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CIA, Pak locked in aggressive spy battles
A Pakistani man approached CIA officers in Islamabad in 2009, offering to give up secrets of his country’s closely guarded nuclear programme.
‘Obama’s July 2011 deadline for Afghan was a mistake’
US President Barack Obama’s decision to set a deadline for drawdown of troops from Afghanistan was a mistake as it sent out wrong signals to the people on the ground — both allies and enemies — an inf
Will Tea Party shake up White House?
Taking a cue from the famous Boston Tea Party of 1773, a new Tea Party movement that mocks at President Barack Obama’s “hopey-changey stuff” is pitching conservatives like Indian American Nikki “Randh
Planet-like object, 8 times size of Jupiter, discovered
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious planet-like object, about eight times the size of Jupiter, which is circling around a star at a distance nearly 300 times farther than earth orbits the sun.
Jefferson had trouble breaking free
Preservation scientists at the Library of Congress have discovered that Thomas Jefferson, even in the act of declaring independence from England, had trouble breaking free from monarchical rule.
‘Obama is 15th best US Prez’
Barack Obama has been ranked as the 15th best US President, just below Bill Clinton but ahead of Ronald Reagan, in a new poll of leading presidential scholars.
The Siena College poll, which surveyed 238 presidential scholars at US colleges and universities, rated Mr Obama two places below Mr Clinton, who was 13th best, and three better than Reagan, who is ranked as the 18th best.
Obama signs sanctions against Iran
US President Barack Obama warned Iran on Thursday it faced mounting pressure and isolation, as he signed tough new US sanctions he said would strike at Tehran’s capacity to finance its nuclear programme. The measures, on top of new UN Security Council and European sanctions, aim to choke off Iran’s access to imports of
Mullen: LeT has global ambitions beyond India
Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, which so far had focused primarily on India, is having global aspirations and has spread its tentacles beyond Pakistan and Afghanistan, as manifested by the David Headley case, a to
‘Cool’ Kagan prepares for last day of questions
US Supreme Court nominee El-ena Kagan, who has displa-yed a cool demeanour and a sense of humour during her Senate confirmation hearing, was expected to move one step closer on Wednesday to becoming t
Petraeus’ nomination confirmed
A key Senate committee has confirmed General David Petraeus as the new US and Nato commander in Afghanistan after a hearing marked by bickering over the July, 2011 troop withdrawal deadline.
