RSS
Schedule
Twitter
Facebook
Youtube
Live TV
Pakistan on Tuesday sympathized with the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and expressed deep sorrow on this incident. “The Government and people of Pakistan are deeply saddened and shocked at the humanitarian tragedy unleashed on the Oklahoma State... 
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several US government sources said on Monday. Obama has pledged more... 
Washington: Critics of lethal US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere were to look for answers Thursday when US President Barack Obama was scheduled to deliver a major speech on national security and counter-terrorism. Most of... 
OKLAHOMA: A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people with winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph) that flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools... 
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will discuss his counterterrorism strategy Thursday, revealing to the American public his plans for unmanned drones and Guantanamo Bay, the White House said Sunday. During his speech at the National Defense University in Washington,... 
Water from the world’s shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday. A study published in the journal Science revealed that researchers had analyzed... 
A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Friday opens the first in a series of investigative hearings in Congress on the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, as the political storm over the... 
NEW YORK: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a note before his capture in which he called the victims “collateral damage” for US action in Afghanistan and Iraq, local media reported Thursday. “When you attack one Muslim, you... 
WASHINGTON : President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the... 
WASHINGTON: New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits jumped sharply last week after coming in unexpectedly low for several weeks, the Labor Department said Thursday. Initial jobless claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, rose to 360,000... 
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry is hoping to visit Pakistan soon, once the new government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is in place, a US official said Monday. The two men already spoke on the phone... 
WASHINGTON: After years of crisis, Pakistan’s election offers a window for the United States to try to reset the relationship, but Washington could face hard choices if the next leader allies with right-wing politicians. Experts believe the fundamental... 
Washington: The United States has reiterated that it does not seek any permanent military bases in Afghanistan. This was stated by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney when a reporter sought his response to Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s... 
New York: Cyber thieves around the world stole $45 million by hacking into debit card companies, lifting withdrawal limits, and helping themselves from cash machines, US authorities said Thursday. The massive heist unfolded “in a matter of hours,”... 
WASHINGTON: Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to US tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department. The reasons were not immediately clear, but a similar blackout happened last November. “Syria is currently... 
LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson had levels of drugs in his body consistent with someone undergoing major surgery on the day he died in 2009, a coroner’s expert said Monday. The 50-year-old died from an overdose of the anesthetic... 
China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government’s foreign policy and military plans, a Pentagon report said. China kept up a steady campaign of hacking in 2012 that included... 
The US President Barack Obama has almost ruled out deploying troops to Syria, saying he did not “forsee a scenario” in which this would occur. It comes amid reports that Israel has launched an airstrike into Syria. Obama’s... 
Bolivia: President Evo Morales expelled the United States Agency for International Development from Bolivia on Wednesday, suggesting that it had conspired against his leftist government. Mr. Morales made the announcement at the start of festivities to commemorate May... 
BOSTON: Three 19-year-old friends of one of the alleged Boston bombers were charged Wednesday with trying to cover his tracks by throwing out fireworks and a laptop and then lying to US police. The three teenagers — two... 
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday acknowledged that his office has been receiving money from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency over the past 10 years, dismissing the monthly cash payments as a “small amount.” Mr. Karzai addressed the... 
KABUL: For more than a decade, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month at the offices of Afghanistan’s president — courtesy of the Central Intelligence... 
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has warned Syria that using chemical weapons would be a “game changer,” as he faces rising pressure at home and abroad to intervene in the country’s bloody civil war. But speaking Friday, a... 
South Korean officials say workers at a shuttered factory park in North Korea are scheduled to return home beginning Saturday. The South’s Unification Ministry said 127 of the 175 workers at the Kaesong industrial park would return Saturday,... 
New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly spoke at a briefing today. Kelly says the two suspects... 
