China air pollution disrupts transportation

latimes 07-DEC-11

Clinton in Afghanistan to talk with Karzai

cnn 20-OCT-11

U.S., Armenian Militaries Plan First-Ever Joint Drills

rferl 25-JUL-11

15 missing as Meari floods Philippines

ChinaPost 25-JUN-11

6 dead in Afghan attack

cnn 24-JUN-11

Thousands protest in Damascus after Syrian crackdown

latimes 01-MAY-11

Rejuvenated rebels begin fresh push west

ft 21-MAR-11

First to Leave Afghanistan Will Be Noncombat Troops

IHT 17-MAR-11

Afghanistan: Taliban Talks Offer Best Hope for Stability in Kabul

eurasianet 16-MAR-11

Petraeus to testify on Afghan war

CBSnews 15-MAR-11

US, India draw closer as defense planners, army chiefs meet

indiatimes 11-MAR-11

Ministers of defence, interior in US

TheFrontierPost 25-FEB-11

Petraeus plan to triple armed Afghan villagers

ft 07-FEB-11

Economic ties top agenda of Wen's visit

chinadaily 15-DEC-10

Trade frictions dent China's high-tech exports

chinadaily 12-DEC-10

Take criticism as positive Nobel chair tells China

euronews 11-DEC-10

China's Top Diplomat Meets N. Korean Leader Amid Tensions

voanews 11-DEC-10

Georgia in Latest WikiLeaks Releases

geotimes 30-NOV-10

China in second snub to Norway

ft 12-OCT-10

Wen warns against renminbi pressure

ft 06-OCT-10

Thursday News Briefs

yalibnan 23-SEP-10

Emanuel could leave next month

cnn 23-SEP-10

Pentagon official says US supports Lebanon's army (AP)

news 22-SEP-10

Five more killed in Kashmir violence

cnn 18-SEP-10

Pakistan on high alert after blast

aljazeera 04-SEP-10

Israeli PM: Flotilla raid was legal

guardian 09-AUG-10

Pakistan's Zardari faces anger over UK visit

channel4news 07-AUG-10

Israel moves to block Gaza ship

bbc 10-JUL-10

India hails $3 billion showpiece airport terminal

cnn 03-JUL-10

US offers top weapon systems to India

financialexpress 02-JUL-10

8 militants killed in gunbattle at Afghan airport

washtimes 30-JUN-10

Afghan mineral wealth 'worth £2tn'

channel4news 17-JUN-10

Afghan mineral wealth 'worth £2tn'

channel4news 17-JUN-10

General Petraeus passes out during Senate hearing

dailymail 16-JUN-10

Petraeus collapses during Senate questioning

ft 15-JUN-10

Gates, in Baku, seeks to shore up Afghan supply chain

reuters 06-JUN-10

Pakistan campaigner found dead

bbc 30-APR-10

Iran's Ahmadinejad seeks new partners in Africa (AP)

news 23-APR-10

Palestinians deported to Gaza

aljazeera 22-APR-10

EU, US concerned about Iran's nuclear activities

austrianews 22-APR-10

Iran expected to begin Gulf exercises

cnn 21-APR-10

U.S.: Usable Iranian bomb not imminent

washtimes 15-APR-10

Setback for Obama’s hopes of swift Iran sanctions

ft 06-APR-10

More Afghan civilians killed in Helmand

euronews 23-FEB-10

US missile test fails in Pacific

bbc 02-FEB-10

Eighty percent of Darfur conflict deaths due to disease

reuters 22-JAN-10

Zardari convenes Pakistan crisis talks (AFP)

news 19-DEC-09

Obama to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan

RTERadio 02-DEC-09

Warning on public Afghan support

bbc 08-NOV-09

Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit from today

Hindu 07-NOV-09

Iraqi MPs to discuss election law

bbc 27-OCT-09

Iraq falters on new election law sparking US troop worries (AFP)

news 21-OCT-09

Japan to withdraw ships from Afghanistan support role

thetimes 15-OCT-09

Politkovskaya's family demand answers, 3 years on

euronews 07-OCT-09

China appeals on WTO films ruling

ft 22-SEP-09

Brown targets Afghan troops cutback

channel4news 22-SEP-09

Dalai Lama to arrive in Taiwan on Sunday

cnn 28-AUG-09

Amazing changes take place in China in 30 years: Bangladeshi journalist

xinhuanet_en 02-JUL-09

US extends North Korea sanctions

aljazeera 25-JUN-09

China accused over unfair trade

bbc 24-JUN-09

Chinese bourse set to lure domestic flotations

ft 23-JUN-09

N. Korean cargo ship could test new UN sanctions

kyivpost 23-JUN-09

US defense official to hold talks in Beijing (AP)

