Pakistan summons US ambassador to protest

2011-05-13 06:48:49

Foreign Affairs Secretary Salman Bashir told Munter that the US operation was an attack on the country's security and sovereignty.

How bin Laden emailed without being detected by US

2011-05-13 07:56:38

Osama bin Laden was a prolific email writer who built a painstaking system that kept him one step ahead of the US government's best eavesdroppers.

Google launches Chrome PCs, takes on Microsoft

2011-05-12 10:31:26

Laptop computers using Google's Chrome operating system will go on sale in June, as the world's No 1 Internet search engine challenges Microsoft Corp and Apple on their home turf.

US senator describes 'gruesome' bin Laden photos

2011-05-12 11:25:17

A Republican who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee viewed the death photos of Osama bin Laden on Wednesday and said the pictures - some gruesome - leave no doubt the al Qaeda leader is dead.

US panel limits Obama's authority on nukes

2011-05-12 10:14:38

US lawmakers voted Wednesday to limit President Barack Obama's authority to reduce America's nuclear arsenal and implement a US-Russia arms control treaty overwhelmingly approved by the Senate last December.

Obama plan for health care quality dealt a setback

2011-05-12 10:03:50

Obama's main idea for getting quality health care at less cost was in jeopardy after key medical providers called his administration's initial blueprint so complex it's unworkable.

AT&T deal for T-Mobile under scrutiny

2011-05-12 07:55:08

AT&T has touted fewer dropped calls and faster data speeds to entice consumer and policymaker support for its $39 billion bid to acquire T-Mobile.

Kerry heads for Pakistan to soothe fury over raid

2011-05-12 08:01:09

US Senator John Kerry will travel to Pakistan in coming days to put relations "on the right track" after the killing of Osama bin Laden in a surprise Navy SEALs raid, but he is likely to face fury from the army over what it sees as a breach of trust.

Diary: Bin Laden eyed new targets

2011-05-12 06:40:33

Osama bin Laden kept pressing followers to find new ways to hit the US while he was deep in hiding, officials say, citing his private journal and other documents recovered in last week's raid.

CIA to let some US senators see bin Laden photos

2011-05-11 14:44:54

The CIA has informed two Senate committees that their members can view post-mortem photos of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden if they wish, a congressional aide said on Tuesday.

SEAL sleuths expose those who've faked service

2011-05-11 21:16:34

As long as there have been Navy SEALs, there have been men pumping up their resumes or thumping their chests in bars with bogus claims of being one of the Navy's elite warriors.

Cellphone alert system announced in NYC

2011-05-11 14:36:45

The US government and local authorities will soon be able to reach people directly on their cellphones to warn them of imminent danger or alert them about missing children.