Pakistan

U.S., India sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement 7:56pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and India signed a potentially lucrative agreement on Friday that would allow India to buy U.S. civil nuclear technology for the first time in three decades.  Full Article

 
ANALYSIS-Iraq war fades from U.S. election 3:03pm EDT

DALLAS (Reuters) - Many Americans seem to have forgotten the Iraq war in this election cycle. Joe Luccioni is not one of them.  Full Article

 
Iraq war fades from U.S. election 11:48am EDT

DALLAS (Reuters) - Many Americans seem to have forgotten the Iraq war in this election cycle. Joe Luccioni is not one of them.  Full Article

 
Suicide attack on Pakistani tribal council kills 30 10:58am EDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters)PESHAWAR, Pakistan, October 10 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber drove his car into an anti-Taliban tribal council meeting in northwest Pakistan Friday, killing at least 30 people, officials said, the second suicide bombing in as many days.  Full Article

 
Mullen sees Afghanistan worsening into next year 3:42am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Violence in Afghanistan will escalate in 2009 unless the United States and other countries move quickly to counter an intensifying Taliban insurgency with troops and assistance, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday.  Full Article

 
UPDATE 3-Mullen sees Afghanistan worsening into next year Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 07:52pm EDT

WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Violence in Afghanistan will escalate in 2009 unless the United States and other countries move quickly to counter an intensifying Taliban insurgency with troops and assistance, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday.  Full Article

 
Intelligence study finds chaos in Afghanistan: report Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 06:46pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies conclude in a draft report that Afghanistan is in a downward spiral and they doubt whether the Kabul government can stem the Taliban's rise, The New York Times reported on Thursday.  Full Article

 
Bomb in Pakistan capital, air strikes on militants Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 01:59pm EDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked police headquarters in Islamabad, air strikes targeting Islamist fighters killed 26 people, and children died in a roadside blast on Thursday as Pakistan's war with militants intensified.  Full Article

 
U.S. missile attack kills at least 6 in Pakistan Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 01:38pm EDT

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. missile attack by a pilotless drone killed at least six people on Thursday, including 3 Arabs, in a Pakistani tribal region regarded as a safe haven for al Qaeda and Taliban militants, an intelligence official said.  Full Article

 
US missile attack kills at least 4 in Pakistan Thursday, 9 Oct 2008 01:19pm EDT

A suspected missile attack by a pilotless drone killed at least four people on Thursday in a Pakistani tribal region regarded as a safe haven for al Qaeda and Taliban militants, an intelligence official said.   Full Article