DALLAS: Former US president George W. Bush urged his younger brother Jeb to aim for the White House in a 2016 campaign that could enshrine his family as America’s ultimate political dynasty. “He’d be a marvelous candidate if he... -
MQM to launch protests against Imran Khan’s allegations
19th May 13 -
PTI to hold protests over Zahra Shahid’s murder in Karachi
19th May 13 -
PTI leader Zohra Shahid laid to rest
19th May 13 -
Samsung beats Apple’s Retina MacBook with new super high-resolution laptop
20th May 13 -
Progressive result of PS-113, Karachi polling Station No. 100
19th May 13 -
FBR recommends federal budget
21st May 13 -
Progressive results of PS-113, polling station No 4
19th May 13 -
Progressive result of PS-113, polling station No. 131
19th May 13 -
PTI’s Arif Alvi wins NA-250, polling station No. 03
19th May 13 -
PTI welcomes ECP’s decision
21st May 13
JUST IN 
- Islamabad Tonight – 22nd May 2013
- Fire-fighters battling SITE factory fire
- Obama to visit tornado-hit area in Oklahoma
- Two babies among US tornado victims
- Microsoft unveils Xbox One console
- Pakistan China to remain good friend : Mushahid Hussain
- UK official: London attack could be terror-related
- Aaj with Reham Khan – 22nd May 2013
U.S.A
Pakistan sympathizes with victims of Oklahoma tornado
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 21st May 2013
Pakistan on Tuesday sympathized with the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and expressed deep sorrow on this incident. “The Government and people of Pakistan are deeply saddened and shocked at the humanitarian tragedy unleashed on the Oklahoma State by a devastating tornado,” said Foreign Office spokesman in a statement issued here on Tuesday. The spokesman... Pentagon to control some CIA drone operations
By: Reuters, Uploaded: 21st May 2013
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several US government sources said on Monday. Obama has pledged more transparency on controversial counterterrorism programs, and giving the Pentagon the responsibility for part of the drone program... Are lethal US drone attacks justified?
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 21st May 2013
Washington: Critics of lethal US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere were to look for answers Thursday when US President Barack Obama was scheduled to deliver a major speech on national security and counter-terrorism. Most of more than 400 lethal strikes since 2004 – with a death toll of at least 3,500 –... Tornado devastates Oklahoma town; at least 91 dead
By: AFP, Uploaded: 21st May 2013
OKLAHOMA: A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people with winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph) that flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage. Rescue workers raced against the setting sun to... Obama to discuss counterterrorism strategy
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 20th May 2013
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will discuss his counterterrorism strategy Thursday, revealing to the American public his plans for unmanned drones and Guantanamo Bay, the White House said Sunday. During his speech at the National Defense University in Washington, the president will discuss “our broad counter-terrorism policy, including our military, diplomatic, intelligence and legal efforts,” a... Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise: study
By: AFP, Uploaded: 17th May 2013
Water from the world’s shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009, new research showed Thursday. A study published in the journal Science revealed that researchers had analyzed data gleaned from two NASA satellites as well as traditional ground measurements from glaciers around the world.... Political storm over IRS targeting scandal shifts to Congress
By: Reuters, Uploaded: 17th May 2013
A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Friday opens the first in a series of investigative hearings in Congress on the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, as the political storm over the scandal shifts to Capitol Hill. Lawmakers from both parties are expected to grill the outgoing acting head... Boston suspect wrote note before capture: report
By: AFP, Uploaded: 17th May 2013
NEW YORK: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a note before his capture in which he called the victims “collateral damage” for US action in Afghanistan and Iraq, local media reported Thursday. “When you attack one Muslim, you attack all Muslims,” Tsarnaev also scribbled on the inside wall of the boat where he hid from... Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS
By: AP, Uploaded: 17th May 2013
WASHINGTON : President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service on Thursday, the same day another top official announced plans to leave the agency amid the controversy over agents targeting tea party groups. Obama named longtime civil servant Daniel Werfel as the acting... US weekly jobless claims jump to 360,000
By: Sheraz Nasir, Uploaded: 16th May 2013
WASHINGTON: New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits jumped sharply last week after coming in unexpectedly low for several weeks, the Labor Department said Thursday. Initial jobless claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, rose to 360,000 in the week ending May 11, up 32,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving... Kerry to visit Pakistan as new government settles
By: AFP, Uploaded: 14th May 2013
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry is hoping to visit Pakistan soon, once the new government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is in place, a US official said Monday. The two men already spoke on the phone on Sunday, when the top US diplomat called Sharif “to congratulate him on his strong showing in... US stance over next Pakistani Government
By: AFP, Uploaded: 10th May 2013
WASHINGTON: After years of crisis, Pakistan’s election offers a window for the United States to try to reset the relationship, but Washington could face hard choices if the next leader allies with right-wing politicians. Experts believe the fundamental calculus of the United States will remain unchanged whatever the outcome of Saturday’s election – that it... No permanent military base in Afghanistan: US
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 10th May 2013
