Daily Mail: President takes 'full responsibility' as White House reveals two Al Qaeda hostages - including an American professor - were killed during US drone strikes
* American Warren Weinstein was killed during the operation in January
* Italian national Giovanni Lo Porto was also slain by US forces
* Mission targeted Al Qaeda compound on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border
* President Obama has taken 'full responsibility' for the operations
* He admitted that he has 'profound regret' after hearing of the deaths
* In a 2012 video message, Weinstein told Obama his life was 'in his hands'
* He was captured in Lahore in 2011 four days before his seven-year stint as an aid worker was set to end
Two hostages held by Al Qaeda were killed during separate US drone strikes on terrorist compounds, the White House has revealed.
American aid worker Warren Weinstein, 73, and Italian humanitarian worker Giovanni Lo Porto were killed during counter-terrorism operations in a border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan in January.
President Obama has taken 'full responsibility' for the operations, admitting that US forces can sometimes make 'deadly mistakes'.
MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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Thai government holds talks with politicians, activists.
Beijing releases wanted list for worldwide fugitive hunt.
AFRICA
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EUROPE
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AMERICAS
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ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
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