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US pulls supply route negotiators out of Pakistan

The United States has withdrawn negotiators from Pakistan after talks failed to produce an agreement on reopening NATO ...

Vietnam opens new areas for US MIA hunt - (d)

Vietnam will open up three new areas to American teams hunting for missing war-time soldiers, its defence chief ...

China says to step up vigilance after U.S. navy shift

China will intensify its vigilance, but not lash back, after the United States announced it will shift most of its ...

US to shift most of naval fleet to Pacific by 2020: Panetta

The United States will shift the majority of its naval fleet to the Pacific by 2020 as part of a new strategic focus ...

US, Iran dig in for long cyber war

The United States and Iran are locked in a long-running cyber war that appears to be escalating amid a stalemate over ...

Military action in Syria would need UN backing

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that any military action in Syria would need backing from the United ...

Pakistan set to unblock NATO supply line

Pakistan has, in principle, decided to unblock supply line for foreign forces in neighboring Afghanistan after nearly ...

Obama aide in Yemen in anti-Al Qaeda drive

A senior aide to Barack Obama flew into Yemen on Sunday to meet the leader of a country battling with al Qaeda ...

9/11 defendents charge in Guantanamo court

The five men accused of plotting the deadly September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States were formally charged ...

US-Afghan pact `does not rule out drone strikes`

The pact between the United States and Afghanistan could leave the door open for continued drone strikes against ...

Two Guantanamo Uighurs sent to El Salvador

The Pentagon said Thursday it had sent two members of China`s Uighur minority who were detained without charge for ...

Haqqani militants behind afghan attack: Pentagon

The Pentagon said Monday a major attack on Afghan government buildings, military bases and foreign embassies was ...

After Afghan insider attacks, NATO bolsters security

The NATO commander in Afghanistan has ordered tougher security measures to protect allied soldiers from being shot by ...

IAEA says still in talks with N Korea on possible visit

The UN nuclear agency said Thursday it was still in talks with North Korea about a possible visit by inspectors, ...

Panetta acknowledges troubling events in afghanistan

The US defense chief held talks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, acknowledging that a series of "deeply troubling" ...