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* Analyst says Bush could authorise air strikes, ground operations in tribal belt * Obama vows to eliminate terror targets inside Pakistan PESHAWAR: Former United States defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld might not have been shy about projecting US ...

PESHAWAR, July 20: Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting US military power, but even he didn't dare send American troops into Pakistan's tribal lands to snatch or kill Al Qaeda leaders. But now Pakistanis fear ...

* U.S. losing the race for talented immigrants * Washington must update immigration policy to allow more skilled immigrants to work in the U.S. In 2007, Microsoft opened a software development center in Vancouver, Canada, in part to have access to highly ...

Peshawar: Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting US military power, but even he didn't dare send American troops into Pakistan's tribal lands to snatch or kill Al Qaida leaders. But now Pakistanis fear the US ...

HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) _ The mayor of Hazleton, Pa., who drew nationwide attention for his crackdown on illegal immigration, has been named the state's Mayor of the Year.Pennsylvania State Mayors Association gave Lou Barletta the honor Saturday. Group ...

'Our message to the Afghan government is this: We want a strong partnership based on 'more for more' - more resources from the United States and NATO, and more action from the Afghan government to improve the lives of the Afghan people,' Obama and Sens. ...

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His voice sounded flat, worn down as he talked on the phone from his Army barracks at Fort Riley, Kan. He is tired of waiting to become a U.S. citizen. Julian Polous was born in Mosul, Iraq, graduated from college and learned to speak four languages. But ...

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may not have been shy about projecting U.S. military power, but even he didn't dare send American troops into Pakistan's tribal lands to snatch or kill al Qaeda leaders. But now ...

Under the new federalized immigration law, the CNMI can bring in as many alien workers as employers need under H1-B and H2-B visa categories during the transition period, according to federal Labor Ombudsman Jim Benedetto, the Saipan Tribune reports.? ...

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BAGHDAD: Senior leaders of Al-Qaeda may be diverting fighters from the war in Iraq to the Afghan frontier area, the top American commander in Iraq told The Associated Press on Saturday.Gen David Petraeus also said the Al-Qaeda might be reconsidering Iraq ...

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BAGHDAD (AP) _ Senior leaders of al-Qaida may be diverting fighters from the war in Iraq to the Afghan frontier area, the top American commander in Iraq told The Associated Press on Saturday. Gen. David Petraeus also said al-Qaida may be reconsidering ...

: The United States on Friday said it is helping both Pakistan and Afghanistan work through the issues related to the 'tough problem' of controlling their border and expressed the hope for continued communications between the two neighbours. 'It is a ...

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Islamabad, July 19: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to raise the issues of border (with Afghanistan) violations and the build-up of NATO forces along the Pak-Afghan border with the US officials during his forthcoming visit to ...