No plans for North Waziristan Operation : Pakistan Army

Islamabad : Pakistan's top military commanders had ruled out an imminent offensive in North Waziristan, contradicting a newspaper report that Pakistan had agreed to assault the militant-infested region following pressure from the United States.

Speaking at a news conference in Mohmand Agency, Lieutenant-General Asif Yasin Malik, commander of the 11th Corps based in Peshawar, said there was no change in his forces' posture in the last weeks.

Egypt Hosni Mubarak to be trialled on 3rd August

CAIRO : Egyptian ousted president Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to go on trial 3rd August 2011 on charges that he conspired in the fatal shooting of protesters and profited from corruption, state media reported.

Activists have taken to the streets in recent weeks to pressure the country’s interim rulers to prosecute Mubarak quickly and aggressively.