Yemen vote on ban unlikely to end US drone strikes: Experts

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 09:52

Yemen`s Parliament has voted for a ban on drone strikes, but experts said Monday lawmakers have limited powers and their vote is unlikely to impact Washington`s bid to crush al Qaeda militants.

Yemen Parliament bans drone attacks: Report

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 02:12

Yemen`s parliament passed today a law banning drone strikes, a media report said, days after one such attack reportedly hit a wedding motorcade and killed civilians.

US drone strikes not answer to terrorism: PM Sharif

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 19:15

Pakistan is determined to root out terrorism and extremism but US drone strikes are not the answer as they are counterproductive, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Tuesday.

Four dead as Argentine police strikes inspire mobs

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 04:12

A young man electrocuted while looting an appliance store in a rainstorm has become at least the fourth fatality in Argentina blamed on mob chaos inspired by striking police demanding higher pay.

Yemen attack: Al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for killing 52

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 13:41

Al Qaeda-backed group on Friday claimed the responsibility for yesterday’s attack on Yemen’s Defence Ministry in Sana’a wherein at least 52 doctors and nurses were killed and dozens injured.

`Star Wars` pistol up for auction

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 11:29

The Mauser-style pistol that Harrison Ford`s character Han Solo used in "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" and "The Return of the Jedi" is up for sale to the highest bidder, online auctioneers Invaluable said today.

No long term impact on shipment through Pakistan: US

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 09:38

A day after temporarily halting cargo shipments from Afghanistan via Pakistan in view of protest over drone strikes there, the US has said that it does not anticipate long term impact of its shipment through the country.

Original Han Solo blaster from `The Empire Strikes Back` up for auction

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 19:30

The blaster pistol that Harrison Ford used in the Star Wars films `Return of the Jedi` and `The Empire Strikes Back` is set to go under the hammer at a starting bid of 200,000 dollars.

US halts cargo shipment from Afghanistan through Pakistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 12:09

The United States has temporarily halted shipment of its "retrograde cargo" from Afghanistan in view of the anti-America demonstrations in Pakistan.

Pakistan: MQM chief Hussain alleges Jamaat linked to Taliban, Qaeda

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 00:14

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday linked Pakistan`s hardline Jamaat-e-Islami to Taliban and al Qaeda militants, claiming several activists of the party have been killed in US drone strikes.

Imran Khan`s supporters search for NATO supply trucks

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 19:55

Supporters of Imran Khan`s party in Pakistan roughed up drivers of trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan as they continued their protest for a second day against US drone strikes.

PM Sharif opposes US drone strikes

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 18:06

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday expressed deep concern over a drone strike that killed six persons, including commanders of the Haqqani network, and said Pakistan had conveyed its opposition to the attacks to the US.