All six people accused of providing support to the Pakistani Taliban are of Pakistani origin, but three of them are US citizens, who have been arrested. They face a range of charges, and if convicted, each offence could carry a 15-year prison sentence. The other three are at large in Pakistan. Among the six individuals is the 76-year-old imam of the Miami mosque; his son, also an imam at another mosque in Florida; and his daughter, who lives in Pakistan.

曝朝鲜伊朗被指经常交换弹道导弹技术

Reuters news agency is reporting that North Korea and Iran appear to have been exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of United Nations sanctions. The allegation is said to be included in a report by a UN panel of experts monitoring compliance with sanctions imposed on North Korea. Barbara Plett reports.

Reports say the UN panel of experts suspects that prohibited ballistic missile technology has been transferred between North Korea and Iran on regular scheduled flights of the national airlines. The illicit goods are shipped through "a neighbouring third country", according to the experts. They don't name it. But one diplomat told the BBC some sanctions-busting takes place via China. He said Beijing was unhappy with the experts' report and the Chinese member of the panel hadn't signed off on it. The expert panel monitors sanctions imposed on Pyongyang after it conducted nuclear tests in 2006 and2009.