Pak to allow US to question Osama bin Laden's wives

Here’s what’s leading world news today: [caption id=“attachment_7069” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Policemen patrol a street near the compound where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad. Reuters”]  [/caption] Pak to allow US to question Osama’s wives Pakistan will allow US officials to interrogate the three wives of Osama bin Laden who were with him in the compound when US commandos killed the al Qaeda leader, agencies report. US officials are expected to soon get “direct access” to the three women who are in Pakistani custody, the reports said, quoting a US official speaking on condition of anonymity. But no specific timing has been set for the access. The decision comes amidst strains between the US and Pakistan related to strong suspicions that bin Laden enjoyed a “support network” in Pakistan, perhaps extending to intelligence and military officers. More here Even Michelle Obama didn’t know of Osama manhunt Obama reveals he kept it a Presidential secret’  even from his wife. Read Where did Hillary go in the famous bin Laden manhunt photo? Ultra-orthodox Jewish newspaper cuts her out of the frame  – because she’s a woman! Details ‘Frenemies’ US and China talk, but civility hides strains Stratfor analyst says tensions between the US and China could erupt any time.  Watch. Ahmadinejad allies charged with sorcery Iranian power struggle between president and supreme leader sees arrests and claims of undue influence of chief of staff. Read Egypt shaken by communal clash in Cairo Post-revolutionary environments allow conflicts to flare up, not die down. And this is exactly what has happened in Egypt. Throw into a political vacuum myriad groups now able to express pent-up grievances openly on the streets, and more conflicts are almost inevitable. Read Guess who’s coming close to the earth this year? An asteroid… It’s big, and will whiz by closer than the moon. But we’re safe.   More here How to charge your mobile phone: with your voice! New technology lets you keep talking - by keeping on talking. Learn