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Bin Laden family deported from Pakistan

Osama bin Laden`s family were deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia Friday, officials said, nearly a year after the ...

Two more secret service agents resign; Obama blames "knuckleheads"

Two more U.S. Secret Service agents are resigning over a Colombia prostitution scandal, the agency said on ...

US: North Korea should refrain from hostile acts

The White House Tuesday warned North Korea to refrain from future hostile acts amid indications Pyongyang could soon ...

16 Qaeda suspects killed in Yemen: ministry

At least sixteen suspected Al-Qaeda operatives have been killed in Yemen in ongoing battles between the army and ...

Obama to announce new sanctions

US President Barack Obama will issue an executive order Monday allowing sanctions to be imposed against foreigners who ...

Afghanistan, US finalise draft post-2014 deal: Kabul

Afghan and US officials have finalised the initial draft of a strategic partnership agreement that will govern ...

17 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air raid: ministry

Seventeen suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in the southern ...

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 network behind Kabul attack: US ambassador

The Pakistani-based Haqqani network was responsible for a series of attacks in Afghanistan this week, the US ...

US invites Myanmar minister, welcomes Suu Kyi travel

The United States invited Myanmar`s foreign minister and said Wednesday that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who is ...

Yemen air strikes kill 6 Qaeda militants: ministry

An air strike on an Al-Qaeda position near the southern Yemeni town of Loder killed six militants on Wednesday, the ...

Ethiopia pm accuses Eritrea of kidnappings

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi accused Eritrea on Tuesday of abducting dozens of Ethiopian miners from the ...

World Bank picks Korean-American Kim as president

The World Bank chose Korean-American physician Jim Yong Kim as its next chief Monday in a decision that surprised few ...

Haqqani militants behind afghan attack: Pentagon

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

Obama wants "rigorous" secret service investigation

US President Barack Obama said he expected a "rigorous" investigation into a sex scandal involving Secret Service ...