Afghanistan and US in 'secret Taliban talks' Al Jazeera | The US and Afghan governments have begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said. | "There have been contacts between the US government and the Taliban, there have been contacts between the Afghan government and the Taliban, and there have been some contacts...
Iran-US faceoff worries India's ajwain exporters The Times Of India Tweet MUMBAI: A payment crisis with Iran, precipitated by US sanctions on the Asian neighbour, has an unlikely victim in India. Exporters of ajwain, known as bishop's weed the world over, are worried about a likely fall in their business with Iran and the possibility of deferred payment. | India, th...
Afghan leader in Pakistan to discuss peace talks Atlanta Journal | ISLAMABAD — Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to press Pakistan during a visit that began Thursday on specific steps Islamabad can take to facilitate peace talks with the Afghan Taliban. In this picture taken on Feb 13, 2012, Pakistan...
High-level drug meeting focuses on Afghanistan Atlanta Journal | VIENNA — Representatives from dozens of nations are supposed to focus on the menace of drugs in Afghanistan when they meet Thursday in Vienna. But with powerful foreign ministers among those attending, Syria is expected to dominate talks on t...
Afghan leader in Pakistan to discuss peace talks STL Today | Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in Pakistan for talks on how Islamabad can facilitate peace negotiations with the Afghan Taliban. | Karzai's visit on Thursday comes at a time when momentum for peace talks seems to be building. | The Talib...
NATO regrets air strike killed 8 Afghan civilians San Francisco Chronicle | Kabul -- | The U.S.-led military coalition said Wednesday that it regrets the killing of eight civilians in a NATO air strike this month in eastern Afghanistan. | Civilian casualties have long been a source of friction between the U.S.-led internat...
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Panetta defends military budget plan Breitbart | FILE - In this Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.... | LOLITA C. BALDOR (AP) - Associated Press WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is defending his ...
Letters raise fears for last Briton in Guantanamo The Independent | Speaking from his cell through letters and comments published exclusively in The Independent, Shaker Aamer, who has never seen a courtroom, reveals the torment of being kept perm...
World crime chiefs meet in Bangkok, agree to get tough on illegal tiger trade Newstrack India | Bangkok (Thailand), Feb.16 (ANI): Crime chiefs from countries that have wild tigers have agreed to work together to combat the illegal trade in the big cats. | Heads of police and customs from 13 nations agreed to tighten controls and improve...
Pakistan to host Afghan, Iranian leaders France24 | AFP - Pakistan on Thursday welcomes the leaders of Afghanistan and Iran for a regional summit at a key juncture in peace efforts with the Taliban and amid rising tensions between Tehran and Israel. | Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in Islamab...
US: Iran nuclear claims 'no big news' Al Jazeera " />" /> | Iran says it has started using its own locally-produced nuclear fuel for the first time. | In an event broadcast live on Iranian state television, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveiled what he called the "next generation in Iranian centri...
Panetta defends military budget plan Breitbart | FILE - In this Defense Secretary Leon Panetta Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.... | LOLITA C. BALDOR (AP) - Associated Press WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is defending his department's slimmed-down, $614 billion budget plan, telling senators that it's time to step up and show they are serious about reducing the deficit. | In testimony prepa...
