[24 Oct 2013] US drone policy makes Americans less safe - English
Press TV talks with Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of CODEPINK in Washington, regarding the United States\' drone strikes in several Muslim...
Press TV talks with Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of CODEPINK in Washington, regarding the United States\' drone strikes in several Muslim countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia.
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[24 Oct 2013] Leaked CIA documents reveal US-Pakistan collusion on...
A new report suggests Pakistani government officials have for years secretly endorsed the U-S drone campaign in their country.
The report...
A new report suggests Pakistani government officials have for years secretly endorsed the U-S drone campaign in their country.
The report published by the Washington Post is based on leaked secret C-I-A documents and Pakistani diplomatic memos. It says Pakistani officials routinely obtained classified briefings despite their condemnations of the drone strikes. The files describe dozens of attacks in Pakistan\'s tribal region during 2007 and 2011. They include maps as well as aerial photographs of the targeted areas taken before-and-after the attacks. Former Pakistani premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has vehemently denied giving the U-S the approval. This comes as the current Pakistani prime minister urges the U-S president to end the attacks. Nawaz Sharif has warned that drone attacks could undermine ties between the two countries.
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[25 Oct 2013] Pakistan hopes US drone attacks would end soon - English
The controversial US drone attacks have taken center stage. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has held negotiations with US President Barack...
The controversial US drone attacks have taken center stage. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has held negotiations with US President Barack Obama, in which he called for a halt to the illegal deadly strikes in the country\'s tribal areas during his state visit to the US. However, observers are doubtful that the U-S will respond positively to Pakistan\'s call for an end to the attacks, which Islamabad views as a violation of its sovereignty.
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[27 Oct 2013] Sharif takes drones to UN but case is weak: Lajos Szaszdi...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Lajos Szaszdi, political commentator, about Pakistan, which has made an official call to the United...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Lajos Szaszdi, political commentator, about Pakistan, which has made an official call to the United Nations for an end to US drone strikes.
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[31 Oct 2013] Several soldiers killed as gunmen attack Abyan security...
At least eight Yemeni soldiers have been killed in an attack in the country\'s south. Local sources say gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in...
At least eight Yemeni soldiers have been killed in an attack in the country\'s south. Local sources say gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in the province of Abyan. Several others were injured in the incident. Abyan has been witnessing an increasing number of Al-Qaeda attacks in the past weeks. The violence has mainly targeted Yemeni army facilities. The militants say their attacks are in response to US drone strikes in the country. The group says it wants to discourage the government from cooperating with Washington.
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[31 Oct 2013] Yemeni soldiers killed as gunmen attack Abyan security...
At least eight Yemeni soldiers have been killed in an attack in the country\'s south.
Local sources say gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in...
At least eight Yemeni soldiers have been killed in an attack in the country\'s south.
Local sources say gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in the province of Abyan. Several others were injured in the incident. Abyan has been witnessing an increasing number of Al-Qaeda attacks in the past weeks. The violence has mainly targeted Yemeni army facilities. The militants say their attacks are in response to US drone strikes in the country. The group says it wants to discourage the government from cooperating with Washington.
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[31 Oct 2013] Unnamed US official says israeli jets bomb Syria - English
An unnamed US government official says israeli warplanes have launched an airstrike on Syria. The US administration claims the target of the attack...
An unnamed US government official says israeli warplanes have launched an airstrike on Syria. The US administration claims the target of the attack was a shipment of missiles at a military base near the city of Latakia. Israeli authorities have not commented on the claim yet. There\'s still no word on possible casualties from the attack. Israel has carried out strikes on Syria several times this year. Damascus has said the attacks are aimed at helping insurgents fighting the government.
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[31 Oct 2013] Official figures of drone causalities spark controversy in...
The Pakistani government has for the first time released some figures of the number of causalities in the US drone strikes on the country\'s tribal...
The Pakistani government has for the first time released some figures of the number of causalities in the US drone strikes on the country\'s tribal areas. But the move immediately sparked a controversy, with critics saying that Islamabad is hiding the truth.
