Pakistan worried al-Qaida may try to install its own head of country’s Taliban networkISLAMABAD — Al-Qaida wants to choose the next Pakistani Taliban leader to replace Baitullah Mehsud, a top Pakistani official said — a move that could help the terror group maintain its sanctuaries near the Afghan border. AP sources: Obama tells lawmaker he wants health bill in Senate committee bill by week’s endWASHINGTON — Democratic officials say President Barack Obama has told a key lawmaker involved in drafting health care legislation he wants a bill in the Senate Finance Committee by week’s end. Drugmakers rush to make a swine flu vaccine, but politics may complicate who actually gets itLONDON — With swine flu now an official pandemic, the race is on among drugmakers to produce a vaccine. No peace talks unless Pak acts against perpetrators of Mumbai attacks: PMNEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that no effort can be made to have peace talks with Pakistan unless Islamabad takes strict action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks. |