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Obama nominates Jeh Johnson as next secretary of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON: The 56-year-old Jeh Johnson has been nominated by the US President Barack Obama as the next secretary of Homeland Security. In a statement, Obama...

PM Nawaz kicks off his four-day visit to US

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Saturday that Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with the United States. In a statement before his...

Iran, six world powers begin fresh nuclear talks in Geneva

GENEVA: A new round of talks between Iran and the United States‚ Russia‚ China‚ France‚ Britain and Germany on Tehran’s nuclear energy program began...

NSA spying on email accounts, contact lists

WASHINGTON: The US National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts belonging to...

Taliban to step up fight if US-Afghan security deal is signed: Mullah Omer

KABUL: The Taliban leader Mullah Omar has said that his followers will continue fighting with more momentum if Kabul signed a security deal with...

India seizes US ship, detains crew members

CHENNAI: India has seized a US ship and arrested all its 35 crew members on board after they failed to produce the necessary documents...

Dobbins, Aziz discuss agenda of Nawaz-Obama meeting, Afghanistan situation

ISLAMABAD: US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan James Dobbins called on Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj...

NSA authorized to continue to conduct surveillance on phone calls

WASHINGTON: The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been authorized to continue its secret collection of phone records of all citizens of the country. The...

North Korea urges US to stop military drills; warns of retaliatory strikes

PYONGYANG: North Korea has urged the United States to stop military drills, with a warning that it may carry out retaliatory strikes if the...

Malala meets Obama; expresses concerns over drones

WASHINGTON: Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot on a school bus by the Taliban last October for campaigning on the education of...

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