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No 'sudden' changes in Afghan withdrawal: Obama
AFP, Published on 15/03/2012
» President Barack Obama said there would be no "sudden" changes to the pace of troop drawdowns in Afghanistan, and told a weary US public the war was making "real progress."
Suicide blast at Pakistan funeral kills 13
AFP, Published on 11/03/2012
» A suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral near the northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 30 others, police and hospital officials said.
No regrets over apology to Afghans: US commander
AFP, Published on 06/03/2012
» The commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan said Monday he had no regrets about a US apology to Afghans over the burning of the Koran at a US base and voiced hope that the crisis over the incident would soon be over.
Two Afghans killed in attack on US military base
AFP, Published on 05/03/2012
» Two civilians were killed Monday in a suicide attack at a gate to the US military base at Bagram north of the Afghan capital Kabul, an official said.
China demands end to violence as Syria blocks aid
AFP, Published on 04/03/2012
» China called for an end to violence in Syria Sunday as the regime of Bashar al-Assad sparked international outrage by blocking aid from reaching the battered Baba Amr flashpoint in Homs city.
Outrage as Red Cross denied access to Baba Amr
AFP, Published on 03/03/2012
» Syria faced harsh world condemnation on Saturday as it continued to block the Red Cross from delivering desperately needed aid to the vanquished rebel stronghold of Baba Amr in the city of Homs.
Afghan clerics demand public trial for Koran burners
AFP, Published on 03/03/2012
» Afghanistan's top religious council Friday demanded that those responsible for the burning of Korans at a US military base should be put on public trial.
'Over fifty dead' in NW Pakistan violence
AFP, Published on 02/03/2012
» At least 55 people were killed Friday in violence in Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal region of Kyhber, which borders Afghanistan, local officials said.
Afghans kill two US troops in latest 'insider' attack
AFP, Published on 01/03/2012
» Two American soldiers were killed by Afghan colleagues on Thursday, the latest in a series of such attacks after the burning of Korans at a US base sparked widespread violent protests.
Gilbert and George open dark new show in Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 01/03/2012
» British artists Gilbert and George have never shied away from looking the brutal truths of life directly in the eye, and their latest collection, debuting in Hong Kong on Friday, is no different.