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The Abbott Fund Announces $1 Million Partnership

- The Abbott Fund, the foundation of the global health care company Abbott (NYSE: ABT), today announced a partnership ...

US drone kills nine militants in Pakistan: official

A US drone attack on a militant compound in Pakistan`s northwestern tribal area killed nine insurgents and injured ...

Pakistani leaders meet on NATO blockade

Pakistan`s top civilian and military leaders met Tuesday to discuss whether to end a seven-month blockade of NATO ...

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan army of rocket attacks

Afghanistan accused Pakistan`s army on Monday of launching months of rocket attacks on its territory and threatened to ...

US general accuses Haqqani network of Kabul attack

The US commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan on Friday accused the Pakistan-based Haqqani network of orchestrating a ...

Three NATO troops among 20 dead in Afghan suicide bombing

A suicide bomber killed 16 civilians and three foreign troops on patrol in the provincial Afghan capital of Khost on ...

Terrorist group leaders detained: Afghan official

Two leaders of a terrorist group that organized a deadly suicide attack in Afghan capital Kabul in December have been ...

US death toll in Afghanistan surges past 2,000

The American death toll in the almost 11-year war in Afghanistan has surpassed 2,000 with the death of a Marine ...

France determined to get troops out of Afghanistan

The French defence minister told the US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday that Paris was determined to ...

Afghan earthquake triggers landslide, scores trapped

More than 70 people were trapped in rubble after houses made of mud collapsed from two strong earthquakes on Monday ...

Karzai says NATO to end air strikes on residential areas

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that the US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan had "promised" air ...

France to begin Afghan pullout in July and finish end 2012

French President Francois Hollande said Saturday France will begin its pullout from Afghanistan next month and ...

NATO apologises over Afghan deaths in air strike

The US commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan has apologised over the deaths of civilians in an air strike this week, ...

Karzai condemns NATO air strike on civilians

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday condemned as unacceptable a NATO air strike that killed 18 civilians and would ...

47 illegal immigrants plan to go to Australia

Ciemas Police Sector chief Adjunct Police Commissioner Sumaryoto said 47 illegal Afghan immigrants wanted to cross to ...