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Fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport, two arrests

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LONDON - British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft. | Video

U.S. drone guidelines could reduce 'signature strikes'

WASHINGTON - New U.S. guidelines for conducting armed drone operations overseas set a higher bar for attacking non-Americans and could reduce controversial "signature strikes" targeted at suspicious groups rather than individuals.

Roadside bomb kills 13 in southwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the region's natural gas and other resources. | Video

China's Li effusive in praise of Pakistan, but not everyone buys it

ISLAMABAD - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Sino-Pakistan relationship to the hilt on Thursday, urging the "all-weather friends" to boost cooperation in business, trade, energy and infrastructure and build a long-vaunted economic corridor.

U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.

U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in drone strikes

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government formally acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed four Americans, including militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who died in drone strikes in Yemen and Pakistan.

China's Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis

ISLAMABAD - China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill.

China's Li offers to help end Pakistan energy crisis

ISLAMABAD - China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill.

Pakistan's MQM denounces Imran Khan in Karachi protest

ISLAMABAD - Supporters of an influential Pakistani political party took to the streets of Karachi on Monday to protest against cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan, who has accused it of killing one of his senior staff a week after a general election.

Don't wear socks, hot Pakistanis told amid power crisis

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has told civil servants not to wear socks as the country turns off air-conditioners amid a chronic power crisis and soaring temperatures.

20 May 2013

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Paramilitary forces investigate at the site of a suicide bomb blast in Charsadda, northwest Pakistan May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
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Pakistan's Taliban: who are they?

Pakistani Taliban militants claimed responsibility for a double bomb attack on a paramilitary force academy in the town of Charsadda that killed 80 people, saying it was their first revenge strike for the killing of Osama bin Laden on May 2.  Video | Full Article