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Militants staged two deadly suicide attacks Saturday to mark the first full day of US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit to Afghanistan, a fresh reminder that insurgents continue to fight and challenges remain as the US-led NATO force hands over the country's security to the Afghans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses some progress of the relations between the military and intelligence service forces in the U.S. and Pakistan.

The article presents news briefs related to world politics including the pressure of a world congress on the future of Libya over United Nation's Security Council to recover assets worth billions from Libya, the U.S. White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan's remark about the terrorist organization Al-Qaida, and an estimation by the European Union on the people in need for humanitarian assistance following the ongoing rebel activities in Libya.

The article offers world news briefs in 2011 including the potential call for a new United Nations (UN) resolution on Libyan assets, U.S. Counterterrorism Chief John Brennan confirmed the death of Atiya Abd al-Rahman, and the European Union estimated the people who need aid in Tripoli, Libya.

The article reports on the implications of the death of Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, al-Qaida's latest second-in-command, on the stability of the group.

The article reports that U.S. officials claim Pakistan is tipping off terrorists at tribal areas prior to U.S. attacks to give militants time to flee.

The article reports that Raymond Allen Davis, a U.S. detainee in Pakistan, was working secretly as a Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) contractor.

The article reports on the raging conflict between the U.S. and Afghanistan following the series of burning and mutilating of Quran which is said to have ignited the wrath of the Afghans against the Americans.

Reports about a failed assassination attempt on the life of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Ethiopia on June 26, 1995 where he attended a summit conference of the Organization of African Unity. Role of Mubarak as a key US ally in the Middle East; Assassination suspected to be the work of Egypt's radical Islamic extremists; Brief interview with Mubarak; Police inquiry into the incident; More. INSET: Egyptian militants target leaders..

Reports on a summit conference in Egypt between the leaders of Israel, Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Date of the summit; Reason for the summit; Comments from Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.