Aid group plans to stay in Afghanistan despite killings
The International Assistance Mission (IAM) has confirmed that the aid workers killed last week in Afghanistan were volunteers with the Christian organization. One of the victims was a 35-year-old German woman.
India, Iran discuss Afghanistan, Chabahar port
Afghanistan and expansion of Iran’s Chabahar port dominated discussions between visiting Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohd Ali Fathollahi and the Indian leaders on Friday.
Kyrgyz troops break up crowd, see coup attempt
Kyrgyz troops fired blank rounds into a crowd trying to reach a mass demonstration outside parliament on Thursday, averting what the Central Asian state's security chief said could be an attempt to oust the government.
Is the West losing the Afghan War?
Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 1-320 Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Division shield themselves from the dust as a Medivac helicopter takes off outside Combat Outpost Nolen in the Arghandab Valley north of Kandahar July 30, 2010. One soldier lost his leg and another was hit by shrapnel after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blew up during a patrol near the base
Russia Pushes Back Chemical Weapons Deadline
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday the country will push back its deadline for destroying chemical weapons stockpiles by as much as three years due to budget and technical problems.
Cyberwar Is Hell
While we obsessed over Russian spies, top diplomats were working to stop a greater espionage problem: the threat of cyberwarfare.
U.S. hopes to revive stalled military ties with China
The lack of sustained military ties between the United States and China is a key challenge for the two countries at a time of tensions in Asia, the U.S. No. 2 diplomat said on Tuesday.
India ignoring Washington as it woos Iran
India and Iran have decided to give new direction to their bilateral ties that have been dormant for some time now.
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