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Obama calls treatment of Vietnam war veterans a disgrace

President Barack Obama called the treatment decades ago of returning Vietnam War veterans a "national shame" on Monday ...

Senior Al-Qaeda militant killed in Afghanistan

NATO said Tuesday that Al-Qaeda`s second in command in Afghanistan had been killed in an air strike near the Pakistani ...

US drone strike kills 56 Al-Qaida militants in SE Yemen

At least seven members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch were killed Monday when a US drone bombed their pick-up ...

US drones kill 8 militants in Pakistan: officials

Two separate US drone attacks killed at least eight militants in Pakistan`s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan ...

British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

A British soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device while on patrol in Afghanistan, the defence ministry ...

8 civilians killed in NATO air strike in Afghanistan

Eight civilians were killed Saturday night in an air strike conducted by the NATO-led coalition forces in the eastern ...

Pakistan bomb kills three, injures six: police

A remote-controlled bomb targeting a police van killed three passers-by and wounded six other people in Pakistan`s ...

Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan

President Francois Hollande told troops in Afghanistan on Friday that France will coordinate closely with NATO allies ...

Four Iraqi nationals deported from Medan

The local immigration authorities have deported four Iraqi nationals to their country for having no travel ...

Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode

-       New cases at lowest levels ever, but funding gap threatens ...

US ambassador in Afghanistan leaves for health reasons: US

The United States said Tuesday that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health ...

6 Taliban dead, 2 Afghan police hurt in clashes

Clashes between Taliban militants and Afghan police left six insurgents dead and two policemen injured on Tuesday, ...

UN chief meets with president of Pakistan

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday met with Asif Ali Zardari, president of Pakistan, and " their discussions ...

Afghans will not stand alone: Obama to NATO

US President Barack Obama vowed Monday the international community would not abandon Afghanistan as it seeks to take ...

Hollande says NATO allies understand Afghan position

French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday that he had reached agreement with his NATO allies over his decision ...