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Karzai: US ‘holding talks with Taliban’
World
June 18, 2011
Karzai: US ‘holding talks with Taliban’
Kabul - The United States is holding talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday, in what is…
UN splits Al-Qaeda and Taliban on sanctions list
World
June 18, 2011
UN splits Al-Qaeda and Taliban on sanctions list
United Nations - The UN Security Council on Friday split the international sanctions regime for the Taliban and Al-Qaeda to…
UN reinforcements head to Sudan conflict state
World
June 17, 2011
UN reinforcements head to Sudan conflict state
United Nations - The United Nations is sending peacekeeper reinforcements to the strife-torn Sudanese state of South Kordofan and has…
Envoy: Qadhafi in talks with Libya’s rebels
World
June 17, 2011
Envoy: Qadhafi in talks with Libya’s rebels
Tripoli - Muammer Qadhafi's regime is in direct talks with Libya's rebels, a Russian envoy indicated, as the strongman's son…
Nigeria’s Islamists claim suicide bombing
World
June 17, 2011
Nigeria’s Islamists claim suicide bombing
Kano, Nigeria - A radical Islamist sect has claimed responsibility for Nigeria's first suicide bombing, saying the attack that killed…
Sudan army ‘to fight by all means’ in border state
World
June 16, 2011
Sudan army ‘to fight by all means’ in border state
Khartoum - The Sudanese army will continue to fight by all available means to stop the rebellion in South Kordofan,…
Abyei clashes ‘resume’ on Sudan’s embattled border
World
June 16, 2011
Abyei clashes ‘resume’ on Sudan’s embattled border
Khartoum - Clashes erupted in Abyei between north and south Sudanese troops, the southern army said, just days after a…
Abyei deal reported but Sudan talks drag on
World
June 14, 2011
Abyei deal reported but Sudan talks drag on
Addis Ababa--Khartoum is ready to pull its troops out of the disputed Abyei region, a southern minister said, as US…
Libyan rebels ‘tricked’ by Qadhafi troops
World
June 14, 2011
Libyan rebels ‘tricked’ by Qadhafi troops
Benghazi--Rebels said they suffered heavy losses in eastern Libya after being "tricked" by Muammer Qadhafi's forces, as the US pressed…
Argentine lab clones cow to produce human-like milk
Environment
June 13, 2011
Argentine lab clones cow to produce human-like milk
Buenos Aires - An Argentine laboratory announced that it had created the world's first transgenic cow, using human genes that…