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June 25, 2010 9:40 AM

Petraeus backs July 11 Afghan withdrawal deadline

General David Petraeus says that he supports President Barack Obama's July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, a key point of contention between the president and many of his Republican critics in Congress. Petraeus -- tapped to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as th...

June 25, 2010 9:40 AM

Petraeus backs July 11 Afghan withdrawal deadline

General David Petraeus says that he supports President Barack Obama's July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, a key point of contention between the president and many of his Republican critics in Congress. Petraeus -- tapped to replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal as th...

June 25, 2010 9:40 AM

S Korea mark 60th anniversary of War

Commemorations are being held in South Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. North Korean tanks and troops swept south on 25 June 1950, starting a three-year conflict that claimed an estimated four million lives. The US led the United Nations in support of the South w...

June 25, 2010 9:40 AM

S Korea mark 60th anniversary of War

Commemorations are being held in South Korea to mark the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War. North Korean tanks and troops swept south on 25 June 1950, starting a three-year conflict that claimed an estimated four million lives. The US led the United Nations in support of the South w...

June 25, 2010 9:40 AM

Refugees return to Kyrgyzstan

Refugees from the clashes two weeks ago in the south of Kyrgyzstan have been returning in large numbers across the border from Uzbekistan. The UN refugee agency says that figures provided by Tashkent showed that some 70,000 people, mainly ethnic Uzbeks, had gone back so far. But thousands of refugee...

June 25, 2010 9:40 AM

Refugees return to Kyrgyzstan

Refugees from the clashes two weeks ago in the south of Kyrgyzstan have been returning in large numbers across the border from Uzbekistan. The UN refugee agency says that figures provided by Tashkent showed that some 70,000 people, mainly ethnic Uzbeks, had gone back so far. But thousands of refugee...

June 25, 2010 9:38 AM

US approves sweeping new Iran sanctions

The US Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping new package of sanctions on Iran, aiming to force Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons programme by choking off its gasoline imports. Lawmakers voted 99-0 in favour of the legislation, which was expected to clear the House of Representatives l...

June 25, 2010 9:38 AM

US approves sweeping new Iran sanctions

The US Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping new package of sanctions on Iran, aiming to force Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons programme by choking off its gasoline imports. Lawmakers voted 99-0 in favour of the legislation, which was expected to clear the House of Representatives l...

June 25, 2010 9:38 AM

No change of strategy in Afghanistan: Obama

The United States president Barack Obama says, there will be no change of strategy in Afghanistan despite the departure of top general Stanley McChrystal this week. General McChrystal was relieved of his command after he and his staff made derogatory comments about the Obama administration during in...

June 25, 2010 9:38 AM

No change of strategy in Afghanistan: Obama

The United States president Barack Obama says, there will be no change of strategy in Afghanistan despite the departure of top general Stanley McChrystal this week. General McChrystal was relieved of his command after he and his staff made derogatory comments about the Obama administration during in...

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