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Cargo Ships India ranked 46th in trade logistics performance Wed 16 May 2012
Washington, May 16 (IANS) Global trade logistics performance slowed down over the last two years amid the global recession, but India and others that pursued aggressive... (photo: WN / prajkta) Newstrack India
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Taliban can be defeated in Afghanistan if 'reluctant Pakistan does more': U.S. Senator Taliban can be defeated in Afghanistan if 'reluctant Pakistan does more': U.S. Senator Mon 14 May 2012
Washington, May 14 (ANI): A key U.S. senator has said the Taliban can be defeated militarily in Afghanistan but the job is not done, adding that the insurgents are still... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Newstrack India
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Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Sailors as they depart the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), after returning from a seven-month deployment. Dump Slow Joe: Biden isn't helping Obama's shaky campaign Sun 13 May 2012
Vice President Joe Biden isn't invited to Sunday campaign strategy meetings at the White House, The New York Times reported May 4. President Barack Obama designated... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr.) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas holds a letter requesting recognition of Palestine as a state as he addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at UN Headquarters. Israel envoy meets with Palestinian president Sat 12 May 2012
JERUSALEM — An Israeli envoy met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and delivered a letter from Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayahu detailing his... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) Atlanta Journal
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A shopkeeper runs from his store after riot police came under petrol bomb attack by Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain. U.S. resumes Bahrain arms sales despite rights concerns Sat 12 May 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human rights concerns linked to months of... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) The Star
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Pentagon, May 11, 2012. Leaks that revealed British agent's role in foiled bomb plot investigated by FBI Sat 12 May 2012
The leaks, beginning with an Associated Press report on Monday the news agency had held back for several days at the request of the US authorities, have turned the... (photo: US DoD / Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo) The Independent
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Bahraini soldiers stand guard near the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011. Bahrain's Shiite opposition has rejected any dialogue with the Gulf kingdom's Sunni royal family until "tanks are off the streets" and the army stops "shooting at peaceful protesters." US resumes some Bahrain arms sales for 'external defence' Fri 11 May 2012
The United States is resuming sales of some weapons to Bahrain, but says it will not supply the Gulf state with any crowd control equipment. The US State Department says... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar) BBC News
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An HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), lands in front of a mosque. Why was the US military teaching 'total war' on Islam? Fri 11 May 2012
America's top military officer has condemned a course taught about Islam at one of America's top military schools as "totally objectionable". It is... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley) BBC News
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Americans' support for Afghan war at new low Americans' support for Afghan war at new low Thu 10 May 2012
By Anne Gearan The Associated PressAssociated PressPosted: 05/10/2012 12:00:00 AM PDT The transfer case containing the remains of Army Capt. Bruce K. Clark of... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) LA Daily News
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Sgt. James Bailey scans his sector during a combat mission in Kandahar province, Afghanistan March 27, 2012. Afghan exit is based on flawed assumptions Thu 10 May 2012
President Obama had every right to celebrate the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death with U.S. troops in Kabul. No one can doubt the magnitude of that... (photo: US Army) The Wichita Eagle
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Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low Poll: Support for Afghan war at new low Wed 9 May 2012
WASHINGTON — Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 percent of Americans saying they back the effort and about half of those who... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) North Jersey
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SAFAR BAZAAR, Helmand province, Afghanistan — U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nicolas Bourgeois, a 20-year-old rifleman with 2nd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and Ft. Worth, Texas, native provides security while helping Afghan National Army soldiers clear strains of illegal activity remaining among the bazaar’s legitimate vendors during Operation Sandman here, Dec. 28. Safar Bazaar was once a hotbed for insurgents, its shops teeming with illegal drugs and streets laden with improvised explosive devices. Over the last two years, four Marine infantry battalions and their Afghan National Security Forces counterparts have labored to make it safe. Today, the buzzing bazaar is the commercial hub of southern Garmsir district. Thousands of Afghans from around the district travel to the bazaar each week to purchase goods. US support for war in Afghanistan hits all-time low Wed 9 May 2012
Support for the war in Afghanistan has reached a new low, with only 27 per cent of Americans saying they back the effort, according to a new poll. President Barack Obama... (photo: US DoD / DOD) The Daily Telegraph
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Annan: Mixed view in Syria Annan: Mixed view in Syria Wed 9 May 2012
International envoy Kofi Annan gave a bleak assessment of the crisis in Syria on Tuesday, saying violence remains at “unacceptable levels” and warning that his peace plan... (photo: UN / Violaine Martin) Tulsa World
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This April 30, 2012, photo shows a traveler passing through a security check point at Portland International Airport, in Portland, Ore. Airport security procedures, with their intrusive pat downs and body scans, don’t need to be toughened despite the discovery of a new al-Qaida airline bomb plot "Bomber" in al-Qaeda plot was CIA informant, officials say Wed 9 May 2012
WASHINGTON — The latest al-Qaeda bomb plot targeting U.S. aircraft was unraveled from inside the terrorist group by operatives — including a double agent... (photo: AP / Rick Bowmer) Denver Post
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File - This televsion image released by Qatar's Al-Jazeera televison broadcast on Friday Oct. 5, 2001 is said to show the most recent images of Osama bin Laden, center, the prime suspect in the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11. At left is bin Laden's top lieutenant, Egyptian, Ayman al-Zawahri. The Last Months of Osama bin Laden Mon 7 May 2012
The story behind the tracking down and killing of Osama bin Laden remains a puzzle despite the torrent of documentaries and articles appearing on the anniversary of his... (photo: AP / Courtesy of Al-Jazeera via APTN) CounterPunch
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Afghan general says 'Americans work side-by-side' to build Kabul command Afghan general says 'Americans work side-by-side' to build Kabul command Mon 7 May 2012
TACOMA, Wash. - Soviets shaped the Afghan army that Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hashim remembers from his days as an up-and-coming officer. They tended to give the orders, as if... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Stars and Stripes
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In this file photo made June 27, 2006, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Guantanamo Bay 9/11 trial 'could go on for years' Sun 6 May 2012
The trial of the five men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks could go on "for years" lawyers for both the defence and prosecution both conceded on Sunday. From... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley) The Daily Telegraph
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, and other senior Defense Department and military officials, delivers speaks on the Defense Strategic Review, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at the Pentagon. Obama launches bid for second term Sun 6 May 2012
President Barack Obama puts his campaign for re-election into full swing Saturday with a campaign rally in the key battleground state of Ohio. 560 315... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) The Daily Telegraph
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U.S. President Barack Obama, center, attends a multilateral meeting with the ASEAN 10 members in Singapore, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. U.S., China to hold consultations on South Asia Sat 5 May 2012
The United States and China have announced they will hold consultations on South Asia and the Asia-Pacific region later this year, just as Secretary of State Hillary... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) The Hindu
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President Barack Obama and Gen. John R. Allen, International Security Assistance Force commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, embrace on stage prior to the president's address to the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 2. The president visited Afghanistan to sign a historic agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai setting the path for the eventual withdrawal of U.S. forces and increased self governance by the recognized government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Obama refuses to leave Afghanistan Sat 5 May 2012
In a bizarre move, the United States made its armed forces hostage to the uncertain future of Afghanistan when President Barack Obama signed a ten-year deal last week to... (photo: DOD / Public Domain) Gulf News
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