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Continuing clashes and military operations in Syria

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

 Damascus / continuing violent clashes between government forces and Syrian fighters from splinter groups of armed, in one of the towns in rural Aleppo in northern Syri

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

Time to move on over Nato supply lines Hina

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

Islamabad Pakistan"s foreign minister indicated Monday the time has come to reopen the country"s Afghan border to Nato troop supplies, saying the government had made its

Different styles Obama and Hollande

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

France\'s new leader Francois Hollande has sparked US curiosity and some concern over his stance on the Afghan war, but experts see common interests with President Barack

Obama signs pact greets troops in surprise Afghanistan vis

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan Putting a symbolic seal on a long and brutal conflict, President Obama made a dramatic overnight visit to the Afghan capital, signing an accord meant

Accord with Afghanistan signals long term US role Panetta

in International - Tue April 24, 2012

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: A new security partnership agreement between the United States and Afghanistan is a "significant step" that signals a long-term Amer

Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement U S Takes Step

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan  With a pact that still leaves a number of substantive, and potentially deal-breaking, issues to negotiate, the United States and Afghanistan came to

Pakistan Army Chief Kayani calls for demilitarization of S

in National - Thu April 19, 2012

Pakistan\'s army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday called for the demilitarization of the Siachen Glacier, where thousands of Pakistani and Indian troops have been

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends: Report

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack on Kabul showed a "failure" by Afghan intelligence and especially by NATO, while Washin

Australia to Withdraw From Afghanistan Earlier Than Planne

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

HOBART, Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia said on Tuesday that she expected her country to complete its military withdrawal from Afghanistan a year ahead

Karzai blames intelligence failure for Kabul attack

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday a co-ordinated Taliban attack showed a "failure" by Afghan intelligence and especially by NATO, as heavy street fighting

Pak, India should review deployment of forces at Siachen:

in National - Mon April 16, 2012

Pakistan and India should take a lesson from the recent avalanche that buried 138 people in the Siachen sector and review troop deployments on the Himalayan glacier, Fore

Suicide attacks kill 19 in Afghanistan

in International - Wed April 11, 2012

HERAT/KABUL: Suicide bombers killed at least 19 people in attacks across Afghanistan on Tuesday, including 11 Afghan policemen, as insurgents ramped up violence ahead of the

Syrian violence claims 27 lives in run-up to truce

in International - Sat April 07, 2012

Beirut: At least 27 Syrian soldiers, rebels and civilians were killed in violence on Friday, opposition activists said, four days before a troop pullback agreed by Pre

Syria steps up assault as U.N. moves to send peace monitor

in International - Wed April 04, 2012

Fierce clashes erupted after Syria"s regime sent reinforcements into rebel areas despite a truce pledge, as the U.N. said it was rushing a team to Damascus to

Voting for change

in International - Wed April 04, 2012

THIS week"s by-electoral landslide for Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD), which has secured 43 of the 44 open seats it contested on Sunday,

FM says Iraq opposes foreign intervention in Syria

in International - Wed March 28, 2012

BAGHDAD - (AP) -- Iraq\'s foreign minister says his country rejects foreign intervention in Syria but supports the aspiration of the Syrian people for freedom.

3 Syrian soldiers die in clashes with rebels

in International - Wed March 28, 2012

BEIRUT (AP) Three Syrian soldiers died in clashes with rebels in the central province of Homs on Wednesday, an activist group said, just a day after President Bashar

Bay Area congressional delegation renews calls for quicker

in International - Wed March 14, 2012

As the Obama administration continues grinding toward a withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, o

U.S. officials debate speeding up Afghan pullout

in International - Tue March 13, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is discussing whether to reduce U.S. forces in Afghanistan by at least an additional 20,000 troops,

U.S. fears reprisals after Afghan shooting rampage

in International - Mon March 12, 2012

KANDAHAR U.S. officials warned on Monday of possible reprisal attacks after 16 Afghan villagers, mostly children and women, were killed in a likely "rogue"

Annan urges end to Syria violence, official defects

in International - Fri March 09, 2012

BEIRUT (March 8, 2012): Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League special envoy on Syria, said on Thursday he would urge President Bashar al-Assad and his foes to stop fighting

Foreign troop"s hasty withdrawal encourages insurgency in

in International - Tue March 06, 2012

KABUL: As more than 10,000 U.S. troops have already withdrawn from insurgency-hit Afghanistan, a member of parliament said that foreign troops" speedy pullout would e

Competing agendas at Somalia meeting

in International - Thu February 23, 2012

Somalia\'s problems are many.  Terrorism, lawlessness and piracy. A famine that led to a burgeoning refugee problem. And a weak central government whose mandate expires

Gilani Retracts Criticism of Pakistans Military Over Memo

in National - Thu January 26, 2012

Pakistan"s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani retracted his remarks against the military in which he accused the army of violating the constitution, the state-run Associated