Mullah Omer Wrote to US President Obama
WASHINGTON: Current and former U.S. officials told a foreign news agency that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan. The previously undisclosed communication was considered authentic by people who saw it, but skeptical administration More...
Supreme Court of India Scraps 122 Telecom Licences over Graft
India’s Supreme Court scrapped 122 telecom licences awarded in a 2008 sale that has become a major corruption scandal rocking the government. “Licences after January 2008 are quashed,” Justice G.S. Singhvi More...
Extreme Weather Warning Issued Across UK
LONDON: The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning across the UK with the brutal cold snap. The Met Office put the country on Level 3 Cold Weather Alert – just one level below the most serious stage. More...
US President Confirms Drone Strikes in Pakistan
President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed that US drone aircraft have struck Taliban and Al-Qaeda targets within Pakistan — operations that until now had not been officially acknowledged. When asked about More...
USA to Sell Saudi Fighter Jets: White House
HONOLULU: The White House said on Thursday a $29.4 billion contract to provide Boeing-made fighter jets to Saudi Arabia’s air force would support more than 50,000 US jobs and give the American economy a $3.5 More...