US won’t rein in terror drones attacking Pakistan, officials say - 4/13/12



US officials have said that Washington will continue its non-UN-sanctioned CIA assassination drone strikes in Pakistan, rebuffing Pakistani MPs’ demands that the deadly attacks be halted.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Friday that if a target is detected by the CIA's unmanned aerial vehicles, its hellfire missiles will take the shot.
On Thursday, Pakistan's parliament unanimously approved new guidelines for ties with the United States. The guidelines demand an end to US assassination drone strikes on Pakistani territory.
In 2008, the Pakistani parliament also passed a resolution demanding that the US stop the drone strikes but the CIA continued to conduct the attacks in the country’s tribal belt.
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Five rockets hit Herat airport in western Afghanistan - 4/13/12



Five rockets have hit Herat Airport in western Afghanistan, amid an increase in the rate of violence-related incidents in the country,
Insecurity continues to rise across Afghanistan despite the presence of some 130,000 US-led forces in the Asian country.
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Four bombs rock Colombia ahead of Americas summit - 4/13/12



Four small explosions have hit the two Colombian cities of Bogota and Cartagena, as the South American country begins hosting the sixth Summit of the Organization of American States (OAS).
The first two low-power explosive devices were set off at around 7:30 p.m. local time on Friday (0030 GMT Saturday) near the US Embassy in the capital, Bogota, shortly after the arrival of US President Barack Obama, AFP reported.
The explosions were followed by two similar ones in Cartagena, which is hosting the Americas summit and is located some 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) north of Bogota.
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