Barack Obama has pledged not to use nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear country that has signed up to international treaties even if that country attacks the America with biological or chemical weapons. Continue Reading

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WASHINGTON: The United States is “extremely gratified” that Pakistan has arrested key Taliban leaders, US special envoy Richard Holbrooke said on Friday when asked to comment on a former UN official’s statement that the arrests had squandered Afghan peace efforts. Continue Reading

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WASHINGTON – AMERICAN military forces still have the goal of bringing Osama bin Laden to justice, the Nato commander in Afghanistan said on Wednesday, contradicting comments by the US attorney general. Continue Reading

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Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, is planning to telephone Benjamin Netanyahu, the Isreali prime minister, in an effort to ease a bitter diplomatic feud. Continue Reading

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WASHINGTON: Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will be the first army chief to participate in the US-Pakistan strategic dialogue to be held here on March 24. Continue Reading

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US troops could start withdrawal from Afghanistan before the July 2011 deadline set by Barack Obama, the Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, has hinted. Continue Reading

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WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has implicitly accepted Pakistan’s status as a declared nuclear weapons state, countering conspiracy theories that the United States is secretly plotting to seize the country’s nuclear assets, says a US media report. Continue Reading

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WASHINGTON: US and Nato forces are set to launch in southern Afghanistan this week a major offensive being described as the biggest assault of its kind since Vietnam four decades ago. Continue Reading

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NEW YORK: A huge explosion ripped through a US power plant on Sunday being built in Connecticut amid reports up to 50 people may have died, emergency officials said, as a rescue operation swung into place. Continue Reading

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NEW YORK: In an attempt to prove that Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist on trial for attempted murder, was lying, the prosecution on Friday brought in a surprise witness to show that she knew how to handle a gun. Continue Reading

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