Obama travels to Russia seeking arms, Afghan deals Canada Dot Com Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and American President Barack Obama shake hands at a summit in London on April 1. Representatives from the two former Cold War rivals opened a new round of talks aimed at ratifying the START treaty, which would see a reduction in nuclear arms in both cou...
Mr. Obama and Mr. Medvedev The New York Times | By the time President George W. Bush left office, Russian-American relations had deteriorated alarmingly. Russia bore a good part of the blame, harassing opponents, stifling a free press and bullying its neighbors. But Mr. Bush both enabled former President Vladimir Putin's worst impulses and igno...
Scolari reveals new challenge Sky Sports | Luiz Felipe Scolari has revealed that the chance to turn Uzbekistan side Bunyodkor into one of Asian football's major powers was too good to turn down. | The former Chelsea boss surprised everybody when he decided to return to the game in a relativ...
Obama travels to Russia seeking arms, Afghan deals Canada Dot Com Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and American President Barack Obama shake hands at a summit in London on April 1. Representatives from the two former Cold War rivals opened a new round of talks aimed at ratifying the START treaty, which...
A balancing act Buffalo News | NIZHNY PANJ, Tajikistan —In August 2007, the presidents of Afghanistan and Tajikistan walked side by side with the U. S. commerce secretary across a new $37 million concrete bridge that the Army Corps of Engineers designed to link two of Cent...
Kazakh lawmakers back restrictive Internet law Tulsa World ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Kazakh lawmakers have approved Internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in the Central Asian nation. | The bill would subject Internet outlets — such as chat rooms, blogs ...
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Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign The Press Democrat | The offensive will test the Obama administration's new strategy of holding territory and letting the Afghan government sink roots in Helmand province. The insurgency has proven p...
Aircraft carriers are a cost-effective way of deterring conflicts The Guardian | Simon Jenkins () condemns the new aircraft carriers as relics of the cold war and instead suggests making exclusive preparation for Afghanistan-type operations the principal driv...
Country profile: Afghanistan BBC News | Landlocked and mountainous, Afghanistan has suffered from such chronic instability and conflict during its modern history that its economy and infrastructure are in ruins, and ma...
Tens of thousands witness spectacle of America's oldest Fourth of July parade The Providence Journal | BRISTOL _ Against the backdrop of a pristine summer day, American democracy was celebrated Saturday in a pageant of marching, music and patriotic display whose roots are almost as deep as the Republic. The 224th Bristol celebration, built around a ...
Bristol puts its best foot forward in 224th Fourth of July parade The Providence Journal | BRISTOL - Against the backdrop of a pristine summer day, American democracy was celebrated Saturday in a pageant of marching, music and patriotic display whose roots are almost as deep as the Republic. The 224th Bristol celebration, built around a ...
Taliban 4th of July attack kills 2 U.S. Soldiers The Examiner Comment RSS Email Print | U.S. soldiers celebrate July 4th in Afghanistan near Taliban assault | Over 100 Taliban militants fired rockets and morters at an American base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, that killed two United States soldiers and w...
Mr. Obama and Mr. Medvedev The New York Times | By the time President George W. Bush left office, Russian-American relations had deteriorated alarmingly. Russia bore a good part of the blame, harassing opponents, stifling a free press and bullying its neighbors. But Mr. Bush both enabled former President Vladimir Putin's worst impulses and ignored his occasionally legitimate complaints. Skip t...
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Karzai warns new US commander over civilian deaths Houston Chronicle | KABUL - President Hamid Karzai told the incoming commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday that the most important part of his new mission was to protect Afghan civilians. | Gen. Stanley McChrystal takes up his command on Monday. The four-star U.S. general, a former special forces commander, is expected to bring a fresh approach ...
