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Taliban offer to hand over captive US soldier in exchange for Guantanamo prisoners

ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have extended an offer to hand over a US soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior...

FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance purposes: Mueller

WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses drones for domestic surveillance purposes, the head of the agency Robert Mueller has said. During an oversight...

Obama administration is ‘dedicated to increasing terrorism’: Noam Chomsky

WASHINGTON: President Barrack Obama administration is “dedicated to increasing terrorism” all around the world, renowned American academic, Noam Chomsky, has said. “The Obama administration is...

Kerry phones Karzai to defuse tension over Taliban

KABUL: US Secretary of State John Kerry held telephonic talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to defuse tensions between the two countries over proposed...

Obama says US certain about Syria use of chemical weapons

BERLIN: The United States is certain that the Syrian troops have used chemical weapons in their fight against the foreign-backed Takfiri militants, President Barack...

No surprise about friction in Afghan peace talks: Obama

BERLIN: US President Barack Obama has said that it's no surprise that there's friction in early efforts to launch peace talks between the Taliban...

G8 summit ends with no breakthrough on Syria

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland: The two-day summit of eight of the world’s wealthiest countries has ended in Northern Ireland without reaching any breakthrough on Syria. The...

US, Russia sign first cyber-security pact

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland: The United States and Russia have signed a cyberspace communication pact to reduce the risk of conflict on issues including counterterrorism...

US, Taliban to hold talks in Doha on ending Afghan war. No role for Pakistan in talks

KABUL: The United Stated and Taliban announced on Tuesday that they would hold talks on finding a political solution for ending nearly 12 years...

Afghan Taliban opens office in Qatar to start peace talks

DOHA: In a bid to restart talks with the world on ending the 12-year-old war, the Afghan Taliban on Tuesday opened an office in Qatar,...

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