LIBYA READY FOR CEASEFIRE .........

 Libya said on Thursday it was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations with rebels who hold the east of the country but demanded it include an immediate halt to Nato airstrikes.
The proposal by Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi, who said it mirrored a plan floated by the African Union, one of Tripoli's few allies, for resolving the conflict, came on the heels peace overtures to Spain and other foreign countries.

Hillary Clinton holds crucial talks with Pakistani leadership......

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds crucial talks with Pakistani leadership in Islamabad.

 The civil and military leadership of Pakistan on Friday demanded US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stop drone attacks in Pakistan.

 Hillary and President Asif Ali Zardari held one-on-one meeting on Friday in which the president tried to convince the visiting US official that drone strikes were adversely affecting the war on terror.

 He repeated his demanded for transfer of drone technology to Pakistan. Both leaders discussed various issues, including the situation emerged after the US operation in Abbottabad, bilateral relations and Pak-US cooperation in war on terror.

Panetta and Petraeus nominated for top slots in US......

Panetta and Petraeus will move to their new offices on June 20.

 President Barack Obama has declared his new defence team according to which Leon Panetta, the current CIA chief, has been named as secretary of defence and David Petraeus, who commands the international force in Afghanistan, as the CIA chief.