Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.

Al Qaeda’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, sought to dampen enthusiasm for Mr. Obama’s election by saying that the “new face” of America only masked a “heart full of hate.”

Striking for the first time beyond Pakistan’s tribal areas, a pilotless U.S. aircraft fired missiles at a village well inside Pakistani territory on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.

Al Qaeda’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, sought to dampen enthusiasm for Mr. Obama’s election by saying that the “new face” of America only masked a “heart full of hate.”

The Yemeni branch of Al Qaeda has released a statement claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing outside the American Embassy compound in Sana in September.

Michael V. Hayden identified North Africa and Somalia as places where Qaeda leaders were using partnerships to establish new bases.

The worker in a program to bring development to a lawless region of Pakistan was assassinated in his car.

The worker in a program to bring development to a lawless region of Pakistan was assassinated in his car.

An American worker in a program to bring development to a lawless region of Pakistan was assassinated in his car.

In a vital corridor to Afghanistan, the Taliban has proven far more resilient than the Pakistani Army anticipated.