THE EU is battling to find a way to help Pakistan deal with the humanitarian disaster following the devastating floods last month.

INDIA received a warning from the United States before last week’s attacks in Mumbai that militants were plotting a waterborne assault on the city, a senior US official said yesterday as domestic intelligence officials said they were aware of a Pakistan-based plot.

INDIAN security forces shot dead at least 11 Muslim demonstrators in Kashmir yesterday amid a wave of anger against India’s control of the region.

Pakistan said today that it has asked the United Nations to investigate the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.