US checking report if FBI ignored tip on Headley

NEW DELHI – The US Saturday said it was looking into a media report that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had a tip about David Coleman Headley’s links with a terror group in Pakistan three years before terrorists struck Mumbai in 2008.

“We are looking into published reports about possible information related to …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : US checking report if FBI ignored tip on Headley.

Eight killed by US drones in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least eight militants were killed in two US drone attacks in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal area, a media report said Saturday.

A Friday attack targeted a militant compound in Mir Ali town of North Waziristan region, a hub of Taliban and Al Qaeda-linked militants, Geo TV reported.
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Maoists release three abducted officials

RAIPUR – Three government officials taken hostage by Maoists from a passenger bus were released after 24 hours in a forested pocket of Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region, a senior official said Saturday.

Maoists released the three government officials in a remote area of Bijapur district last (Friday) night. The officials were taken hostage from a … Original article on : Maoists release three abducted officials.

Before Mumbai attacks, wife warned of Headley’s terror ties in Pakistan

WASHINGTON – Three years before Pakistani terrorists struck Mumbai in 2008, federal agents in New York City investigated a tip that David Coleman Headley was training in Pakistan with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), according to an investigative report.

The previously undisclosed allegations against Pakistani American Headley, who has confessed to his role in the plot that …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

NATO allowed Taliban commander into Kabul

LONDON – NATO-led forces facilitated the passage of a senior Taliban commander to Kabul to hold talks with the Afghan government, a media report said Friday.

US General David Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said the move was part of the US and NATO support for President Hamid Karzai’s reconciliation discussions …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : NATO allowed Taliban commander into Kabul.

Pakistan Taliban kill five soldiers

ISLAMABAD – Taliban militants killed five soldiers Friday at a checkpost in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region, hours after a rebel commander was killed in a US drone attack, Xinhua reported.

The checkpost is located in the Sararogha area. The security forces have launched a counter attack.
The attack came just hours after a US …. Original source  : Pakistan Taliban kill five soldiers.

UN doubts Nepal will meet deadline on Maoist guerrillas

KATHMANDU – A top UN envoy who visited Nepal earlier this month to assess the republic’s halted peace process has expressed doubts if the political parties can decide the fate of the Maoist guerrilla army by mid-January, after which the UN agency supervising it will exit Nepal.

B. Lynn Pascoe, UN undersecretary-general for political affairs, …. Source  : UN doubts Nepal will meet deadline on Maoist guerrillas.