Pundit

Pakistan and US

World News Brief, Tuesday October 18

Libyan NTC troops enter one of last two Qaddafi strongholds, raise new flag; William Hague holds talks with NTC on elections; Japan warns China against military expansion; Standard & Poors predicts 6.9% growth in Asia Pacific; Fighting breaks out again in Yemen; Occupy Wall St movement reaches round the world; and more

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World News Brief, Thursday September 29

EU President says euro debt crisis "greatest challenge", proposes financial transaction tax; German parliament set to vote on second Greece rescue; Pakistan heaps praise on "all-weather friend" – China; Typhoon in Philippines leaves 21 dead; US and EU criticise Israel for 1100 more illegal homes; Second minister resigns over crackdown on Amazon road protests; and more

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World News Brief, Thursday June 16

NATO warplanes bomb Tripoli as rebels advance, but international alliance bickering (+ analysis); Syrian refugees chant for world assistance; Pakistan arrests CIA's bin Laden informants; Strikes in Greece as Socialists abandon government; Dead woman found in PNG's PM's house; and more

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World News Brief, Tuesday May 10

Pakistan government to respond to Bin Laden raid, as US demands access to wives (+ analysis of Bin Laden's targets); Egyptian military partols streets after religious violence; Softer bailout terms for Greece and Ireland?; Bashir faces third trial; and more

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World News Brief, Thursday May 5

US and Pakistan bicker over bin Laden mission – aid in jeopardy as politicians try to spread blame; Palestinian factions unite, refusing to give even "a single inch of land"; EU looks to bring back border restrictions; Amnesty International reveals massive North Korea prison camps; and more

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World News Brief, Friday April 8

Ivorian strongman clings to power in his bunker but second attack imminent (+ analysis  and multimedia); African neighbours offer Gbagbo exile as ICC launches investigation; Gulf Council seeks to remove Yemen's Saleh; US Congress negotiations on knife-edge; Japan may increase nuclear evacuation zone; and more

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World News Brief, Friday December 24

South Korea concludes biggest military drill in its history, preparing "merciless counter-attack" (+ analysis); Pakistan says no to US ops in tribal border regions; Russia looks to approve START; Israel military leader says war with Hamas inevitable; and more

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