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• Suspected U.S. missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - The latest in a barrage of suspected U.S. missile strikes in Pakistan's northwest killed five people, but none was believed to be a foreign al-Qaida fighter, officials said Sunday. Two unmanned airplanes were seen above ...
• U.K. official says Taliban talks may be necessary
On Saturday, the British government denied a claim that the U.K. believes the military campaign in Afghanistan is doomed to failure, after a French newspaper reported that London's ambassador to Kabul had said foreign troops added to the country's ...
• 10,700 Chinese children hospitalized over milk
BEIJING - Nearly 10,700 Chinese infants and children were still in hospital after drinking toxic milk and milk formula, China said on Thursday, but urged foreign customers to take a "scientific" approach to the safety of its products. The country is ...
• U.S. says Syria releases 2 Americans
WASHINGTON - Syria has released two Americans it had briefly detained and they appear to be in good condition, the U.S. State Department said Thursday. The Syrian foreign ministry said earlier that authorities were questioning Holli Chmela, 27, and ...
• U.S., India sign unprecedented nuclear deal
The two countries "now stand as equals, closer together than ever before," said Rice, with India's foreign minister, Pranab Mukherjee, sitting by her side. The Bush administration portrays the accord as the cornerstone of a new strategic relationship ...