news 22-JUN-09

China tells Google to end foreign site access

ft 19-JUN-09

U.S. agencies eye coordinated Afghan "civilian surge"

reuters 18-JUN-09

US sets up special counter-insurgency fund

dawn 27-MAY-09

Obama vow on Guantanamo inmates

bbc 21-MAY-09

Senate votes to block funding for Guantanamo closure

latimes 20-MAY-09

Pakistan deal with Taliban 'collapses' as convoy is attacked

telegraph 04-MAY-09

U.S. Scrambles For Civilian Crisis Management

globalsecurity 25-APR-09

Military reservists to fill civilian jobs

TheFrontierPost 24-APR-09

U.S. urged to focus on governance in Afghanistan

alertnet 23-APR-09

Taliban tighten their grip on NW Pakistan

washtimes 22-APR-09

Suicide attack kills 22 at busy mosque

washtimes 06-APR-09

Nato commits additional Afghanistan troops

ft 04-APR-09

Obama in France for NATO summit

latimes 03-APR-09

Some prisoners at Bagram air base can challenge detentions, judge rules

latimes 03-APR-09

Gates criticises Europe over Afghanistan

ft 02-APR-09

Iran, US find common cause on Afghanistan

metimes 01-APR-09

Suicide bomber in police uniform kills 9 Afghans

washtimes 30-MAR-09

President backing for US strategy

channel4news 28-MAR-09

Obama to send 4,000 more troops to Aghanistan, officials say

cnn 27-MAR-09

US general dubious on Afghan surge

channel4news 14-MAR-09

Pakistan: Arrests made over Mumbai attacks

cnn 12-FEB-09

Taliban gunmen target Afghan ministry

channel4news 11-FEB-09

David Pilling The question is: which is the real Pakistan?

ft 11-FEB-09

Obama warns on Pakistan 'haven'

bbc 10-FEB-09

Dozens detained in Russia anti-government protests

euronews 31-JAN-09

Barack Obama names former chief of staff Panetta as new CIA chief

telegraph 10-JAN-09

Gates ‘less concerned’ about Iraq troop removals

ft 03-DEC-08

Obama picks team for economic summit

washtimes 13-NOV-08

Bush regrets things 'I shouldn't have said'

phantis 12-NOV-08

McCain and Obama camps are open to Gates

latimes 20-JUN-08

Iran rules out halt to enrichment

bbc 14-JUN-08

Gates working to make Pentagon's postelection transition smooth

latimes 11-JUN-08

More Iraq US troop cuts expected

bbc 22-MAY-08

Iraq PM pauses security crackdown

aljazeera 04-APR-08

Iraq to hire 100,000 new security personnel for Basra

telegraph 01-APR-08

For Kurds, Iraq is a distant memory (AFP)

news 17-NOV-07

CORRECTED: New think tank details US withdrawal from Iraq

themirror 21-JUN-07

Iraq report sees ‘grave and deteriorating’ crisis

ft 06-DEC-06

Highlights from the world's press

cnn 27-NOV-06

Gates chosen as agent of change

RSS 10-NOV-06

Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war

bbc 26-OCT-06

Pentagon Announces Sweeping Defense Review

guardian 04-FEB-06

How they triggered war on the web

thetimes 11-SEP-05

Bush says aide will try to counter myths about US

reuters 09-SEP-05

GUANTANAMO

bbc 23-JUN-05

U.S., China share N. Korea concerns

RSS 05-MAY-05

[-said]: to stay away from that effort in order not to exacerbate Pakistan's concerns,

indiatimes 10-NOV-11

[-said]: Our strategy in Afghanistan is working as it was designed,

globalsecurity 24-JUN-11

[-said]: ensure we leave behind an Afghanistan that no longer serves as a base for terrorist attacks against the United States and its allies,

globalsecurity 24-JUN-11

[-said]: This announcement in no way marks a change in American policy or strategy in Afghanistan,

reuters 23-JUN-11

[-said]: This is a real moment of opportunity for us in making further gains against al-Qaida.

globalsecurity 06-MAY-11

[-said]: It has demonstrated U.S. resolve, it has demonstrated U.S. capability, and I think that puts us in a very strong position both to pressure the al-Qaida network further, but also to incentivize further cooperation with our counterterrorism partners -- not only Pakistan, but around the world,

globalsecurity 06-MAY-11

[-said]: incentivize further cooperation with our counterterrorism partners -- not only Pakistan, but around the world,

focus 06-MAY-11

[-described]: from understanding the network as it remains and how to put further pressure on the network to hasten its demise, and more broadly to cooperate in a way that ultimately helps stabilize not only Pakistan but Afghanistan.

