15 December 2011 Last updated at 02:26 GMT FBI Director Robert Mueller said it was not clear how the provision would impact law enforcement agencies The US House of Representatives has passed a defence bill likely to change the way the US detains terror suspects. The bill passed after the White House lifted a veto [...]
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December 15, 2011
December 8, 2011
Pakistani President’s Dubai Trip Spurs Rumors
President Asif Ali Zardari has traveled to Dubai for medical treatment of a heart condition, spurring rumors of his resignation. The president’s spokesman on Wednesday called the reports “untrue” and “imaginary.” He said Zardari’s visit was a planned checkup. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s office said the president will remain under medical observation at a [...]
November 24, 2011
Scandal Prompts Pakistan to Appoint New US Ambassador
Pakistan has named Sherry Rehman its new ambassador to the United States, less than 24 hours after the previous envoy, Hussain Haqqani, was ordered to resign in connection with what Pakistan’s media has widely labeled “memogate.” Haqqani stepped down following claims he appealed for Washington’s help in reining in Pakistan’s powerful military. He was ordered [...]