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With new team, Obama looks for Afghan exit
By naming a new team Thursday to oversee the Afghanistan conflict, President Barack Obama could find it easier to extricate...
Obama to Nominate Panetta to Succeed Gates
President Barack Obama intends to nominate CIA Director Leon Panetta as the next defense secretary, a senior administration official said...
More deaths as Syria deploys troops, UN meeting urged
More deaths were reported after Syria bolstered its troops in the flashpoint town of Daraa as a rights group appealed...
Thailand pulls out of truce talks with Cambodia
Thailand pulled out of planned ceasefire talks with Cambodia Wednesday in a setback to efforts to end heavy border fighting...
Tanks storm Syrian flashpoint, 25 dead
Syrian troops backed by tanks have moved into the flashpoint town of Daraa, killing at least 25 people, witnesses said,...
Pakistan re-opens NATO supply route
NATO can resume supplying its troops in Afghanistan through a key Pakistani route on Monday after protesters against US drone...
Yemen protesters reject US-backed transition
Yemen's protest movement insisted Sunday on President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rapid exit and prosecution after his party accepted a Gulf...
WikiLeaks reveals US blunders at Guantanamo
The United States has botched the handling of inmates at Guantanamo, holding men for years without reliable evidence while releasing...
Review to Consider Consequences of Budget Cuts
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the comprehensive defense review he plans to launch soon will ensure any further defense...
NATO supplies halted ahead of Pakistan protest
Pakistan suspended delivery of supplies Saturday to NATO troops in Afghanistan via its land border for three days as campaigners...
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