IBNLive Defense officials say four US troops killed in AfghanistanThe IndependentDefense officials say four US troops have been killed at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Officials said Tuesday the four were killed by indirect fire, likely a mortar or rocket, but they had no other details. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity …Four [...]
Daily Mail Cameron's bid to spark Syria coup: PM pledges not to remove Assad military if …Daily MailDavid Cameron last night made an appeal to Syria's military and security leaders in an extraordinary attempt to spark a coup against Bashar al-Assad. The Prime Minister said the future of the country's army and security forces would [...]
IBNLive United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peaceReuters UKBy Mark Felsenthal, Hamid Shalizi and Dylan Welch. WASHINGTON/KABUL | Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:52pm BST. WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – The United States will meet the Taliban this week for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan, where …talks promise to be complex, long and messyTelegraph.co.ukNATO transfers [...]
Telegraph.co.uk US drops demand Taliban renounce al-Qaeda to allow talks to progressTelegraph.co.ukThe US will engage in its first formal direct talks with the Taliban on Thursday, according to officials, in a milestone on the road to peace after more than a decade of war. The first meeting will take place in Doha, the Qatari capital, [...]
New York Times Taliban Take Steps Toward Peace NegotiationsNew York TimesKABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban announced on Tuesday that they were prepared to take the first step toward peace negotiations with the Afghan government after 12 years of war, and American officials said they would meet with Taliban representatives in …Afghanistan: US to meet Taliban in [...]
CBC.ca Brazil's student bus fare protests widen and spread across countryFinancial TimesRiot police form a cordon next to Mineirao stadium which hosts the Confederations Cup, in Belo Horizonte. ©AFP. A demonstrator shouts in São Paulo. ©AP. Demonstrators clash with riot police in front of Rio de Janeiro's legislative assembly building. ©AFP.Brazilian President backs massive protests, [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Afghanistan: US to meet Taliban in Qatar 'within days'Telegraph.co.uk“The US will have its first formal meeting with Taliban in several years in Doha in the next couple of days,” a senior official with Obama administration said, as Nato officially transferred authority to Afghan national forces on the ground in Afghanistan.US to begin direct peace [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Afghanistan to begin peace talks with Taliban in QatarTelegraph.co.ukThe coordinated moves are designed to signal a new phase in the 12-year conflict and a milestone on the road to peace. However, the challenges ahead were underlined by a suicide bomb only a few miles from where Mr Karzai was speaking, the latest …Kabul bomb leaves [...]
The Independent David Cameron tells Russia at G8 summit: Join the club or face isolation on SyriaThe IndependentDavid Cameron on Monday evening made a final attempt to bounce Russia into supporting a future for Syria without President Bashar al-Assad. The Prime Minister lined up the support of the six other members of the G8 nations [...]
The Independent Cameron tells Russia at G8 summit: Join the club or face isolation on SyriaThe IndependentDavid Cameron on Monday evening made a final attempt to bounce Russia into supporting a future for Syria without President Bashar al-Assad. The Prime Minister lined up the support of the six other members of the G8 nations for [...]