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[21 Nov 2013] Pakistan condemns US strike in Khybar Pakhtunkhwa province...
Pakistani officials have strongly condemned a deadly US drone attack in the country\'s north-west.
Pakistan\'s Foreign Ministry said in a...
Pakistani officials have strongly condemned a deadly US drone attack in the country\'s north-west.
Pakistan\'s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that such attacks are a violation of the country\'s sovereignty and territorial integrity. It also said the airstrikes have negative impacts on Islamabad\'s efforts to bring peace to the country. The statement was issued after a US drone attack on a seminary killed at least six people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The US carries out assassination drone strikes in several Muslim countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. It claims they target militants but many civilians have lost their lives so far in the air raids.
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[29 Nov 2013] Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatens to reject a...
The Afghan leader has once again threatened to reject a planned security pact with the U-S, if Washington continues its drone strikes in the...
The Afghan leader has once again threatened to reject a planned security pact with the U-S, if Washington continues its drone strikes in the country. Hamid Karzai\'s remarks come in the wake of a new assassination drone attack that killed an Afghan kid in Helmand province. Here\'s a report.
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[29 Nov 2013] Protest against US drone attacks spreading in Pakistan -...
Anger is building across Pakistan over deadly U-S drone attacks in the northwest of the country. People have taken to the streets in several...
Anger is building across Pakistan over deadly U-S drone attacks in the northwest of the country. People have taken to the streets in several cities, chanting anti-American slogans and calling for an immediate end for the strikes.
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[05 Dec 2013] Pakistan provincial govt members stage sit in against US...
He is the Chief Minister of north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province marching along with his cabinet members towards the Parliament.Their protest...
He is the Chief Minister of north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province marching along with his cabinet members towards the Parliament.Their protest is against the US assassination drone strikes. The ongoing protest by Pakistan\'s Justice Party is part of its anti-drone campaign launched last month in the North Western city of Peshawar.
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[08 Dec 2013] Cuba has the right to demand closure of Gitmo: Szasdi -...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Lajos Szasdi, political commentator, Puerto Rico about Guantanamo Bay where a British detainee says a new...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Lajos Szasdi, political commentator, Puerto Rico about Guantanamo Bay where a British detainee says a new round of hunger strikes has begun for 29 of the detainees.
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[15 Dec 2013] Anger rising at US drone attack in Yemen - English
The chorus of opposition to US drone attacks is getting louder and louder in Yemen.
The Yemeni parliament has banned the drone attacks in a...
The chorus of opposition to US drone attacks is getting louder and louder in Yemen.
The Yemeni parliament has banned the drone attacks in a symbolic vote. Anger has been on the rise at the US drone attacks in Yemen. The country has seen several protests against deadly raids by the unmanned aerial vehicles. Washington has stepped up its drone operations in Yemen in recent months. The attacks have killed many people. The US says it\\\'s targeting al-Qaeda linked militants. But many Yemenis call this a violation of their sovereignty. The American drone strikes have killed large numbers of people in other Muslims countries, including Pakistan. The United Nations has condemned the US for using its drones for what the world body calls targeted killings.
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[17 Dec 2013] Islamabad standoff with local govt. over US drones attacks...
It\'s been more than three weeks since vital supply route for the US led forces stationed in neighboring Afghanistan remains blocked in the North...
It\'s been more than three weeks since vital supply route for the US led forces stationed in neighboring Afghanistan remains blocked in the North West of Pakistan.The supply route at Torkham border has been blocked by activists of religious and political parties to protest against the US assassination drone strikes in the tribal areas.
However, the move by the provincial government, which is run by Tehreek-e-Insaf or Justice Party, has put the central government in difficult position.That is why these top Pakistani civil and military authorities gathered in Islamabad to find a way out of the ongoing standoff. Despite efforts by the central government, the provincial administration has refused to allow trucks carrying supplies for the US forces in Afghanistan pass through the Torkham border.Pakistan is considered important for the US to ensure its forces\' smooth pull out of Afghanistan.The US has recently threatened to suspend billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan if supply routes are not reopened. In the face off continuing US drone attacks, Pakistan\'s civil and military leadership has promised to safeguard the country\'s national interests. However, they have not been able to come up with a clear strategy to pacify the growing public anger against the CIA\'s illegal and deadly drone campaign.
