Israel has shot down an unmanned aircraft that entered its airspace from the Mediterranean. The aircraft crashed in the north of the Negev desert. It is for the first time in many years that Israeli air space has been penetrated by an unmanned aerial vehicle. Military officials said the aircraft had flown in from the west, but not from the Gaza Strip. The army said it was unclear if the drone was being used for reconnaissance or for a potential attack.

 The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reminded Islamabad that all sovereign nations carry certain obligations like preventing threats to neighbors and the international community. She said, the US supports Pakistan's sovereignty, but it is clear that Islamabad has the obligations to protect the human rights of their citizens, control their
territory, prevent threats to their neighbors and the international community. Ms.Clinton was speaking to reporters at a joint press conference with her Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Washington.

Clinton's statement came as Khar during her current Washington trip called for an end to the drone strikes alleging that they violate Pakistan's sovereignty.The US has ruled out stopping its highly successful drone programme which targets terrorists operating inside the Pakistan tribal areas.