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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 ...

Bomb destroys 16 NATO tankers in Pakistan

A bomb destroyed at least 16 tankers on Saturday carrying fuel for NATO troops in neighbouring Afghanistan, Pakistan ...

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 ...

Peace Corps worker alleged abused minors in S.Africa

A former Peace Corps volunteer was arrested Thursday and charged with sexually abusing children under six while ...

European telescope detects oxygen in space

The European Space Agency`s Herschel telescope has found the first confirmed evidence of oxygen molecules in space, ...

Toxic chemicals found in kids` car seats: Study

More than half of children`s car seats sold in the United States contain hazardous chemicals, according to a study ...

US seeks Mideast progress, mum on Netanyahu

The United States said Tuesday it was in negotiations to break the impasse in Middle East peace talks, amid reports ...

U.S. welcomes Libya rebel probe of leader`s murder

The United States on Monday welcomed a Libyan opposition investigation into the assassination of General Abdel Fatah ...

US drone strike kills four militants in nw Pakistan

A US drone strike targeting a vehicle in Pakistan`s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border killed at least ...

N. Korea, US to hold nuclear talks

The United States and North Korea hold talks Thursday on how to improve ties and the Stalinist North`s secretive ...

President Wishes to Become Futurologist

- President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he was interested to become a futurologist after his retirement. When ...

US envoy to press two Sudans to talks

A US envoy headed Monday to Sudan and newly independent South Sudan to press the two nations to resolve lingering ...

Bosnia sends canons to Afghanistan

Bosnia on Monday sent the first of about 60 canons it had promised to the Afghanistan National Army, NATO officials in ...

Head of U.S. cyber agency resigns suddenly

The head of a U.S. agency that helps respond to cyber attacks resigned suddenly after several high-profile attacks on ...

Yemen opposition rejects government plan for talks

Yemen`s opposition dismissed on Monday a government plan for talks aimed at easing unrest after months of mass ...