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Pakistan US signal cautious optimism on supply routes

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

CHICAGO US and Pakistani leaders signaled optimism that a deal on reopening vital supply routes to NATO convoys was within reach as Islamabad ordered negotiators to seal

Al Qaeda bomber kills 96 Yemeni soldiers

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

Yemen has vowed to fight "terrorism" regardless of the sacrifices as al-Qaeda claimed it was behind a bombing that saw a soldier blow himself up in the midd

NATO summit Obamas Pakistan gamble falls flat

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

CHICAGO When the White House sent a last-minute invitation for Asif Ali Zardari to attend the two-day NATO summit, they were taking a highly public gamble. Would sharing

Obama making Europes mistakes

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

In the run-up to the weekend"s G-8 summit at Camp David, journalists unfavorably compared European "austerity" with Barack Obama"s economic policies.

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Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Womens Rights

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

CHICAGO - As world leaders gather in Chicago to discuss the future of Afghanistan, human rights groups say Afghan women are being left out of the conversation. Afghan act

Europe faces difficult search for growth

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

WASHINGTON - (AP)  On paper at least, European leaders agree: They need stronger growth measures to help their economies expand out of their 2.5year-old government d

Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi dies at 60 in Libya

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home in Tripoli on Sunday nearly three years after passi

Donna Summer and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: They worked har

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

The two singers, so different in so many ways, defined their music and their respective eras so precisely as to make it almost impossible for anyone else to fill their enorm

Hollande meets Obama vows early Afghan pullout

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Washington: New French President Francois Hollande on Friday told his American counterpart Barack Obama that Paris is committed to providing assistance to Afghan security

Afghanistan provides dilemma for NATO

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

CHICAGO, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Leaders from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are convening in Chicago this weekend to discuss a variety of issues affectin

French leader sticks to Afghan pull out

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

The new French President Francois Hollande has visited the White House to meet his US counterpart Barack Obama for the first time, ahead of the G8 Summit.

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Iranian showdown

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Several participants in the seven-nation talks on Iran"s nuclear program have been quoted in optimistic predictions for an agreement resulting from an upcoming session We

Iranian showdown

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

Several participants in the seven-nation talks on Iran"s nuclear program have been quoted in optimistic predictions for an agreement resulting from an upcoming session We

G8 leaders broadly united on Iran and Syria U S official

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - Group of Eight leaders agreed in their initial discussions at Camp David on Friday that Iran needs to disclose more about its nuclear amb

Obama puts weight behind Europe growth push

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

US President Barack Obama threw his weight behind French calls more pro-growth policies in Europe on Friday, as he welcomed G8 leaders to Camp David for a summit darkened

Obama Welcomes World Leaders For G8 Summit

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed world leaders for a Group of Eight (G8) summit.

The two-day meeting at the Camp David retreat outside Washington is

Yemeni troops gain on al-Qaida rebels

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

SAN\'A, Yemen -- Government troops battling al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen have made inroads into the militants\' strongholds, but the offensive on a strategic city has

U.S. envoy: We\'re ready to strike Iran

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

JERUSALEM -- The United States has plans in place to attack Iran, if necessary, to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington\'s envoy to Israel said, days ahead

Greece starts work on new polls as euro crisis deepens

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

ATHENS: Greece began preparing Friday for its second election in just six weeks, with increasing alarm over the crisis in the eurozone after the savage downgrading of banks

US sees no peaceful solution in Syria

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

The US has scripted things in a way that peace is impossible in Syria, anti-war activist Brian Becker believes. Reports that Washington is coordinating material support t

G8 and NATO athon with Pakistan at the table

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

(CNN) It\'s the diplomatic equivalent of hosting both the World Cup and the World Series in the same country on the same weekend.

In Iowa Mitt Romney focuses on prairie fire of debt

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

DES MOINES Returning to the state that launched Barack Obama to the presidency, Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused his rival of carelessly driving the country into "a f

Opinion The Philippines and US Pivot to Asia

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

AS AN American ally, the Philippines has always been supportive of United States" military presence in Asia. Thus, it is no longer surprising to see the Philippines warml

NATO Invites Pakistan to Summit in Chicago

in National - Wed May 16, 2012

NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistan\'s president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U

Hollande to be sworn in as French president

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

PARIS: Socialist Francois Hollande is to be sworn in as France\'s president Tuesday before naming a prime minister and dashing to Germany to battle with Berlin over how t