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Seven American troops killed in Afghan attack: US

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

US delivers 120,000 meals to Libyan rebels: Pentagon

The Pentagon said Friday it had delivered 120,000 Halal meals to Libyan rebels as part of US plans to provide $25 ...

US interviews 3 of Bin Laden`s widows in Pakistan

U.S. authorities in Pakistan interviewed three of Osama bin Laden`s widows on Friday but gathered little new ...

Bin Laden, Geronimo link angers native Americans

The reported use of "Geronimo" as a codeword in the operation that led to Osama bin Laden`s killing has angered some ...

European discomfort grows about Bin Laden killing

European happiness with the death of Osama bin Laden was tempered on Wednesday by details showing he was unarmed when ...

Iran won`t use nuclear bomb against Israel: Barak

Even if Iran obtains nuclear weapons it will not use them against Israel or other countries in the Middle East, ...

White House undecided on Bin Laden photos

The White House said Monday it was weighing whether to release photographs of Osama bin Laden`s corpse amid calls from ...

Without Bin Laden, Qaeda still poses threat

With the killing of Osama bin Laden on Sunday, Al-Qaeda has suffered a body blow but US officials and analysts said ...

Dollar rises on reports Osama Bin Laden is dead

The US dollar rose against the euro and the yen after reports on Monday that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been ...

Kabul attack killed senior air force officers: US

The US military on Friday said the casualties of an attack this week at a Kabul training center were mostly Air Force ...

US carries out first drone strike in Libya: Pentagon

The United States carried out its first drone strike in Libya on Saturday, the Pentagon said, two days after approving ...

Cost of Libya war for US at $608 million: Pentagon

The cost of the air war in Libya for the US military has reached $608 million, a US defense official said Monday. ...

Western-led strikes keep pounding Libya: Pentagon

Western-led strikes in Libya continued apace Saturday with 160 missions flown, compared to 153 a day earlier, the ...

First US charter flight takes Americans out of Japan

The first flight chartered by the United States took off from quake-hit Japan for Taiwan Thursday, carrying almost 100 ...

US sends second aircraft carrier to Japan: Obama

President Barack Obama said Friday that a second US aircraft carrier was heading to Japan to provide assistance after ...