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  • White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    America's top General in Afghanistan has briefed President Barack Obama and his cabinet on "progress" made in the first big offensive there following a surge in the US forces, the White House said.
  • US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the US.
  • Firefighters try to douse flames at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. Photo Courtesy: AP
    A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the terrorist outfit responsible for 26/11 and attack on Indian Parliament would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world, top experts have told American lawmakers.
  • Flag of China
    US today slammed China for its "poor" human rights record of repressing Tibetans and other ethnic minorities, prompting an angry reaction from Beijing, which accused Washington of hypocrisy and blamed it for the global economic crisis.
  •  In this April 14, 2002 file photo, Tiger Woods celebrates winning the Augusta Masters. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press on Thursday.
  • Smoke emerges from behind a dome on the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    The ISI continues to maintain links with Lashkar-e-Taiba, the terrorist outfit responsible for 26/11, and Islamabad is reluctant to take action against its leaders and its network, several eminent US scholars and experts of South Asia have categorically told US lawmakers.
  • TV grab of Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
    A US court today again turned down the bail plea of terror suspect Tahawwur Rana, accused of plotting terror attacks in India at the behest of LeT.
  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    Observing that the future of Afghanistan has a regional dimension, the Obama Administration has hoped that Iran would play a constructive role in bringing long-term peace and stability in the war-torn country.
  • Iran President Ahmadinejad in a broadcast on Iranian TV on June 13, 2009. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    Taking aim at the US, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that it's the United States that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported.
  • A crying child in Dogo Nahwa, Nigeria. Photo Courtesy: AP
    The U.S. government and an international human rights group called Tuesday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 200 unarmed people in renewed violence between Christians and Muslims.
  • US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) with General Stanley McChrystal. Photo Courtesy: AP
    U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates got a closer view of the Afghanistan war Tuesday, with a visit to troops fighting the Taliban in the country's rugged south.
  • In this file 2009 photo, Nicholas Brigandi, center, of NYSE Euronext helps direct trading at the NYSE. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    World stock markets gained Monday as a better-than-expected report about the U.S. job market lifted confidence in the economic recovery.
  • Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election testing the mettle of the country's still-fragile democracy. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    Iraqis defied insurgents who lobbed hand grenades at voters and bombed a polling station on Sunday in an attempt to intimidate those taking part in elections that will determine whether their country can overcome deep sectarian divides as US forces prepare to leave.
  • Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, right, with Xie Xuren, China finance minister. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    China said on Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over US arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama.
  • This undated booking photo shows John Patrick Bedell. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached out to local authorities weeks ago with a warning that he was unstable and might have a gun, authorities said on Friday.
  • Gen Stanley McChrystal took charge of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Photo Courtesy: AP
    A new directive from NATO's top commander in Afghanistan orders coalition forces to avoid night raids when possible, but to bring Afghan troops with them if they must enter homes after dark.
  • In this Nov 16, 2009 file photo a man looks at the Chevrolet Traverse in Danvers. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    GM executives said on Friday that the dealerships - more than half of those seeking to stay with the automaker - will receive letters giving them the option to remain open.
  • An Oscar statue outside the entrance of the Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    The Academy Awards have a tiresome habit of calling the annual Oscar telecast "Hollywood's biggest night." This year the Oscarcast could prove to be a pretty big night for television, too.
  • India, US flags
    India has a significant role to play in all major global challenges, a top Obama Administration official has said.
  • Stock price indicator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Photo courtesy: Associated Press.
    Asian stock markets rose on Friday amid optimism ahead of a key US jobs report, and as China said it will target economic growth of 8 percent this year.
  • Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    China's Premier Wen Jiabao promised strong growth this year, and said the government will combat inflation and risks to banks to keep the rebound in the world's third-largest economy on track.
  • A Pentagon police office stands guard after a shooting at the Pentagon in Washington. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at the teeming subway entrance to the Pentagon complex on Thursday evening, wounding two police officers before being shot and critically wounded, officials said.
  • Osama bin Laden is seen at an undisclosed location in this TV image broadcast in this Oct 7, 2001 file photo. Photo Courtesy: AP
    The Pakistani intelligence agency ISI knows the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden but is keeping his location a secret and wants to use the al Qaida chief as leverage over the US.
  • US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer. Photo Courtesy: AP.
    The US will partner public and private sectors to support and modernise the Indian aviation sector, American Ambassador to the country Timothy J Roemer said in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
  • Manmohan Singh, left, and L K Advani outside the parliament. Photo Courtesy: AP
    The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed an interesting passage of arms when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened repeatedly and rejected BJP leader L K Advani's charge that US pressure was behind India's decision to talk to Pakistan.
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