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US ambassador in Afghanistan leaves for health reasons: US

The United States said Tuesday that Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, is leaving his job for health ...

NATO chief says `no intention` to intervene in Syria

NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Sunday voiced concern about violence in Syria, but said the alliance has "no ...

G8 praises remarkable efforts of Myanmar leaders

G8 leaders on Saturday praised the "remarkable efforts" of President Thein Sein and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime love

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg wed longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan on Saturday, announcing the nuptials ...

Iran wants `serious intentions` at nuclear talks

Iran`s foreign minister told his German counterpart that Tehran seeks "serious intentions" from both sides at talks ...

Seeing REDD: WWF Poses "Direct Threat" to Livelihoods in Tanzania

-     Accusations of Evictions, Destruction of Crops, and Burning Homes Leveled Against ...

Sri Lanka mulls freeing jailed ex-army chief

Sri Lankan authorities are mulling a pardon for jailed former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath ...

Obama support for gay marriage seen as political

Most Americans believe President Barack Obama came out in favor of gay marriage for political reasons rather than ...

US, allies begin major war games in Jordan

The United States and its allies have started in Jordan what was described as the largest military exercises in the ...

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 ...

Sri lanka offers information on war detainees

Sri Lankan authorities released information for the first time on Sunday about thousands of people held under ...

Washington University School of Law Goes Online with LL.M. in U.S. Law

-       -- @WashULaw is the first and only top-tier online degree of its ...

Obama, NATO chief agree Afghan focus for summit

US President Barack Obama met with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming ...

Saudi intelligence, CIA infiltrated Al Qaeda in Yemen

A bomber from the al Qaeda affiliate in Yemen sent to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner last month was actually a double ...

Civilian death threaten US pact: Afghan president

Afghan President Hamid Karzai summoned the NATO commander and the US ambassador on Monday to warn that civilian ...