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  • US may hit Iran n-units
    March 18 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    Stepping up its preparations for a possible strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the US is transporting hundreds of 387 ‘bunker-buster’ bombs to its air base on the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, a media report has claimed.

  • LeT not on Pak’s radar: US Army
    March 18 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    The US continues to push Pakistan to take action against Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT), blamed for the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, as such jihadi terror outfits are still not on Islamabad’s radar, according to a top US general.

  • Pakistan on Tuesday urged the US to provide it civilian nuclear technology to help the country overcome its energy crisis and also bridge the trust deficit between the two countries.

  • The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.

  • US violating China’s sovereignty, says Wen
    March 15 2010 | By DC Correspondent

    Blaming the US for “serious disruption” in bilateral ties, the Chinese Premier, Mr Wen Jiabao, on Sunday accused it of violating China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by selling arms to Taiwan and hosting Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at the White House.

  • A special US court has ruled against the parents of an autistic child, rejecting their claim of a connection between autism and a triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) their son was given.