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NATO chief urges Pakistan to help stabilize Afghanistan
May 20th
CHICAGO: NATO’s chief urged Islamabad to back efforts to stabilize Afghanistan as he prepared for talks Saturday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, on the eve of a NATO summit.
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Loading ...Hopes fading for swift U.S., Pakistan deal on Afghan supply routes
May 20th
CHICAGO; The Obama administration may be not be able to strike a long-awaited agreement with Pakistan to help supply Western soldiers in Afghanistan as hoped in time for a major NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, a U.S. official said
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...G-8 leaders hope Greece remains in eurozone
May 20th
The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations agree that Europe s financial crisis must be addressed with a mix of growth and austerity measures, President Barack Obama said Saturday as leaders gathered for a discussion that also will cover world concerns about ups and downs in oil prices. Leaders of the United States, Germany, France, Canada, Italy, Britain, Russia, and Japan are trying to figure out how to tame Europe s debt crisis while also increasing the demand for goods and spurring job growth. They expressed hope that faltering Greece would remain in the eurozone, saying all of the nations have an interest in the success of efforts to strengthen the eurozone and help Europe s economy grow.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Guantanamo tribunal weighs separate 9/11 trials
May 19th
The men, who are being held at Guantanamo Bay, were formally charged earlier this month with crimes that include murder and terrorism. They face the death penalty if convicted for their roles in the Al-Qaeda attacks that claimed 2,976 lives in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pennsylvania
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Motorola mobility smartphone face US import ban
May 19th
US commission on Friday sided with Microsoft by moving to ban the import of Android-powered Motorola smartphones based on patent infringement complaints by the software colossus. The ruling issued by the International Trade Commission (ITC) will take effect in late July if President Barack Obama does not overrule it. "The Commission has issued a limited exclusion order directed to the infringing products of Motorola and has terminated the investigation," the ITC said in a written decision
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama calls off Clinton apology mission: US paper reveals
May 18th
Staff Report WASHINGTON: A US-based newspaper claimed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was on the way to Islamabad to extend apology over the Mohmand attack on Salala check post inside Pakistan; but, President Obama called her back, SAMAA reports Friday. The newspaper Wall Stree Journal states, “The U.S. had expressed ‘regret’ for the Nov.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama to skip Asia-Pacific summit in Russia in September
May 14th
NEW YORK: President Barack Obama will skip an Asia-Pacific summit in Russia hosted by President Vladimir Putin in early September, the White House said on Monday.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama in Hollywood for star-studded fundraiser
May 11th
LOS ANGELES: President Barack Obama jetted into Hollywood for a George Clooney-hosted fundraiser tipped to make a record-breaking $15 million, and add a touch of stardust to his re-election campaign. The US president basked in a wave of tributes even before he arrived for his landmark endorsement of gay marriage, hailed widely in famously liberal Tinseltown. Obama landed in Los Angeles shortly after 6:00 pm (0100 GMT) for the star-studded dinner at Clooney’s sprawling Hollywood Hills home, with a guest list including Barbra Streisand, Robert Downey Jr.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Indian society struggling with gay rights: activist
May 10th
NEW DEHLI: Legalising homosexuality has had little impact on the deeply entrenched homophobia in India, where thousands of gays still face discrimination and a lack of basic rights, the country’s most prominent gay rights activist told Reuters. Hours after U.S.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama leads Romney, helped by independents
May 9th
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama extended his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 7 percentage points because of increased support from independent voters and some optimism over the U.S. economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday. With six months to go before Election Day on November 6, Obama was backed by 49 percent of registered voters in the telephone poll, compared to 42 percent who supported Romney
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...North Carolina approve same-sex marriage ban; Obama disappointed
May 9th
RALEIGH, North Carolina: Voters of US state, North Carolina, on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage and civil unions, dealing a blow to efforts across the United States to expand gay marriage rights.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...U.S. hostage urges Obama to meet al Qaeda demands
May 7th
DUBAI: An American aid worker abducted by al Qaeda in Pakistan last year has pleaded with U.S.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US hostage Weinstein appears in Qaeda video: SITE
May 7th
HONG KONG: US hostage Warren Weinstein has appeared in an Al-Qaeda video for the first time since he was kidnapped in Pakistan in August last year. According to the US monitoring service SITE, the two minute, 40 second video was posted on jihadist forums by Al-Qaeda’s media arm as-Sahab on Sunday. There is no indication of when the video was made.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Obama launches 2nd term bid at boisterous Va. rally; calls Romney ‘rubber … – Washington Post
May 6th
Telegraph.co.uk Obama launches 2nd term bid at boisterous Va.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...US missile strike kills nine militants in Miranshah
May 5th
MIRANSHAH: A US missile attack targeting a militant compound early on Saturday killed at least nine insurgents in North Waziristan Agency (NWA), security officials said.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...6 killed in Kabul in bomb, grenade attack on heels of Obama’s Afghanistan visit – CBS News
May 2nd
Globe and Mail 6 killed in Kabul in bomb, grenade attack on heels of Obama's Afghanistan visit CBS News (CBS/AP) KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide car bomber and Taliban militants disguised in burqas attacked a compound housing hundreds of foreigners in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said.
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