FBI admits using unarmed drones for operational purposes in US

Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 13:54

Senator Rand Paul has disclosed an unclassified letter by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) which has clarified the circumstances when agents have flown drones over United States for 10 times in the past seven years.

After Af-Pak, US to deploy drones to fresh frontiers

Last Updated: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 13:45

The US is shifting its huge fleet of drones from combat zones of Afghanistan and Pakistan to fresh frontiers, where these planes will spy on a melange of armed groups, drug runners, pirates and other targets.

US position in drone suit `disconcerting`: Judge

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 10:42

A federal judge said that she finds "disconcerting" the Obama administration`s position that courts have no role in a lawsuit over the 2011 drone-strike killings of three US citizens in Yemen.

Majority of Americans fine with drone strikes: Poll

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 16:00

Although US President Barack Obama`s aggressive campaign of drone strikes has generated controversy overseas and among terrorism experts, majority of America seems to be fine with it, a poll has revealed.

Zardari `unaware` of any Pak-US agreement on drone strikes

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 12:34

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that he was `not aware` of any agreement between the government of Pakistan and the US administration regarding drone strikes in Pakistan.

Committed Pak jihadists replace slain al Qaeda leaders: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 16:20

The unruly tribal belt in northwestern Pakistan, a hotbed of Islamist militancy, has witnessed about 360 US drone strikes in the past decade, killing several high-ranking al Qaeda commanders who took shelter in the restive region.

Obama drone speech interrupted repeatedly by anti-war activist

Last Updated: Friday, May 24, 2013, 08:37

US President Barack Obama`s speech outlining the future of his counter-terrorism polices was disrupted by a member of Code Pink, a group that has long protested the US wars and counter-terrorism policies.

Britain funding surveys in Pakistan on US drones

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 12:05

Britain has been funding surveys in Pakistan`s Tribal Areas which reveal that US drone strikes in the region are causing deep resentment among the local population.

Suspected US drone in Yemen kills 4 militants

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 08:34

Yemeni security officials say a suspected US drone strike killed four al Qaeda militants in the country`s south.

French military considering purchase of US drones: Source

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 23:53

France is considering buying US-made unarmed Reaper surveillance drones to boost its military capabilities, a source in the defence ministry said on Friday.

Drones may soon become new age reporting tools

Last Updated: Sunday, March 24, 2013, 16:12

Drones may soon become a crucial part of the reporter`s arsenal of tools, if an innovative experiment by a journalism professor in the US proves to be successful.