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Secretary of State John Kerry takes questions during a news conference with Foreign Minister of Canada John Baird, at the Department of State in Washington
(photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
India likely to get another US waiver for oil imports from Iran
The Times Of India
NEW DELHI: India may get yet another US waiver for oil imports from Iran, as Washington and New Delhi get ready for the annual strategic dialogue here next month. John Kerry will make his first visit to India since assuming office as the US Secretary of State to take up the dialogue at a time when t...
File - A portrait of Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summits meeting on Afghanistan in Lisbon, Portugal, 20 November, 2010.
(photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Afghanistan’s Karzai Says ‘No Circumstances’ Allow Him to Seek Another Term
The New York Times
NEW DELHI — Seeking to dispel widespread rumors that he will find a way to cling to power beyond the end of his second term next year, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan said Wednesday that there was “no circumstance that will allow me to stay as president.” | Connect With Us on Twitter | F...
This year’s fighting season is testing ground for Afghan security forces without NATO help
The Washington Post
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Abdul Malik and his fellow Afghan soldiers were driving across the arid and volatile south when their armored personnel carrier struck a roadside bomb. Malik found himself outside the vehicle, dazed but aware of his thre...
VP Biden pleased security now second-tier issue with Colombia, looks to trade issues
The Washington Post
BOGOTA, Colombia — In his first visit to Colombia in more than a decade, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says he’s pleased security concerns can now take a back seat to trade and economic issues in talks with Washington’s longtime all...
Honduran president says he has offered support to bishop who is mediating gang truce
The Washington Post
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — President Porfirio Lobo of Honduras says he is backing efforts to arrange a truce between the country’s two largest and most violent gangs. | Lobo says he called Roman Catholic Bishop Romulo Emiliani in San Pedro S...
Rome’s mayor appears trails in re-election bid, appears heading to runoff with center-left foe
The Washington Post
ROME — Rome’s conservative mayor was trailing badly in his re-election bid Monday and appeared headed toward a runoff with a center-left challenger, according to projections and partial vote counting. | The Italian capital was the only bi...
The President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Karzai meeting the President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on May 21, 2013.
PIB of India
Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid
Herald Tribune
NEW DELHI - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to ask for more military aid during meetings with Indian leaders. | Karzai met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesd...
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai passes and reviews U.S.troops as he is welcomed to the Pentagon Jan. 10, 2013.
US DoD / Glenn Fawcett
Karzai to meet PM today; to seek military aid
Zeenews
Zee Media Bureau | New Delhi: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who arrived in the national capital on Monday on a three-day visit, is set to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh o...
Toronto mayor’s press advisers latest to leave amid purported crack cocaine smoking video
The Washington Post
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s press advisers are the latest to leave their jobs as questions swirl about a video that purportedly shows the mayor smoking crack cocaine. | A statement from the mayor’s office Monday says press se...
Clashes between security forces, opposition in Guinea leave at least 12 dead, says government
The Washington Post
CONAKRY, Guinea — A government spokesman says that at least 12 people were killed in clashes between opposition marchers and security forces in Guinea’s capital. | Government spokesman Albert Camara said Monday that in addition to the 12 ...
Nato
Afghan police take cover following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013.
(photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid)
Taliban launch attack in downtown Kabul
France24
Gunfire and explosions rocked central Kabul on Friday after at least two suicide bombs tore through the Afghan capital, the second attack to hit the city in just over a week. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the blasts. | By News Wires (text) |   | Explosions and gunfire rocked central Kabul Friday as the Taliban launched an attack ...
Afghanistan
Afghan police take cover following a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 24, 2013.
(photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid)
Taliban launch attack in downtown Kabul
France24
Gunfire and explosions rocked central Kabul on Friday after at least two suicide bombs tore through the Afghan capital, the second attack to hit the city in just over a week. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the blasts. | By News Wires (text) |   | Explosions and gunfire rocked central Kabul Friday as the Taliban launched an attack ...



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