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Pakistan urges US to stop drone strikes

Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani urged the US Monday to end its drone strikes in Pakistan and said Washington should share ...

UN, French helicopters attack Gbagbo`s residence

UN and French helicopters opened fire on Sunday at the presidential residence in Abidjan, the largest city of Cote ...

Two dead, 18 wounded in Cairo `s Tahrir Square: medics

Two people were killed and at least 18 wounded early on Saturday when Egyptian military police stormed the capital`s ...

Ivory Coast`s Gbagbo regains ground

Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, besieged in his Abidjan residence, have retaken ground and are edging closer to where ...

Six die as Afghan ambulance bomb targets police

Six Afghan security personnel were killed Thursday as Taliban gunmen detonated a bomb hidden in an ambulance amid an ...

Unlikely Libya rebels can oust Kadhafi: US general

A top US general said Thursday it was unlikely that Libya`s rebel forces could launch an assault on Tripoli and oust ...

Chinese army speeds up developing high-tech weaponry and equipment

The People`s Liberation Army (PLA) of China is promoting the composite development of mechanized and informationized ...

Fighter jets from French aircraft carrier launch operation over Libya

French Tornado fighter jets from aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle launched a reconnaissance operation over Libya for ...

Russia slams `indiscriminate` foreign attacks on Libya

Russia called for an end to "indiscriminate use of force" by foreign states taking part in military operations in ...

Libyan army announces new ceasefire

A Libyan military spokesman announced Sunday a new ceasefire in the campaign against an uprising, as a second night of ...

Civilians `among 35 dead` in US strike in Pakistan

Civilians and police were among 35 people killed when US missiles ploughed into a militant training compound in ...

Bahrain forces launch crackdown on protesters

Bahraini forces, backed by helicopters, fired tear gas in a crackdown on protesters on Wednesday, clearing ...

Five Somali pirates get life in US prison

A US court Monday sentenced five Somali pirates to life in prison plus 80 years for the attack last year on a US naval ...

Libyan govt tanks reach Zuwarah centre-resident

Army tanks fought their way to the centre of Zuwarah, one of the last rebel-held towns in western Libya, and were ...

Hillary Clinton in Paris for Libya talks

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Paris Monday for meetings with Group of Eight world leaders on the ...