US, Taliban peace talks collapse over leaks: report
LONDON: The secret peace talks between the United States and the Taliban leadership have broken down after details of the negotiations were leaked, British daily newspaper reported quoting Western diplomats. The breakdown in the talks at such an early stage has led to recriminations and claims that the details of the meetings and the identity of the More...
Disrupted dialogue: Purported Taliban negotiator ‘goes missing’
ISLAMABAD: It may have been just talk after all. A purported Taliban official mediating with the Americans can no longer be traced, frustrating the US attempts to hold another round of talks as they seek a negotiated More...
Pakistan has ‘hands full’ against militants: NATO
NEW YORK: Pakistan is so busy fighting its own militants that it can do little more to help Nato forces battling in neighbouring Afghanistan, Nato’s top civilian there said Monday. Mark Sedwill, senior civilian More...
Clinton hints at strains in US ties with Pakistan
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described relations between the US and Pakistan on Sunday as “very challenging,” a tacit admission of strained ties between the key allies. Speaking after More...
AT&T vision of wireless competition is tough sell
WASHINGTON: AT&T faces a tough pitch convincing regulators that its $39 billion deal to buy Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile will not create a duopoly in the cell phone market. Read the original here: AT&T More...
US approves sixth deepwater drill permit since BP spill
WASHINGTON: The US Interior Department said it approved a permit for Statoil to drill for oil in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Originally posted here: US approves sixth deepwater drill permit since BP More...
Suspect in US officer’s slaying surrenders on TV
ATHENS, Georgia: Holding five hostages in an apartment surrounded by police, the suspect in the slaying of a Georgia police officer made an unusual request to negotiators — he wanted to surrender on live TV. Read More...
US fourth-quarter growth revised up to 3.1%
WASHINGTON: The US economy grew more quickly than previously thought in the fourth quarter, the government said on Friday, but signs of softer consumer and business spending may slow its momentum in early 2011. Read More...
American convicted in Hong Kong ‘milkshake murder’
HONG KONG: An American who drugged her investment banker-husband with a milkshake and bludgeoned him to death more than seven years ago was convicted of murder Friday at her second trial in a case that grabbed More...
US soldier gets 24 years for murdering Afghans
TACOMA, Washington: The first of five US soldiers charged with killing unarmed Afghan civilians last year was sentenced on Wednesday to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of premeditated murder. Continued More...
