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US-released Afghan captive vows to fight US troops

Sat Jun 7, 2014 15:32:47

A recently released Taliban captive in notorious US military prison and torture camp at Guantanamo, Cuba has vowed to return to Afghanistan and fight invading American troops in the country.

Swordfight in 'holy' event at India Sikh temple + pics

Sat Jun 7, 2014 11:16:45

Sword-wielding Sikhs in India clashed at the Golden Temple in Amritsar while holding a prayer ceremony to commemorate the 30th anniversary of a bloody military assault on the holy compound.

Russia, China mull joint hi-tech projects vs. US, EU

Fri Jun 6, 2014 22:10:13

Russia and China are considering a number of joint high-tech projects, ranging from creation of a new long-range passenger plane to joining forces on a satellite navigation system to compete with American GPS and European Galileo.

Karzai fumes at US, Taliban clandestine prisoner deal

Mon Jun 2, 2014 22:34:38

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is furious at being kept in the dark over a secret deal to free five Taliban leaders in exchange for a captured US soldier, a senior source said on Monday.

Roadside bomb kills 14 Afghan civilians

Sat May 31, 2014 17:15:45

Fourteen civilians have been killed when a roadside bomb ripped through their minivan vehicles in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

US deploys advanced military drones in Japan airbase

Sat May 31, 2014 13:00:31

The US Air Force has deployed two of its most advanced military Global Hawk drones in one of their air bases in northern Japan with the likely aim of conducting spying operations against China and North Korea given the top-secret features of the pilotless aerial vehicles.

Hagel accuses China of threatening ‘global order’

Sat May 31, 2014 11:41:56

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has accused China of destabilizing and unilateral measures in Asia-Pacific region, vowing that Washington would react if “international order” is threatened by Beijing.

Pakistan elites urge PM to halt militant export to Syria

Sat May 31, 2014 11:01:53

Pakistani civil society figures have urged the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif not to train and deploy Pakistani extremists to fight against the Syrian government.

Chinese banks to remove US-made servers over espionage

Tue May 27, 2014 20:33:36

China is asking domestic banks to remove their US-made IBM servers over cyber-espionage concerns and replace them with a locally-made servers.

China will destroy 5,300,000 cars to battle air pollution

Tue May 27, 2014 12:15:19

China is going to make air cleaner by taking more than 5.3 million ageing cars off its roads, according to a government document.

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