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US urges Turks, Saudis to press Assad to step down

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Turkey, Saudi Arabia and other governments should call on Syrian ...

Some NATO allies in Libya exhausted in 90 days

New U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday that some NATO allies operating in Libya could see their forces ...

3 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Continued militancy claimed the lives of three more soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force ...

Top U.S. military officer heads to China for visit

The top U.S. military officer begins a four-day trip to China on Sunday in another sign of warming military ties ...

United States is talking to Taliban - Karzai

The United States and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary taks with the Taliban about a possible ...

1,000 Al-Qaeda fighters still in Iraq: Panetta

CIA chief Leon Panetta told lawmakers Thursday that 1,000 Al-Qaeda fighters are still operating in Iraq and said US ...

Obama says sorry to Karzai for civilian deaths

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed his "sorrow" to Afghan President Hamid Karzai over recent civilian ...

Iraq transition `vital` for Middle East, US officials say

The transition from a strong US military presence in Iraq to an expanded diplomatic role is "vital" to ensure security ...

China discusses South China Sea issue with Indonesia, Philippines during defence minister

- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie discussed the South China Sea issue with leaders from Indonesia and the ...

Pakistan to review US anti-teror cooperation

Pakistan said it would review counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States as it came under growing domestic ...

Bring back waterboarding, says Cheney

Harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding played a role in tracking down Osama bin Laden and should be ...

U.S. begins using armed drones in Libya, Gates says

The United States is using armed Predator drones in Libya to target Muammar Gaddafi`s forces with the approval of ...

Suicide bomber kills 10 at Afghan elders meet

A suicide attack ripped through a gathering of tribal elders in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 10 people, ...

US defense chief rejects targeting Kadhafi

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday it would be "unwise" to have coalition forces try to kill Moamer ...

China`s defence budget to rise 12.7% in 2011

China`s defence budget will rise 12.7 percent in 2011 to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.7 billion), a government spokesman ...