US president to outline new measures after meeting with senior members of national security team
Tags: ObamaUnited States says Yemeni military action Monday addressed one of security concerns
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US media say current, former Western intelligence officials identified suicide bomber as Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi, from Jordan
No tags for this post.China hopes all countries involved in talks on Iran take a more ‘flexible and pragmatic’ approach
No tags for this post.WFP says attacks, demands from armed groups have made its work impossible
No tags for this post.Director Danforth Austin says he hopes Iranians who believe in right to free speech will continue to communicate with Voice of America
No tags for this post.UNICEF says this is the second major disaster since April 2007 when another tsunami hit the Solomon Islands Western Province
No tags for this post.Spokeswoman says this is the 20th year in a row Yang Jiechi has made Africa his first destination in new year
No tags for this post.Move comes after new cases of virus that was first reported in Mexico were reported in several more countries
Tags: flu, mexico, swine flu pandemic, virusPresident says the United States is closely monitoring cases of swine flu
Tags: Obama, swine flu, united statesState Department says US diplomats are holding talks with officials of Cuba’s diplomatic mission in Washington
Tags: cuba, diplomatic mission, state departmentUN’s chief humanitarian official John Holmes expresses concern about civilian deaths, and says previous such commitments by Sri Lankan military were not honored
Tags: air strikes, civilian deaths, humanitarian official, john holmes, sri lanka, sri lankan military, tamil rebelsThousands flee Lower Dir region in North-West Frontier Province as army presses offensive
Tags: army, north west frontier, pakistan, peace deal, swatGordon Brown, Hamid Karzai discuss new strategy to fight ‘crucible of terrorism’ in Pakistan border region
Tags: gordon brown, hamid karzai, pakistan border, terrorismAustralia has about 1,100 troops in Afghanistan, including a 440-strong mentoring and reconstruction task force that trains Afghan soldiers
Tags: australia, task force, troops in afghanistanYemen’s Defense Ministry says commandos stormed the vessel, re-took it from the pirates, killing three and wounding at least 4 of them
Tags: defense ministry, yemenOfficials say militants threw explosive devices at police Monday as they moved in on an apartment block
Tags: apartment block, turkish policeFor first time, Raila Odinga raises possibility of holding early elections - a notion previously dismissed by both him and president
Tags: elections, prime ministerMeantime, Sri Lankan officials say nearly 50,000 civilians have escaped from a patch of Tamil Tiger rebel territory, while Tamil rebels accuse the army of killing a 1000 civilians Monday
Tags: army, sri lanka, tamil rebelsTwo sides discussed their joint industrial complex, which opened in Kaesong in 2005
Tags: KoreaPolice say the violence occurred late Monday after residents of the central Kenya town of Karatina organized themselves to fight back against the notorious Mungiki gang
No tags for this post.Asian Development Bank says Asia’s stock markets are showing signs of stabilizing, but real recovery could take long time
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