An Indian fisherman aboard a boat shot at by the US Navy off Dubai’s coast has told officials the crew received no warning before being fired upon, the Indian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates has said.

US ambassador Nancy Powell has said there is “a strong possibility” terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan’s remote tribal regions on the border with Afghanistan, it was reported today.

The United States has apologised to Pakistan for the recent “friendly fire” deaths of two of its soldiers, the foreign ministry said today in Islamabad.