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DAMASCUS, Syria The attack, in which U.S. troops landing in helicopters raided a compound and killed eight people, drew an angry response from Syria, which on Tuesday ordered an American school and cultural center in the capital to close. Both, however, ...

The protest came two day after missiles fired by a suspected U.S. drone killed up to 20 militants in the lawless South Waziristan border region. 'It was underscored to the ambassador that the government of Pakistan strongly condemns the missile attacks ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's government summoned the U.S. ambassador on Wednesday to urge an immediate halt to missile strikes on suspected militant hide-outs near the Afghan border. Missile strikes have killed at least two senior al-Qaida ...

On the stump, Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain rarely talk about immigration, and it was never raised in their three debates. Yet as this thorny issue has receded from the presidential campaign, the two candidates continue to refine their ...

ATOP its pink factory in downtown Los Angeles, a sprawling banner declares American Apparel Inc a 'Compania Rebelde' (rebel company) and all over town, benches and billboards sponsored by the company shout 'Legalise LA.' While immigration is almost a ...

Dubai: Syria denied on Tuesday that a US raid inside its territory targeted an Al Qaida operative as alleged by a US official, and Arab governments and press continued to condemn the US attack. While Egypt slammed the raid as 'a serious violation of ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's Foreign Ministry says it has summoned the U.S. ambassador to call for an end to missile strikes on militant targets in Pakistan's border region. A ministry statement says the envoy was told Thursday that the Pakistani ...

Mutual distrust between Afghanistan and Pakistan has hampered efforts to combat terrorism along their common border. That has led to calls for joint patrols, along with international troops. While that has yet to happen, Afghan and Pakistani soldiers, ...

An American helicopter-borne troops from Iraq on Sunday launched an assault on a residential area in the Syrian village of al-Sukkiraya which lies just eight kilometres from the border. Eight civilians were reportedly killed in the attack. The US ...

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Despite some people's questioning the scope of Gov. Sarah Palin's duties as commander in chief of the Alaska National Guard, research shows that the vice-presidential nominee is uniquely at the tip of the spear of the nation's defenses. Considering the ...

3 hours 35 mins ago Randall Mikkelsen - Analysis The U.S. helicopter attack into Syria this week underscores the Bush administration's determination to cross borders when it can strike an enemy target, and to weather any international backlash. Skip ...

The United States embassy in Nigeria has announced plans to improve the processing of non-immigrant visa applications by Nigerians. Part of the plan is a partnership agreement entered into between the embassy and VFS Global in a programme that will ...

The decision was the first retaliation against the United States by Syria, which has accused it of 'terrorist aggression' in the raid. Syria said eight civilians were killed in the attack. But American officials said the raid by American helicopter-borne ...

held in new US border passports and enhanced drivers' licences (EDLs). A joint research paper from staff at the University of Washington and web security firm RSA shows . They also found that key anti-cloning techniques recommended by the US Department ...

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DAMASCUS, Syria - The Syrian government has ordered that an American school and a U.S. cultural centre in Damascus be closed in response to a deadly raid by U.S. helicopters near the Syrian border with Iraq. The official SANA news agency says the ...

Baghdad - The Iraqi police tipped the US military to the whereabouts of a senior al-Qaeda terrorist hiding in a Syrian border village that was the site of Sunday's controversial US raid, the al- Arabiya news network reported Tuesday. The Dubai-based ...