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Two U.S. troops killed by Afghan policeman

Two American soldiers were killed by a member of the Afghan local police Friday in a new "green-on-blue" attack, NATO ...

11 killed as NATO helicopter crashes in southern Afghanistan

A total of 11 people including four NATO and three U.S. soldiers were killed Thursday when a NATO military helicopter ...

Afghan meeting with jailed Taliban leader denied

The Afghan embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday denied reports that Afghan government representatives had met with a key ...

Bomb kills afghan mayor, peace official - (d)

A bomb attack killed five people including a district mayor and a local member of the government-run peace council ...

Brahimi to be new UN envoy to Syria

Former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi is to be named as the new United Nations and Arab League peace envoy ...

Iran hosts Syria talks, calls for national dialogue

Iran on Thursday hosted a 29-nation conference on Syria with the aim of stopping bloodshed there and forging a role ...

Truck bomb attack on Afghan NATO base

A truck bomb exploded at a NATO military base south of the Afghan capital Tuesday, wounding at least a dozen ...

Pakistan signs NATO convoy deal with US

Pakistan on Tuesday signed an agreement with the United States on arrangements for NATO convoys supplying troops in ...

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 ...

Roadside bombs kill 18 civilians in Afghanistan

Roadside bombs killed 18 civilians travelling in three vehicles in Afghanistan`s southern Kandahar province close to ...

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 ...

UNHCR: asylum seekers continue to increase in Indonesia

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the number of political asylum seekers in Indonesia ...

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 ...

Pakistan blast kills eight, including six Shiites

A bomb explosion killed at least eight people, including six Shiite pilgrims, in Pakistan`s insurgency-torn southwest ...