US President Barack Obama stands alongside Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during a State Arrival in the East Room of the White House. (AFP/Saul Loeb)Obama seeks to reassure Singh on U.S.-India ties
President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, as top priorities.
Obama says will "finish the job" in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he will announce his decision soon to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in an effort to "finish the job" of an unpopular and costly eight-year war.
U.S. Strategy on Afghanistan Will Contain Many Messages
In declaring Tuesday that he would “finish the job” in Afghanistan, President Obama used a phrase clearly meant to imply that even as he deploys an additional 30,000 or so troops, he has finally figured out how to bring the eight-year-long conflict to an end.
Big Pakistan offensive has failed to nab any Taliban leaders
Most of the Taliban fighters and all of their leaders apparently have escaped Pakistan's widely publicized six-week-old offensive in South Waziristan, forcing the army to begin pounding other parts of the country's lawless tribal area.
Pakistan ex-army officer detained over Chicago case
Pakistani security agencies have detained a former army officer for possible links with two men arrested in Chicago on terrorism charges, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.
Iraq parliamentary election 'not possible in January'
Iraq will not be able to hold parliamentary elections before the end of January as required by the country's constitution, electoral officials say.
Bomb attack sabotaged Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline
A bomb attack in Salahuddin province damaged the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline more than four days ago and the damage will take up to four more days to fix, an Iraqi Oil Ministry official said on Tuesday.
British and US officials talked of ousting Saddam two years before the Iraq invasion
BRITAIN'S inquiry into the Iraq war has been told British and American officials discussed toppling Saddam Hussein two years before the 2003 invasion. The long-awaited inquiry opened in London with a pledge from chairman Sir John Chilcot that he would not shy away from criticisms where warranted.
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