globalsecurity 06-MAY-11

[said:]: Syria must distance itself from Iran and join the Gulf states, as well as move forward in the peace process with Israel

daralhayat 01-MAY-11

[-added that]: a lot of things we can do to spend smarter,

globalsecurity 30-APR-11

[-said]: I am a strong proponent of very robust defense spending,

globalsecurity 30-APR-11

[-said]: the core foundation of our national strength,

globalsecurity 30-APR-11

[-said]: think our posture in Northeast Asia is about right,

globalsecurity 30-APR-11

[-said]: We must ensure that our regional allies and partners are confident in the continued strength of our deterrence against the full range of possible threats,

globalsecurity 30-APR-11

[-added]: We have already secured necessary approvals from Russia and we are negotiating with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to conclude further agreements and arrangements regarding NDN routes that they control,

eurasianet 12-APR-11

[-told]: We are working, along with the Department of State, to secure the additional approvals that we need from countries participating in the Northern Distribution Network that will allow us to further reduce the load we place on Pakistan’s infrastructure and provide additional routes for our personnel and cargo transiting into Afghanistan,

eurasianet 12-APR-11

[-said]: This is an increasingly broad international coalition that includes not only the United States and European nations, but a number of Arab nations that are stepping up to provide various forms of assistance, whether it is military participation, access, basing, financial support and so forth,

globalsecurity 20-MAR-11

[-said]: Afghans must stand in the lead, but they will not stand alone,

eurasianet 16-MAR-11

[-said]: We are also continuing to apply as much pressure as we can both from the Afghan side of the border and also in terms of pressure on Al Qaida senior leadership in the border regions,

financialexpress 16-MAR-11

[-said]: But the Afghan-Pakistan borderland has served as a crucible for the most catastrophic terrorist actions of the past decade,

globalsecurity 16-MAR-11

[-said]: When President [Barack] Obama took office, he immediately undertook a thorough review of our strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan and reaffirmed our core goal: to disrupt, dismantle and eventually defeat al-Qaida, and to prevent its return to Afghanistan,

globalsecurity 16-MAR-11

[-added]: Key insurgent save havens have been taken away from the Taliban, numerous insurgent leaders have been killed or captured, and hundreds of reconcilable midlevel leaders and fighters have been reintegrated into Afghan society.

latimes 15-MAR-11

[ added]: Our strategy is working,

CBSnews 15-MAR-11

[-said]: Violent extremism grows from not fulfilling the needs of the people,

globalsecurity 10-JAN-11

[-said]: This led to somewhat uneven levels of focus, energy, resourcing, projects and so forth,

globalsecurity 10-JAN-11

[-said]: So many of these crises in Africa come from very weak experiences with democracy and peaceful changeovers in power we’re seeing that right now in Cote d’Ivoire,

globalsecurity 10-JAN-11

[-said]: That strategy puts a premium on supporting democratization and the emergence of democracies in Africa, supporting economic growth and development and building capacity,

globalsecurity 10-JAN-11

[-said]: We are understanding the sub-regional dynamics of the continent,

globalsecurity 10-JAN-11

[-said]: We remain relentlessly focused on Pakistan-based al Qaeda because of the strategic nature of the threat they pose, and in particular, the group’s continued pursuit of large-scale attacks against the West and its influence on global terrorism,

dailytimesPK 18-DEC-10

[ said]: The more civilian capacity we can help them build up, the more it frees up their military to be focused more on the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency operations,

irishsun 17-DEC-10

[-said]: We remain relentlessly focused on Pakistan-based al-Qaida because of the strategic nature of the threat they pose, and in particular, the group’s continued pursuit of large-scale attacks against the West and its influence on global terrorism,

globalsecurity 17-DEC-10

[-said]: We have stopped Taliban momentum in much of Afghanistan and reversed it in key areas,

globalsecurity 17-DEC-10

[-said]: I won't say we agreed on every issue. Where we did differ, we had a very candid and frank and productive exchange of views,

reuters 11-DEC-10

[-told]: This meeting was part of a restart of US-China military to military relationship, which is a very important one,

reuters 11-DEC-10

[-said]: getting North Korea back on a path demonstrating its willingness to denuclearize,

reuters 11-DEC-10