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Russia, US sign chopper deal for Afghanistan: report

Russia has signed a contract with the US Army to deliver 21 MI-17 helicopters to Afghanistan, new agencies quoted the ...

Pakistani fighter jets kill 26 militants: officials

At least 26 militants were killed and about a dozen of their hideouts destroyed as Pakistan`s air force bombed targets ...

NAM Meeting In Bali Momentum To Garner Support For Palestine

Palestine has always been a topic in Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meetings, and this is also the case at the ongoing ...

Seven American troops killed in Afghan attack: US

The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that seven soldiers killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan were Americans. ...

Seven NATO troops killed in Afghan blast

Seven soldiers from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed in a bomb attack in ...

President Karzai once again calls on Taliban to give up insurgency

Afghan President Hamid Karzai once again called on Taliban militants on Tuesday to give up militancy and join peace ...

19 stranded immigrants escape from their hotel

Nineteen of the 101 immigrants stranded in the Sunda Srait escaped from their accommodation of a hotel in Serang in ...

French fighter jet crashes in Afghanistan

A French fighter jet crashed in western Afghanistan on Tuesday due to a technical error, but both pilots were rescued ...

Study ties new Al Qaeda chief to murder of journalist pearl

Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian militant recently appointed interim leader of al Qaeda operations, has been linked to the ...

Suicide bomber kills four civilians in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber struck a crowded Afghan bazaar on Monday, killing four civilians and wounding another 14 in the east ...

Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar is dead

An Afghan Taliban spokesman said Monday it was "not possible at all" that their leader Mullah Omar was dead, after an ...

President to officially open NAM meeting in Bali

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to officially open the upcoming 16th Ministerial Meeting of the ...

Thousands protest against US drone attacks in Pakistan

Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US missile strikes in Pakistan`s lawless ...

36 dead as Taliban attack Afghan road company

Thirty-six people were killed and 20 wounded Thursday when the Taliban stormed an Afghan road construction company, ...

NATO kills two women `insurgents` in Afghan north

NATO forces said Wednesday they killed four insurgents, including two armed women, during an overnight raid targeting ...