The chief of Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency offered to resign in parliament following the U.S. commandos raid that shot dead Osama bin Laden, sources said Saturday.

Ahmad Shuja Pasha, chief of military operations and deputy chief of air staff, briefed lawmakers on Friday before they issued a resolution Saturday condemning Washington's unilateral action.

Pakistan's parliament Saturday demanded an end to U.S. drone strikes on its territory and called for an independent probe into the raid by U.S. troops that killed Osama bin Laden to ensure there is no repeat.

The strongly worded message came after a joint sitting of parliament lasting more than 10 hours, during which lawmakers debated the "situation arising from unilateral U.S. action in Abbottabad" which targeted bin Laden.

New York undercover police have arrested two men who bought weapons in an alleged plot to disguise themselves as Jews and unleash a bloodbath in Manhattan synagogues, city officials said Thursday.

The suspects, Ahmed Ferhani, 26, and Mohamed Mamdouh, 20, both of North African descent, were also alleged to have said they would attack the Empire State Building.

More than 40 people were injured Friday after a disgruntled former employee ignited a petrol bomb at a bank in a Tibetan-inhabited region of northwest China, local authorities said.

The attack in Tianzhu County at 8:00 am (0000 GMT) caused a fire, according to a statement issued by the county government.

Russia and Pakistan Thursday pledged to boost economic ties and coordinate efforts to fight terror as the Kremlin welcomed the Pakistani president for a key visit after the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Asif Ali Zardari was making the first official visit by a Pakistani leader since the fall of the Soviet Union.

Kenya has tightened security around the home of U.S. President Barack Obama's step-grandmother after the killing of Osama bin Laden, an official said Thursday.

"In the wake of security challenges including terror threats, I can confirm that we decided to enhance security at the home of Mama Sarah ...," said regional administrator Francis Mutie, using the popular name for Obama's step-grandmother who lives in western Kenya.

Pakistan opened a 330-megawatt nuclear power plant built with China on Thursday, saying Beijing had been contracted to construct two more reactors in a bid to ease a crippling energy shortage.

The plant is at Chashma in central Punjab province, where a Chinese-aided power plant of similar capacity is already operational.

A U.S. drone fired two missiles into a vehicle in Pakistan's tribal district of North Waziristan on Thursday, killing at least five suspected militants, local security officials said.

It was the third such attack reported in Pakistan's tribal badlands on the Afghan border, which Washington has dubbed the global headquarters of al-Qaida, since U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani city near Islamabad.

The treasure trove of intel obtained in the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden included a handwritten journal containing his "operational ideas," a U.S. official said Wednesday.

Agents are studying the notebook for information on future al-Qaida plots, but the official described it as "just one of many things" found along with computers, hard drives, DVDs, flash drives and recording devices.

Two earthquakes struck southeast Spain in quick succession Wednesday, killing at least 10 people, injuring dozens and causing major damage to buildings, officials said. It was the highest quake-related death toll in Spain in more than 50 years.

The epicenter of the quakes — with magnitudes of 4.4 and 5.2 — was close to the town of Lorca, and the second came about two hours after the first, an official with the Murcia regional government said on condition of anonymity in line with department policy.