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Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed five militants in a Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Activities:Pakistan-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-11-22
US: Financial woes no excuse in funding Afghan war
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia - Even in a global financial crisis, the world cannot afford to skimp on its obligations to Afghanistan, which wants to double the size of its army but will never be able to pay for it, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.
Nations:Canada Afghanistan People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2008-11-22
US details role for additional Afghan forces
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia - With the United States reevaluating strategy in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is telling allies that additional U.S. forces planned for the war must be shared across the region taking the brunt of the fighting.
Nations:Canada Afghanistan Pakistan Australia People:Robert Gates Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War
2008-11-21
The year 2025: Oil, dollar out; Russia, Islam in
WASHINGTON - Global warming could be a boon to Russia, a European country could be overrun by organized crime and the U.S. and its dollar could further decline in importance during the next two decades, says a U.S. intelligence report with predictions for the world in 2025.
Nations:Russia Turkey Iran Indonesia Canada Source:(AP)
2008-11-21
Use of nuclear weapons more likely in future: US intelligence
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The use of nuclear weapons will grow increasingly likely by 2025, according to a bleak US intelligence report that warns that US global dominance is likely to weaken over the next two decades.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Iraq India Brazil People:Barack Obama Source:(AFP)
2008-11-21
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