Washington: The United States has reiterated that it does not seek any permanent military bases in Afghanistan. This was stated by White House Press Secretary Jay Carney when a reporter sought his response to Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s statement on Thursday that the United States wants to keep nine bases there after the U.S. withdrawal... Cyber bank robbers stole $45 million: US
By: AFP, Uploaded: 10th May 2013
New York: Cyber thieves around the world stole $45 million by hacking into debit card companies, lifting withdrawal limits, and helping themselves from cash machines, US authorities said Thursday. The massive heist unfolded “in a matter of hours,” said the US prosecutor’s office for Brooklyn, New York. Prosecutors unveiled charges against eight people accused of... Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear
By: AFP, Uploaded: 8th May 2013
WASHINGTON: Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to US tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department. The reasons were not immediately clear, but a similar blackout happened last November. “Syria is currently experiencing an internet blackout as of this afternoon,” a State Department tweet said. Umbrella Security Labs reported... Jackson drugged ‘as if for major surgery’: coroner
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 7th May 2013
LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson had levels of drugs in his body consistent with someone undergoing major surgery on the day he died in 2009, a coroner’s expert said Monday. The 50-year-old died from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol, given by his doctor Conrad Murray to help the singer with chronic insomnia during rehearsals for... China’s cyber spying targets US government: Pentagon
By: AFP, Uploaded: 7th May 2013
China has engaged in widespread cyber espionage in a bid to extract information about the US government’s foreign policy and military plans, a Pentagon report said. China kept up a steady campaign of hacking in 2012 that included attempts to target US government computer networks, which could provide Beijing a better insight into America’s policy... Obama does not forsee sending US troops to Syria
By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 4th May 2013
The US President Barack Obama has almost ruled out deploying troops to Syria, saying he did not “forsee a scenario” in which this would occur. It comes amid reports that Israel has launched an airstrike into Syria. Obama’s statements came during a trip to Costa Rica, where he met with the president Laura Chinchilla and... Bolivian president expels USAID from country
By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 2nd May 2013
Bolivia: President Evo Morales expelled the United States Agency for International Development from Bolivia on Wednesday, suggesting that it had conspired against his leftist government. Mr. Morales made the announcement at the start of festivities to commemorate May 1, a holiday in Bolivia and in many other countries that celebrate workers’ movements and organized labor.... Friends charged with Boston bombing cover-up
By: AFP, Uploaded: 2nd May 2013
BOSTON: Three 19-year-old friends of one of the alleged Boston bombers were charged Wednesday with trying to cover his tracks by throwing out fireworks and a laptop and then lying to US police. The three teenagers — two Kazakhs and an American — were fellow students at Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s university and appear to have been... Karzai admits accepting CIA cash monthly for 10 years
By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 30th April 2013
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday acknowledged that his office has been receiving money from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency over the past 10 years, dismissing the monthly cash payments as a “small amount.” Mr. Karzai addressed the issue after the New York Times reported on Sunday that the CIA has made tens of millions... CIA dollars for Karzai ended up with Taliban
By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 29th April 2013
KABUL: For more than a decade, wads of American dollars packed into suitcases, backpacks and, on occasion, plastic shopping bags have been dropped off every month at the offices of Afghanistan’s president — courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency. All told, tens of millions of dollars have flowed from the C.I.A. to the office of... Obama gives warning to Syria on chemical weapons
By: AFP, Uploaded: 27th April 2013
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has warned Syria that using chemical weapons would be a “game changer,” as he faces rising pressure at home and abroad to intervene in the country’s bloody civil war. But speaking Friday, a day after US officials said they suspected the use of the deadly agent sarin in small-scale attacks,... S.Korea pulling workers from N.Korean industries
By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 27th April 2013
South Korean officials say workers at a shuttered factory park in North Korea are scheduled to return home beginning Saturday. The South’s Unification Ministry said 127 of the 175 workers at the Kaesong industrial park would return Saturday, with the remaining coming in the following days. The decision to bring the workers home came Friday,... Boston suspect’s next target was New York: Mayor
By: AP, Uploaded: 26th April 2013
New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly spoke at a briefing today. Kelly says the two suspects had a pressure cooker bomb and five pipe bombs they wanted to set off. They said Dzhokhar Tsarnaev... Bush asks younger brother to aim for White House
By: AFP, Uploaded: 25th April 2013
DALLAS: Former US president George W. Bush urged his younger brother Jeb to aim for the White House in a 2016 campaign that could enshrine his family as America’s ultimate political dynasty. “He’d be a marvelous candidate if he chooses to do so,” Bush said, when asked about Jeb’s presidential prospects in an ABC News interview... 
Hot Topics
Text Ads
Poll
Loading ...RECENT BLOGS
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, redistributed or derived from. Unless otherwise stated, all content is copyrighted © Copyright 2013 AAJ NEWS. All rights reserved.