Suspicious Envelope Received at U.S. Embassy in Paris The New York Times | PARIS — | Two employees of the United States Embassy in Paris underwent medical examinations on Friday after handling a suspicious envelope that arrived at the embassy, but officials said its contents did not appear to be harmful. | “There is no indication that the envelope contained s...
Pak seeks clarification on Karzai’s remarks Zeenews Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office has reacted sharply to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s suggestion of a NATO operation inside Pakistan, saying that the comments were “incomprehensible”. | Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said that Pakistan has asked its ambassador in Kabul to se...
New UK-Afghan Operation Against Taliban Zeenews Afghanistan: A new offensive involving hundreds of British and Afghan troops is taking place in southern Afghanistan to try to clear a Taliban stronghold. | Operation 'Tor Shezada' or 'Black Prince' is being led by the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Lanc...
US casualties in Afghanistan soar to record highs Zeenews Kabul: In a summer of suffering, America's military death toll in Afghanistan is rising, with back-to-back record months for US losses in the grinding conflict. All signs point to more bloodshed in the months ahead, straining the already shaky intern...
India, Pak & Afghanistan can help in stabilising the region: US Zeenews Washington: India, Pakistan and Afghanistan have an equally critical role in helping to bring stability in the region, US has said. "All three countries and others can play a role in helping to stabilise the situation," State Department spokesman PJ ...
No Afghan Ally Left Behind The New York Times | A TALIBAN spokesman announced Thursday that the group is poring over the tens of thousands of classified military documents published by WikiLeaks this week, looking for the names of pro-American Afghans. | As in the past, those identified will lik...
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Afghan war decision toughest of presidency: Obama Zeenews Washington: US President Barack Obama has said that his decision to pour 30,000 more US troops into the war in Afghanistan was the most difficult of his presidency so far. | The ne...
Reduced demand mars growth of wool industry Indian Express | The wool industry seems to be going through rough weather with reduced demand for products. | The figures released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Stati...
Burning issues in troubled Balochistan Asia Times | Jul 22, 2010 Burning issues in troubled Balochistan | By Abubakar Siddique | While the world focuses on the end game in Afghanistan, multiple crises brew...
UN removes 5 Taliban from sanctions blacklist The State | UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council on Friday removed five Taliban members from its sanctions blacklist, a move sought by the Afghan government to promote reconciliation. | Still, it was just half the number Afghan President Hamid Karzai was...
UN removes 5 Taliban from sanctions blacklist Seattle Times UNITED NATIONS - | The U.N. Security Council on Friday removed five Taliban members from its sanctions blacklist, a move sought by the Afghan government to promote reconciliation. | Still, it was just half the number Afghan President Hamid Karzai was...
British troops launch anti-Taliban op in Helmand Zeenews Kabul: British and Afghan troops on Friday launched a military operation to secure a transport route in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, one of the most volatile theatres of the nine-year war. | The operation began in Sayedebad town in Nad...
FTSE fades ahead of US GDP figures The Guardian | Leading shares in London are following Wall Street and Asian markets lower, ahead of US GDP figures due later today. | The FTSE 100 is currently 26.23 points lower at 5287.72, as investor nervousness about the state of the global economy continues. On US GDP, Jim Reid at Deutsche Bank said: | Today the market is expecting nominal quarter on quart...
Stocks end strong month The News & Observer | NEW YORK -- Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. But despite the turbulence, this was still the market's best month in a year. | Investors had an ambivalent response to the government's gross domestic product report, which showed that economic growth slowed in the April-June quarter. T...