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[20 Dec 2013] Taliban say they shot down, took away drone - English
A U-S drone has crashed in Afghanistan\\\'s eastern Nangarhar province.
Shortly after the incident, Taliban militants arrived at the site and...
A U-S drone has crashed in Afghanistan\\\'s eastern Nangarhar province.
Shortly after the incident, Taliban militants arrived at the site and took away the crashed aircraft with them. The militants have claimed that they shot down the unmanned aircraft. U-S forces have also been deployed in the area searching for the drone. The U-S uses drones both for air strikes and reconnaissance operations. The attacks frequently cause civilian deaths in the war-torn country.
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[20 Dec 2013] Peshawar court summons foreign secretary over US drone...
In Pakistan, the Peshawar High Court has summoned the Foreign Secretary to explain why court orders about investigating U-S drone strikes have...
In Pakistan, the Peshawar High Court has summoned the Foreign Secretary to explain why court orders about investigating U-S drone strikes have failed to be implemented.
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[20 Dec 2013] Yemeni people protest US israeli meddling - English
Demonstrators have poured onto the streets of the Yemeni city of Sada\\\\\\\'a for yet another protest against the US and Israel.
The protesters...
Demonstrators have poured onto the streets of the Yemeni city of Sada\\\\\\\'a for yet another protest against the US and Israel.
The protesters stormed the main streets of Sada\\\\\\\'a in the country\\\\\\\'s north, holding placards denouncing the US interference in Yemen\\\\\\\'s affairs. The demonstrators also chanted slogans against the Yemeni government over American drone attacks in the country. The protests come in the wake of a deadly US strike on a wedding in the country, killing 17 people. The US is estimated to have carried out at least a dozen strikes in the province since the start of 2012.
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[24 Dec 2013] Attacks come shortly after Palestinian sniper killed...
Israeli warplanes have bombarded the Gaza Strip, killing at least two Palestinian and wounding several others.
Eyewitnesses say Israeli...
Israeli warplanes have bombarded the Gaza Strip, killing at least two Palestinian and wounding several others.
Eyewitnesses say Israeli warplanes targeted the southern city of Khan Yunis. Two more strikes were reported in the east of the Gaza city and another in the center of the impoverished enclave. The attacks come shortly after a Palestinian sniper shot dead an Israeli along a border fence in the north of the coastal enclave. The incident seemed to be in retaliation for the recent killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli forces. The Israeli military shot and wounded a Palestinian in northern Gaza on Monday. Another Palestinian was wounded by Israeli troops on Friday in southern Gaza, a day after a young Palestinian was killed and four others injured by Israeli fire.
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[26 Dec 2013] UN human rights experts seriously concerned about...
UN human rights experts express serious concern about US drone attacks resulting in civilian casualties in Yemen.
The UN special rapporteur on...
UN human rights experts express serious concern about US drone attacks resulting in civilian casualties in Yemen.
The UN special rapporteur on extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions says Yemen cannot accept violations of people\\\'s right to life. This, as the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture also says that deadly attacks on illegitimate targets amount to cruel or degrading treatment. According to the world body, 16 civilians were killed when two separate wedding processions were targeted by US drones in Yemen on December 12. The UN says the victims were mistakenly identified as al-Qaeda members. The US think tank, New America Foundation says about a hundred drone strikes have killed some 9-hundred people in Yemen since 2002.
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[29 Dec 2013] Pakistan must file case against US at ICC: Boyle - English
Press TV has conducted an interview with Francis Boyle, professor of law at the University of Illinois, about Pakistan\\\'s intention to raise the...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Francis Boyle, professor of law at the University of Illinois, about Pakistan\\\'s intention to raise the issue of US assassination drone strikes in its tribal region at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session if the attacks continue.
