Palash Ghosh

The Pakistan military had filed a “strong protest” with NATO after helicopters from the western alliance attacked and wounded two Pakistani soldiers in the lawless border region of North Waziristan.

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton will visit Pakistan for “strategic” talks, although no date has yet been established.

As Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s continued role as boss of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) appears doomed following his arrest on charges of rape in New York over the weekend, speculation grows on who will ultimately succeed him.

A judge in New York City had denied bail to IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is in court facing charges of sexually assaulting a hotel chambermaid in Times Square on Saturday evening.

The arrest over the weekend of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges of sexual assault has raised many troubling questions. Among them: does the IMF managing director have diplomatic immunity?

The meeting of euro zone finance ministers and other luminaries in Brussels, Belgium has been rocked by the arrest of International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn over the weekend in New York on sexual assault charges.

The arrest of International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on rape charges in New York over the weekend has not only rocked French politics, but has also raised the suspicion that he might have been set up.

U.S. Senator John Kerry has issued a list of “specific demands” to the head of the Pakistani army with respect to Washington’s suspicions that top officials in the South Asian country had been harboring al-Qaeda terror chief Osama bin Laden for years.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was detained in New York on Saturday night on suspicions of committing a sexual assault on a hotel maid, is no stranger to such scandals.

At least six people have been killed by a roadside bomb that struck a passenger bus near Kharian, a garrison city about 75 miles southeast of Islamabad, Pakistan, according to local police officials.

Pakistani Taliban leaders sometimes visited with al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad, according to documents and computer files captured by U.S. officials.

U.S. Senator John Kerry has advised senior officials of the Pakistani government that he wants Islamabad to be a “real” ally and help with the fight against militants and terrorists.

Osama bin Laden apparently supported the revolts which spread across the Arab world this spring, according to an audio message found at his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, according to a U.S. government official.

Greek government officials have called for calm after three straight days of attacks against immigrants and asylum-seekers in Athens.

Pakistani police officials believe the suicide bombing that killed more than 80 paramilitary cadets was probably retaliation for the army’s campaign in the tribal areas along the border of Afghanistan rather than vengeance for the death of Osama bin Laden.

The Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse is making its first international voyage on Friday, flying from Switzerland to Belgium.

Osama bin Laden was plotting to kill US President Barack Obama as part of a plan to disrupt the 2012 American presidential elections, according to some intelligence data found in the former al-Qaeda chief’s Pakistani compound.

U.S. officials have spoken to Osama bin Laden’s widows in Pakistan, the White House has confirmed.

The Twitter revolution now includes an unlikely user… the Taliban of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

U.S. drone missiles fired upon Pakistan’s lawless tribal region of North Waziristan have reportedly killed at least seven militants, local officials told Agence France Presse (AFP).

The wife of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been ordered detained by authorities for 15 days in connection with a probe into corruption allegations, the MENA state news agency reported.

The State Senate of Delaware has submitted legislation that would decriminalize (legalize) marijuana possession, use and distribution for people with cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other diseases for which using marijuana would ease their suffering.

Police in Ireland has arrested a converted Muslim man in Dublin on suspicions that he has threatened to kill Barack Obama when the U.S. presidents visits the Republic later this month.

Pakistan’s top intelligence official has admitted his organization’s failure with respect to the presence of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in the country, according to Geo News of Pakistan.

The Portuguese economy contracted for the second straight quarter, placing the debt-strapped country into another recession as the Lisbon government anxiously seeks to reduce spending and increase taxes.

After more than three decades in power, the Communists have been elected out office by voters in the province of West Bengal in India.

Global equity markets, commodities and currencies continue to move lower on the heels of concerns about Greece

Stocks, led by defensive shares, rebounded from prior session losses, as commodities also clawed back higher.

The Secretary General of Iran’s Supreme Council for Human Rights, Mohammad Javad Larijani, said the Al-Qaeda chieftain deserved to have a fair trial rather than face a “unilateral execution” by American commandos.