The Breaking News of the Al-Qaida's second in command

US officials have said they were targeting Abu Yahya al-Libi in Monday's strike in Khassu Khel village in the North Waziristan tribal area and were 'optimistic' he was among those killed.

The Associated Press of Peshawar, Pakistan — Pakistani intelligence officials say they have evidence al Qaeda's second in command was in a house hit by a U.S. drone strike but they do not know whether he was killed.

U.S. officials have said they were targeting Abu Yahya al-Libi in Monday's strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal area and were "optimistic" he was killed.

Pakistani intelligence officials said Tuesday militants and local residents reported al-Libi was in the house. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the issue' sensitivity.

A local Taliban chief said al-Libi's guard and driver were killed, but the al Qaeda commander was not there. The Taliban commander spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of being targeted.

U.S. officials have said they were targeting Abu Yahya al-Libi in Monday's strike in Khassu Khel village in theNorth Waziristan tribal area and were "optimistic" he was among those killed. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the classified nature of the drone program.

If al-Libi is confirmed killed, he would be the latest in the dozen-plus senior commanders removed in the clandestine U.S. war against al-Qaida since Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden last year.

The Breaking News of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

Latest news on the Diamond Jubilee, which celebrates 60 years of the Queen's reign. The anniversary of the Queen's accession in February kick started a year of celebration, with the Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend in June as the national focus. 

Crowds gather outside St Paul's Cathedral before the Service of Thanksgiving and Carriage Procession as the Duke of Edinburgh recovers from a bladder infection.

Queen's Diamond Jubilee BBC Concert is much happened and Welcome to live coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert, beacons and Buckingham Palace picnic.

THE Queen took her seat in the royal box for her star-studded Diamond Jubilee concert, but was without the Duke of Edinburgh who was taken to hospital with a bladder infection.

The musical tribute to the Queen was been overshadowed by the announcement, made a few hours before the show began, that Philip had been taken ill.

Philip was said to be “disappointed” at not being able to attend the show, featuring some of the biggest names in pop.

Sir Paul McCartney, who closed the concert with three songs, wished the Duke well, saying: “We all send our best wishes for a speedy recovery. I hear he’s not too bad.”

Take that star Robbie Williams opened the show by belting out one of his biggest hits, the aptly-named Let Me Entertain You.

Performers from the present generation also appeared on stage – William Jessie J, JLS and Ed Sheeran.

But it was the veterans Sir Cliff Richard and Sir Tom Jones who got the crowds on their feet with renditions of classic songs from their repertoire.

Organizers said days before the concert that the Queen would take her seat at around 9pm.

She arrived wearing a stunning cocktail dress of gold lame designed by Angela Kelly under a dark cape.

The Breaking News of Egypt

Egypt's Hosni Statesman sentenced to invigoration in situation for part in humorous of protesters

The Cairo courtroom erupted in chaos Saturday after an African decide guilty onetime Chair Hosni Mubarak, but acquitted six of his aides, for the net of protesters during terminal gathering's pro-democracy uprising.

The judge handed Statesman, 84, a brio doom.

 It appeared the whole gallery of men clothed in suits began vociferation and stood on their chairs singing that the resolution wasn't disagreeable sufficiency. Fists flew and at littlest one man suffered a bleeding furrow to his lift.

"We require honesty!" they shouted. "Turning til finish!"

 New Statesman opponents headlike to Tahrir Conservativist, the touch of conclusion period's protests, shout, "Misbegotten! Adulterine!" They also chanted for Statesman's action.

Town - Hosni Statesman was sentenced to spirit in prison Sabbatum for imperfection to block the profit of protesters during the uprising that affected him from quality ultimate year. The ousted presidentship and his sons were innocent, notwithstanding, of depravity charges in a mixed verdict that swiftly angry a new undulation of choler on Empire's streets.

Radical groups and the superhuman Islamic Sodality have titled for a large objection at Tahrir Quadrate, the suspicion of the uprising, at 5 p.m. localised term.

Vowing not to pass, the assemblage subsequent strained the angulate to be keeping behind.

The Islamist set Religionist Sodality, Egypt's maximal and oldest action forgather which has the else run-off individual, called for protests in the Tahrir Squared.

Protesters in the honorable afterward toughened campaign posters of secularist Ahmed Shafiq, a former official in Mubarak's plan who travels against a Islamist Brotherhood politico in this period's presidential runoff. Aerosol filled the air.

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