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[30 Dec 2013] Pakistan stance unclear on US drones: M. S. Akbar - English
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mirza Shahzad Akbar of the Foundation for Fundamental Rights from Islamabad about the issue of mounting...
Press TV has conducted an interview with Mirza Shahzad Akbar of the Foundation for Fundamental Rights from Islamabad about the issue of mounting opposition in Pakistan against US drone strikes.
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[01 Jan 2014] Former US drone operator and analyst slams US,UK...
A former U-S drone operator and analyst has slammed American and British militaries for fabricating faulty information on the civilian deaths in...
A former U-S drone operator and analyst has slammed American and British militaries for fabricating faulty information on the civilian deaths in the U-S-led drone war worldwide.
Heather Linebaugh has questioned the accuracy of the information collected by the drones saying the videos provided are NOT clear enough to detect militants from civilians. The former American analyst also said the drones in the U-S-led wars are not used as protection but rather as a weapon. The U-S military uses drones in several Muslim countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Yemen. U-S military sources claim the drones target militants but rights activist and local officials say many civilians are killed in such strikes.
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[01 Jan 2014] Former drone analyst slams US, UK military for fabricating...
A former US drone operator and analyst has slammed American and British militaries for fabricating faulty information on the civilian deaths in the...
A former US drone operator and analyst has slammed American and British militaries for fabricating faulty information on the civilian deaths in the US-led drone war worldwide.
Heather Linebaugh has questioned the accuracy of the information collected by the drones saying the videos provided are NOT clear enough to detect militants from civilians. The former American analyst also said the drones in the U-S-led wars are not used as protection but rather as a weapon. The US military uses drones in several Muslim countries including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Yemen. US military sources claim the drones target militants but rights activist and local officials say many civilians are killed in such strikes.
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[02 Jan 2014] israeli fighter jets carry out 2 airstrikes on Gaza Strip;...
israel has launched at least two air-strikes in the Gaza Strip.
There has not been any report of casualties yet. The attack comes just a few...
israel has launched at least two air-strikes in the Gaza Strip.
There has not been any report of casualties yet. The attack comes just a few hours after Palestinians fired a rocket to Israel and Israeli forces shot a Palestinian teen in the leg. The rocket fell in an open area in Eshkol Regional Council. An explosion was reportedly heard in the nearby area but no injuries or damage has been reported. Attacks by Israeli forces on Palestinians have recently escalated. On Sunday, two people were wounded by Israeli tank shells in central Gaza.
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[30 Jan 2014] Israeli war jets launch 3 airstrikes on Gaza Strip,...
The Israeli military has launched three airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, targeting the northern, southern, and eastern parts of the besieged...
The Israeli military has launched three airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, targeting the northern, southern, and eastern parts of the besieged Palestinian territory.
Palestinian officials say three explosions were heard in the territory. Rescue teams and ambulances have rushed to the areas. At least 8 Palestinians have been injured in southern Gaza town of Rafah. Two Palestinians have also been injured in the north. Tel Aviv claims the air strikes were carried out in response to a rocket fired from Gaza. The Israeli military often targets Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which remains cut off from the outside world by a crippling Israeli blockade.
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[21 Feb 2014] Ex-Pakistan military ruler Musharraf taken to court over -...
For years Pakistan has been protesting against deadly U-S drone attacks in its conflict-hit tribal areas. However, it is no more a secret that...
For years Pakistan has been protesting against deadly U-S drone attacks in its conflict-hit tribal areas. However, it is no more a secret that former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf allegedly struck a deal with Washington back in 2004, allowing the strikes inside his country\'s territory.
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[24 Feb 2014] Govt attacks against Taliban cause exodus in NW Pakistan -...
A number of opposition parties in Pakistan are putting pressure on the government to launch a military operation against the pro-Taliban militants...
A number of opposition parties in Pakistan are putting pressure on the government to launch a military operation against the pro-Taliban militants and end over 12 years of insurgency. However, Islamabad has so far resorted to surgical strikes against the militants. Now, people from Pakistan\'s tribal belt are fleeing their homes in fear.
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