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• Strike out terrorist safe havens in N Waziristan: Gates to Pak
• AOL, buyout firms mulling bid for Yahoo: Report
• After attacks Australia reputation in India badly tarnished: Expert
• India looking at Obama's visit with great hope, optimism: Envoy
• Barack Obama warns of 'education arms race' with China, India
• Chinese anger over Nobel prize inappropriate: Norway
• Only matter of time to end gays in military ban: White House
• NATO flies Taliban leaders to Kabul for talks: Officer
• Suspected US missiles strikes kill 11 in Pakistan
• Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi says she won't vote in election
• Gurkhas lose another court battle on British army pensions
• Holbrooke backs US alert to travelers in Europe
• US stocks gain on China data, Fed hopes
• Palestinians call on US, Israel to set borders
• France says expatriate families should leave Yemen

Strike out terrorist safe havens in N Waziristan: Gates to Pak Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:34 PM PDT US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has asked Pakistan to take action against the al-Qaida and Taliban safe havens in North Waziristan tribal region as soon as possible, which he said is critical for the war against terrorism in Afghanistan.

AOL, buyout firms mulling bid for Yahoo: Report Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:06 PM PDT Yahoo Inc.'s inability to snap out of a financial funk may be about to turn the embattled Internet company into a takeover target for the second time in less than three years.

After attacks Australia reputation in India badly tarnished: Expert Posted: 13 Oct 2010 07:52 PM PDT Australia's reputation in India has been badly tarnished following attacks on Indian students, said a British branding expert, who also termed the island nation as a "dumb blonde" of the world which is attractive but "shallow and unintelligent".

India looking at Obama's visit with great hope, optimism: Envoy Posted: 13 Oct 2010 07:02 PM PDT People of India are looking US President Barack Obama's visit with great hope and optimism, and this will herald a new era of relationship between the two nations, Indian Ambassador to the US has said.

Barack Obama warns of 'education arms race' with China, India Posted: 13 Oct 2010 06:18 PM PDT Obama has warned of an "education arms race" with China and India and said that any cut in the education budget as recommended by the opposition Republican Party would be detrimental to America's national interest.

Chinese anger over Nobel prize inappropriate: Norway Posted: 13 Oct 2010 05:05 PM PDT China's decision to cancel a number of official delegations to Norway following the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo was inappropriate, Oslo said on Wednesday.

Only matter of time to end gays in military ban: White House Posted: 13 Oct 2010 03:01 PM PDT The White House said on Wednesday it was inevitable that a ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military would end, adding the only question remaining was how it would be done.

NATO flies Taliban leaders to Kabul for talks: Officer Posted: 13 Oct 2010 01:35 PM PDT NATO aircraft sometimes ferry Taliban leaders to Kabul to allow them to hold tentative peace talks with the Afghan government, an alliance official said on Wednesday.

Suspected US missiles strikes kill 11 in Pakistan Posted: 13 Oct 2010 12:46 PM PDT Suspected US unmanned aircraft launched four missile strikes at a house and two vehicles in northwestern Pakistan near the Afghan border Wednesday evening, killing 11 militants.

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi says she won't vote in election Posted: 13 Oct 2010 11:41 AM PDT Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she will not vote in Myanmar's election, even though authorities have informed her she is on the electoral roll.

Gurkhas lose another court battle on British army pensions Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:49 AM PDT Retired Gurkha soldiers have lost their latest court battle with Britain's military over their army pensions. The former soldiers had challenged a ruling earlier this year that rejected their bid to be paid equal pensions as military personnel from Britain.

Holbrooke backs US alert to travelers in Europe Posted: 13 Oct 2010 10:43 AM PDT US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke said Wednesday that the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks ``wouldn't have happened'' if Americans had been warned to be on the lookout for terrorism beforehand.

US stocks gain on China data, Fed hopes Posted: 13 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday on rising expectations the Federal Reserve will move to prop up the economic recovery, and industrial stocks rose after upbeat economic data from China.

Palestinians call on US, Israel to set borders Posted: 13 Oct 2010 07:54 AM PDT The Palestinians on Wednesday called on the US administration and Israel to define borders in response to Israel's demand for recognition as the Jewish state.

France says expatriate families should leave Yemen Posted: 13 Oct 2010 06:45 AM PDT France's Foreign Ministry recommended on Wednesday that the spouses and children of expatriates working in Yemen should leave the country after a French citizen was shot dead in the capital Sanaa last week.

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