Washington: Three years prior to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the FBI was warned of the strikes and David Headley's links with the LeT by the wife of the Pakistani-American terrorist, says an investigative report.
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of leT's Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six others charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks says the case cannot proceed unless key witnesses like Ajmal Kasab and Fahim Ansari are examined.
Washington/New York: Amid reports that two of David Headley's three wives had warned the FBI beforehand of the Mumbai attacks, the US says the "threat information", though general in nature, was duly shared with India.
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says Kashmir issue is part of the national agenda of the country which "can never forget it."
Washington: The US will send two of its top diplomats to New Delhi to prepare for President Barack Obama's maiden visit in November, a sojourn billed as a defining moment in bilateral ties.
Melbourne: TV New Zealand apologises to 1500 complainants over former host Paul Henry's comments against the Indian-origin Governor General and denounces his mocking of Sheila Dikshit's name, acknowledging that the airing of the remarks breached standards of broadcasting.
London: The ISI was heavily involved in preparations for the Mumbai terror attacks, according to classified Indian government documents obtained by 'The Guardian'.
Washington: Someone fires shots at the Pentagon to what US security officials described as "a random event".
Beijing: As China gears up to send a high-powered delegation to India to put the strained ties back on track, a state-run daily cautions that the two countries should be on guard against efforts by elements from within and outside to derail ties.
Karachi: Pakistan's sprawling port city rocks by renewed political violence as motorcycle borne gunmen opens fire in a busy market shooting down 12 people to take the toll of target killings upto 55 in the last five days.
Washington: US President Barack Obama will skip Pakistan when he makes his first visit to India and East Asia next month as American officials have sought Islamabad's support for peace talks with the Taliban and presses the country to take firm military action against militant groups in restive north Waziristan.
Yangon: Myanmar's Supreme Court agrees to consider opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's appeal against her house arrest, due to end days after controversial elections next month, her lawyer says.
Washington: In a move which is seen as getting tough on Pakistan, the US asks top Pakistani leaders, including powerful army chief General Ashfaq Kayani, to stop all terrorist elements within its border that poses threat to neighbouring India and Afghanistan.
Washington: The United States announces it will provide a whopping $2.29 billion in fresh military aid to Pakistan to bolster its army's anti-terror capabilities, notwithstanding India's concerns that Islamabad has been diverting a portion of such assistance against it.
