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Pakistani panel to visit Osama compound

A commission investigating the US military raid to kill Osama bin Laden in the Pakistani city of Abbotabad on May 2 ...

Taliban attack on Afghan governor`s house kills 22

A gun and suicide attack on an Afghan governor`s compound killed 22 people on Sunday in the latest Taliban assault ...

US expands role in Mexico`s drug war

The United States is sending new CIA operatives and retired military personnel to Mexico and may deploy private ...

Blind date to blindfold: The kidnap business in Iraq

Nineteen-year-old Mehdi was looking forward to meeting the girl who had been calling for days on his cell phone. But ...

US military to shorten soldier tours of duty

The US Army will shorten the length of tours of duty for personnel deployed in combat zones from a year to nine ...

31 US, seven Afghans dead as Taliban down chopper

Thirty-one US special forces and seven Afghans died when the Taliban shot down their helicopter, officials said ...

Petraeus steps down in Afghanistan

General David Petraeus, the most celebrated military leader of his generation, stepped down as US commander in ...

Iraq attacks kill civilian, seven police

A drive-by shooting and other attacks in Iraq on Sunday killed a civilian and seven policemen, police and interior ...

Pakistan tells US to leave `drone` attack base

Pakistan told the United States to leave a remote desert air base reportedly used as a hub for covert CIA drone ...

Two US soldiers killed in Iraq

Two American soldiers were killed in northern Iraq on Sunday, the US military said, making this month the deadliest ...

US "likely" to pull out 10,000 Afghan troops: source

President Barack Obama will "likely" withdraw about 10,000 US troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, with ...

Seven killed in Iraq volence

Attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq on Sunday killed seven people, including three who died when two bombs exploded as ...

US foresees $46 billion in 2011 military sales

The United States plans to export $46.1 billion in weapons this year, nearly doubling its 2010 figures, officials said ...

CIA chief in Pakistan to remove mistrust

The American CIA chief, Leon Panetta, has met Pakistan's army chief and intelligence head in a move to remove the ...

Iraq Shiite insurgents claim attack on US soldiers

A Shiite militant group that Washington alleges is sponsored by neighbouring Iran claimed responsibility Friday for ...