friendship: U.S. warns Japan of serious consequences if it reneges on military package Worried about a new direction in Japan's foreign policy, the Obama administration warned the Tokyo government Wednesday of serious consequences if it reneges on a military realignment plan formulated...
• Pakistan Pledges to Destroy Any Terrorist Camps on Iran Border Pakistan will destroy any terrorist training camps found near the border with Iran and will work with its neighbor to fight extremists, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said. The minister said...
• U.S. aiding Pakistani military offensive U.S. drones are providing intelligence and surveillance video in support of Pakistan's offensive in South Waziristan, the first time Islamabad has accepted such help for major military...
• Send more troops or ... Canada/Italy/France deny paying off the Taliban Related: French military dismisses Taliban payoff report; Italy Denies News Report That It Bribed the Taliban;Canadian cash has paid for Afghan schools, police and even for insurgent fighters to...
• Pakistan in da bag: Obama signs $7.5 billion Pakistan aid bill President Obama signed legislation providing an additional $7.5 billion in assistance to the Pakistani government.
The aid guarantee comes as the Pakistani government combats a wave of attacks...
• Sovereignty? Pakistani Parliament Debates $7.5 Billion US Aid Bill (VOA) -- Pakistan's parliament will begin debate Wednesday on a $7.5 billion U.S. aid bill, amid criticism from some Pakistanis that the money comes with conditions that could violate the country's...
• Japan questions covert military treaties with US Japan probes secret security deals with US(Press TV) -- Japan's new government says it is probing an alleged secret deal under which Tokyo would illegally allow the US to bring in nuclear arsenals...
• UN official fired over criticisms of Afghan election fraud (WSWS) -- Peter Galbraith, the second-ranking official in the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA), and the agency’s top-ranking US official, was dismissed on Wednesday over...
• U.S., Allies Vow Support for Karzai The United States and NATO countries fighting in Afghanistan have told President Hamid Karzai's government that they expect him to remain in office for another five-year term and will work with him...
• U.S. allows Myanmar minister (Maj. General Nyan Win) to visit Washington In a gesture toward Myanmar's military rulers, the United States has allowed the country's foreign minister to travel to Washington to visit the Myanmar embassy, a U.S. official said on Monday....
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