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Shahid Afridi quits international cricket

Shahid Afridi, 31, Pakistan’s captain at the 2011 world cup has said he will not play international cricket under the current Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), BBC reported.
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24 killed, 45 injured as suicide bomb explodes in Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed 24 people in Pakistan on Thursday in the latest militant attack since the death of Osama bin Laden which has angered Pakistan and led to a call for the United States to withdraw some of its military trainers, a Reuters report said.

Obama vows post quake support to Japan

The United States will help Japan as it copes with the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, and tries to rebuild its state, President Barack Obama said on Thursday, soothing a rift between the two allies over the atomic disaster.

Cat fight in Bin Laden's harem: 'Youngest wife tipped him off to US'

Some wives of Osama Bin Laden think his youngest wife, Amal al-Sadah from Yemen, may have tipped off the terror mastermind to the Americans. This is apparently the latest juicy detail to have escaped closed door questioning of Bin Laden's captured family by Pakistani interrogators.
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Pakistan asks US to cut down military mission

The Pakistan government has asked United States to cut down the number of military trainers that the US has stationed in Pakistan, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, reported Reuters.

Clinton Headed To Pakistan For Talks

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will likely visit Pakistan soon to discuss ways that both countries can cooperate again in the war against terrorism, according to reports.

Pakistan returns wreckage of U.S. helicopter

The wreckage of a U.S. radar-evading helicopter that was abandoned by U.S. Navy SEAL team after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan has returned to the United States, a Pentagon official told Reuters on Tuesday.

Bomb blast hits Peshawar, 1 killed and 14 injured

A big explosion rocked the city of Peshawar city of Pakistan and gravely damaged a police station on Wednesday early morning, wounding several people and causing widespread damage stated the police.

Mumbai terror attack: Pakistan intelligence involved

At a trial, David Coleman Headley, the Chicago based Pakistani American who is accused of providing a front surveillance work in India in the 2008 Mumbai attacks has testified the involvement of at least one Pakistani Inter-Services intelligence directorate and a navy frogman, reported Reuters on Monday.

Karachi Attack: Military regains control

The Pakistan military finally regained control of the Naval air force after a 16-hour gunbattle with as few as six Taliban gunmen who attached the PNS Mehran base in Karachi late on Sunday.

Obama visits family roots in Ireland

U.S. President Barack Obama declared solidarity between the United States and economically struggling Ireland with a symbolic gulp of beer and a rousing speech, telling a huge Dublin crowd on Monday: Your best days are still ahead.

Mullah Omar: Dead or Alive?

There are conflicting reports coming out of Pakistan and Afghanistan regarding the whereabouts (and very existence) of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the reputed head of the Taliban.

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