U.S. drone strike kills 25 in Pakistan's North Waziristan

U.S. drone strike kills 25 in Pakistan's North Waziristan


U.S. drone strike kills 25 in Pakistan's North Waziristan

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Four missiles fired by two suspected U.S. pilotless aircraft hit a house in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan on the Afghan border on Friday, killing 25 militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.


VIDEO: US flying armed drones over Libya

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:35 PM PDT

The US has confirmed it is flying unmanned armed drone aircraft over Libya as part of the Nato mission to assist the rebels.


VIDEO: Police seize 'Mafia football clubs'

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Police in Italy have seized hundreds of millions of dollars of suspected Mafia assets, including two football clubs, 44 houses, 60 plots of land and 164 vehicles.


Prayers test Syria's Assad's response to protests

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army deployed overnight in the flashpoint city of Homs, witnesses said, ahead of Friday prayers that have been marked by intensifying protests in the last five weeks against authoritarian rule.


U.S. sends drones to Libya, battle rages for Misrata

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:45 PM PDT

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - The United States has started using armed drones against Muammar Gaddafi's troops, who battled rebels at close quarters on the streets of Misrata, despite Western threats to step up a month-old air war.


U.S. drone strike kills 25 in Pakistan's North Waziristan

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Four missiles fired by two suspected U.S. pilotless aircraft hit a house in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan on the Afghan border on Friday, killing 25 militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.


Egypt orders "pharaoh" Mubarak's name stripped off

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:39 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt Thursday took another step toward erasing the legacy of deposed president Hosni Mubarak by ordering his name, and that of his family, removed from public institutions across the nation.


Thai, Cambodian soldiers in deadly border clash

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on their disputed border on Friday in a dawn clash that killed two Thai soldie


Nigeria leader says polls to continue despite riots

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:36 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday the final round of elections would go ahead next week despite rioting which is feared to have killed hundreds of people across the mostly Muslim north.


Japan earmarks first $50 billion for post-quake rebuild

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:48 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a down payment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades.


Karachi blast kills 15, criminal gangs suspected

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:34 PM PDT

KARACHI (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed and several wounded when a bomb ripped through a club for card players in Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi Thursday, police said.


Mexican authorities find 37 in new mass grave

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 08:27 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Authorities have pulled 37 bodies from a mass grave in northern Mexico, a local official said on Thursday.


U.N. urges bold steps to relaunch Mideast peace

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:09 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Thursday for "bold and decisive steps" to relaunch the Israeli-Palestinian peace process as the region awaits a possible new initiative by U.S. President Barack Obama.


U.N. urges bold steps to relaunch Mideast peace

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:09 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Thursday for "bold and decisive steps" to relaunch the Israeli-Palestinian peace process as the region awaits a possible new initiative by U.S. President Barack Obama.


US missiles kill 22 people in Pakistan tribal area (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:21 PM PDT

In this photo released by Inter Services Public Relations, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, left, listens to Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee  General Khalid Shameem Wynne during a meeting in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Mullen is visiting Pakistan at a time of tensions over America's role in the region. (AP Photo/Inter Services Public Relations) **NO SALES**AP - U.S. drones fired five missiles at a house in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border on Friday, killing at least 22 people, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The strike came a day after Pakistan's army chief denounced such attacks, and could further sour already deteriorating relations between Washington and Islamabad.



U.S. drone strike kills 25 in Pakistan's North Waziristan

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:32 PM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Four missiles fired by two suspected U.S. pilotless aircraft hit a house in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan on the Afghan border on Friday, killing 25 militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.


Mexican authorities find 37 in new mass grave

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 08:27 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Authorities have pulled 37 bodies from a mass grave in northern Mexico, a local official said on Thursday.


U.N. urges bold steps to relaunch Mideast peace

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:09 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations called on Thursday for "bold and decisive steps" to relaunch the Israeli-Palestinian peace process as the region awaits a possible new initiative by U.S. President Barack Obama.


Egypt orders "pharaoh" Mubarak's name stripped off

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:39 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt Thursday took another step toward erasing the legacy of deposed president Hosni Mubarak by ordering his name, and that of his family, removed from public institutions across the nation.


Thai, Cambodian soldiers in deadly border clash

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai and Cambodian soldiers fought with rocket-propelled grenades and guns on their disputed border on Friday in a dawn clash that killed two Thai soldie