Pakistani Taliban Leader Is Reported Dead

By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH A report on state-run TV that Hakimullah Mehsud had died in a drone strike set off a storm of speculation about the fate of Pakistan's chief domestic enemy. (The New York Times)

Taliban denies it met with U.N. envoy

By Joshua Partlow

KABUL -- The Taliban on Saturday denied meeting with the United Nations' special representative in Afghanistan and vowed to persist in its war "against the invaders." (The Washington Post )