Obama vows to target Al Qaeda in Pakistan and beyondWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has vowed to continue targeting the Al Qaeda that is threatening the US from Pakistan and beyond, even as the terror network is said to have “lost operational capacity” after a series of recent missile strikes. Pakistan army expects militants to put up ‘tough resistance’ in South WaziristanISLAMABAD — The Pakistani army expects Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in the South Waziristan tribal region to put up “tough resistance” against a military offensive, the army’s chief spokesman said. Chinese dissidents top Nobel Peace Prize speculation in 20th anniversary year of TiananmenOSLO — Chinese dissidents are leading the odds of winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year, the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and the 60th since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. Clinton calls killings, rapes by Guinea troops ‘criminality of the greatest degree’WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling violence by Guinea’s government “criminality of the greatest degree.” At least 791 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department saysAs of Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at least 791 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT. Obama offers no firm signals on whether he will send more troops to war zone in Afghanistan
Sarah Palin urges President Obama to increase number of troops in AfghanistanANCHORAGE, Alaska — Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is urging President Barack Obama to increase the number of U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan. Senate passes Pentagon budget, war funding bill as tally for Afghanistan and Iraq hits $1TWASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama weighs major shifts in strategy in the deteriorating mission in Afghanistan, the Senate on Tuesday passed a bill bringing the total U.S. tab for that war to about $300 billion. Official: Somali defense minister nabbed in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s defense minister was seized Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital in what the Somali president said was likely a “mistake” by Ugandan security forces. New records from CIA: Cuban exile and accused terrorist informed on fellow anti-Castro plotsMIAMI — Recently released CIA files from the mid-1960s show Cuban exile and accused terrorist Luis Posada Carriles informed on violent Miami-based efforts to attack Fidel Castro’s fledgling Cuban government even as he was deeply involved in helping them. Obama tells lawmakers he will be rigorous and deliberate in review of Afghanistan strategyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told lawmakers from both parties Tuesday that he will be rigorous and deliberate in his review of his Afghanistan strategy but understands the urgency of righting the flagging war. Obama tells lawmakers Afghan review is deliberate, rigorous as he considers US role in warWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told lawmakers from both parties Tuesday that he will be rigorous and deliberate in his review of his Afghanistan strategy but understands the urgency of righting the flagging war. Cuban exile and accused terrorist Luis Posada informed on allies while helping themMIAMI — Recently released CIA files from the 1960s show a Cuban exile and accused terrorist was informing the CIA of plans to attack Fidel Castro’s government at the same he was helping the plotters. Concrete walls put up to protect Samarra’s famed golden dome shrine now creates divideSAMARRA, Iraq — The U.S. military on Tuesday handed over the last of its bases outside Samarra, a city billed as a reconciliation success story. Worries linger though that wartime remedies like barriers and checkpoints will encourage divisions and undermine hard-won security gains. Official: Somali state minister for defense nabbed in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen seized Somalia’s state minister for defense Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital, a Somali government spokesman said. AP Poll: Obama’s job approval rises after declining since inauguration; war support declinesNEW YORK — President Barack Obama’s approval ratings are starting to rise after declining ever since his inauguration, new poll figures show as the country’s mood begins to brighten. But concerns about the economy, health care and war persist, and support for the war in Afghanistan is falling. Official: Somali state minister for defense kidnapped in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — Gunmen kidnapped Somalia’s state minister for defense Tuesday during a trip to the Ugandan capital, a Somali government spokesman said. Obama tells lawmakers Afghan review deliberate, rigorous as he considers US role in warWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday ruled out shrinking the Afghanistan war to a counterterrorism campaign. Yet he did not signal whether he is prepared to send any more troops to the war zone — either the 40,000 his top commander wants or a smaller buildup, according to several officials. Suspect accused of orchestrating killings of thousands in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide is arrestedKAMPALA, Uganda — A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide — including children, hospital patients, priests and even an elderly and revered African queen — has been captured, police said Tuesday. Official: Somali defense minister kidnapped in UgandaMOGADISHU, Somalia — An official says Somalia’s defense minister has been kidnapped in Uganda’s capital. Analysis: Despite prospect of talks with US, NKorea seen unlikely to give up nuclear weaponsWASHINGTON — North Korea’s suggestion that it may return to nuclear negotiations could open the way to its first talks with the Obama administration, but there are warning signs that the North has no intention of fully disarming. Top Senate Democrat says both parties privately told Obama they will support his war decisionWASHINGTON — The top Senate Democrat says lawmakers of both parties assured President Barack Obama on Tuesday that they will rally behind whatever decision he makes on Afghanistan. Al-Qaida showing smaller presence in Afghanistan; revival unclear if Taliban regain powerKABUL — Al-Qaida’s role in Afghanistan has faded after eight years of war. 3 British men accused of participating in terrorist plot to blow up trans-Atlantic flightsLONDON — A British prosecutor accused three men Tuesday of conspiring with the mastermind of a plot to kill thousands of airline passengers by blowing up their trans-Atlantic flights using liquid explosives. Colorado Army town braces for grim news after Afghanistan attack that killed 8 US soldiersCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Barber Art Rico says he dreads looking at the newspaper these days for fear he’ll see the picture of another customer who was killed in combat. Obama conferring with lawmakers on Afghanistan; administration says goals the sameWASHINGTON — The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama considers it “tremendously important” to listen to Congress about the flagging war in Afghanistan but won’t base his decisions on the mood on Capitol Hill or eroding public support for the war. 30 years after first national gay march, activists to rally in D.C. again for equal rightsSAN FRANCISCO — A Democrat in the White House. Demands for sweeping civil rights protections. Religious opponents working to undo a string of state-based victories. Demonstrations across Yemen’s south call for secession from the countrySAN’A, Yemen — Thousands of activists have taken to the streets across Yemen’s south calling for independence, even as much of the central government’s army is tied up fighting a Shiite rebellion in the far north. A look at key suspects in Rwanda’s genocideA look at some of the top suspects and convicts in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide: Remains of 6 soldiers killed in Afghanistan return to US under quiet ceremonyDOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The remains of six soldiers killed in Afghanistan are back on U.S. soil. |
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