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US will not tolerate safe havens in Pakistan: Obama

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As US President Barack Obama announced a drawdown of US forces from Afghanistan from next month, he served a notice on Islamabad that terrorist safe havens in Pakistan would not be tolerated.

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Pulitzer Prize winner admits to being illegal immigrant

Eighteen years after arriving in the US and three years since he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, Filipino journalist Jose Antonio Vargas revealed a long-held secret on Wednesday: he is an illegal immigr

Obama finalises plan for Afghan troop cuts

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President Barack Obama made his final decision on Tuesday on the scale and pace of a US troop drawdown in Afghanistan and will announce his plan in a prime-time speech to Americans on Wednesday.

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US slaps sanctions on entities associated with Gaddafi regime

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As part of efforts to tighten the noose against Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi's regime, the US on Tuesday slapped sanctions against nine Libyan entities, including a Karachi-based company, which is

Pakistanis see India as bigger threat than Al Qaeda

Most Pakistanis see India as a bigger threat than the Taliban and the Al Qaeda and disapprove of the US military operation that killed Osama bin Laden, according to a new poll.

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Osama’s death bad, India biggest threat, say Pakistanis

Most Pakistanis see India as a bigger threat than the Taliban and the Al Qaeda and disapprove of the US military operation that killed Osama bin Laden, according to a new poll.

US Senate confirms Panetta as Pentagon chief

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The US Senate has unanimously approved the nomination of Leon Panetta, the CIA director, to be the next Pentagon chief.

Obama to set course for drawing down Afghan war

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President Barack Obama will set the course for drawing down the U.S. war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, when he is expected to announce plans to bring roughly 10,000 American troops home in less than a

Wills-Kat to compete in Canada Dragonboat race

It has emerged that Prince William and his wife Kate will participate in a boat race competing against each other as part of their North American tour next month.

The couple’s private secretary, Jami

US attractive location for FDI: Obama

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US President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States is an attractive location for foreign direct investment, as the latest government report showed that FDI in the country has created a signifi

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