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President Barack Obama has initiated a new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan, VOA reports. This comes ahead of a Tuesday night speech to the nation on the future of U.S. efforts in the strife-torn nation. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs...

Contrary to earlier reports of 1,500 passengers crowding the vessel, the inspector of shipping in his report has placed the figure at 2,500. They were families rushing from Dhaka to be with their relatives in their village homes in time...

After Swat, Malakand, South Waziristan Agency, North Waziristan Agency and Khyber Agency the security forces are likely to trigger military operation in Kurram Agency by the end of January next year, as the militants fleeing South Waziristan Agency in the...

Sri Lankan officials say those living in the camps are free to leave, providing they register with authorities so that their movements can be monitored. It is estimated more than 100,000 Tamils still live at the main camp, Manik Farm,...

President Obama welcomes Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Washington Monday for talks on Afghanistan and climate change, the White House said. Rudd's visit to the White House begins a week in which Obama plans to announce his strategy for...

The aircraft reportedly developed a technical snag while on a routine sortie and crashed in an open field near Kallaron Ki Dhani, about 5 km from the army's Chandan firing range in Jaisalmer district. "The plane crashed in an open...

A year ago, mobile phones worked just fine in the pomegranate orchards and vineyards along the Arghandab river on the outskirts of Afghanistan's second largest city, Kandahar. That was before the Taliban took over the west side of the river...

A rogue Afghan police officer opened fire at a checkpoint in southwest Afghanistan, killing six police officers and injuring two before being killed, an official said Monday...The shooting in southern Nimroz province occurred Sunday morning in Khash Rod district, said...