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US President Barack Obama has announced that more American troops than planned will stay in Afghanistan by the end of this year, when his presidency comes to an end. During a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday, Obama said that he would leave behind 8,400 American forces by …

The United States has sanctioned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the first time over claims that he resorts to “notorious abuses of human rights.” Pyongyang “continues to commit serious human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests and detention, forced labor, and torture,” the US State Department …

Two teenage Muslims boys were viciously beaten outside a Brooklyn mosque early Sunday morning as their attacker called them terrorists, according to Mohamed Bahe, the director of the mosque. The incident allegedly happened around 1:18am at the Muslim Community Center of Brooklyn in Sunset Park, after lengthy evening prayers common …

The military needs full political support on any national plans to root out terrorism. Challenges that Pakistan faces could be effectively confronted for the achievement of goals only if there is the will to act politically. Lukewarm support does not facilitate meeting the ends of policy. All options must be …

ISLAMABAD: Top civil and military authorities have conveyed to a high-level US Senate delegation that Pakistan’s effort to manage its border with Afghanistan is vital for its security as President Barack Obama’s point-man for the region said Washington supported Pakistan’s border management efforts. The issue was highlighted by top civil …

WASHINGTON: (Web Desk)- US Vice President Joe Biden has expressed “strong concerns” over the Bahraini regime’s intensified crackdown on dissent. According to a statement released by the White House on Friday, Biden voiced “strong concerns regarding recent negative developments in Bahrain” during a phone conversation with Bahraini King Hamad bin …

WASHINGTON: (News Desk)- US aerial strikes “outside areas of active hostilities” have killed up to 116 civilians since President Barack Obama took office in 2009, according to a report by the White House. The strikes were conducted by drones, traditional aircraft or cruise missiles in Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen and …

WASHINGTON: (Web Desk)- British man who attempted to kill Donald Trump is facing up to 30 years in prison after a grand jury in Las Vegas decided to charge him. Michael Sandford, 20, is accused of trying to grab a police officer’s gun to shoot the presumptive Republican presidential nominee …

At least 10 people have been injured as a result of violence between a white supremacist group and counter-protesters in Sacramento, California, officials say. Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Chris Harvey said at least seven of the injured had sustained stab wounds – two of them critical- while nine people were …

[/tie_full_img] [/tie_full_img] US President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in the state of West Virginia, where the worst floods in more than a century have left at least 24 people dead. Mr Obama ordered federal aid for three of the worst affected counties following a request by Governor …