The strategic disconnect: There’s a Kayani in the Kerry-Khurshid room
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to India this week focused largely on climate change and economic issues. From a US domestic perspective, this was no surprise. President Obama laid out Tuesd
UK contemplates SAS raid to nail desert al-Qaeda kingpin
London: Britain may launch an Osama Bin Laden like ‘kill or snatch’ operation in the Sahara desert to nail the one-eyed al-Qaeda kingpin Mokhtar Belmokhtar, believed to be responsible for a hostage s
Bill introduced in US House to freeze all aid to Pakistan
A key American lawmaker from Texas has introduced a resolution in the House of Representative to freeze all US aid to Pakistan.
The House Resolution (No HR 3013) if passed will freeze all US aid to P
Senator: US should consider military action against Pakistan
A Republican senator says the U.S. should consider military action to defend U.S. troops if Pakistan's intelligence agencies continue supporting terrorists who are attacking American forces.
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3 dead, 56 injured in horrific US air show crash
A vintage World War II-era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands during a popular annual air show, killing at least three people, injuring more than 50 spectators and creating a horrific scene
Number of U.S. poor hit record 46 mln in 2010: report
A record 46 million Americans were living in poverty in 2010, pushing the U.S. poverty rate to its highest level since 1993, according to a government report on Tuesday on the grim effects of stubborn
US worried over rising extremism, intolerance in Pakistan
The US has designated eight nations as Countries of Particular Concern for 'particularly severe violations of religious freedom', but spared ally Pakistan even as it expressed concern about increasing
Pakistani man held in US for supporting LeT
A Pakistan-born man living on the outskirts of Washington has been charged with providing material support to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the Pakistan based terrorist group behind the November 2008 Mumbai
US asks Gaddafi to relinquish power immediately
As rebel forces reportedly took control of most parts of the Libyan capital Tripoli and Muammar Gaddafi vowed martyrdom or victory, the US today asked him to relinquish power immediately.
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US to let illegal students stay and work
In a move to reform the US immigration system, Washington will stop deporting many students and other illegal immigrants who are not a public safety threat and permit them to work legally.
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