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The latest Taliban bombing has uncovered America’s low-profile funding of the Pakistan military To many Pakistanis the most shocking aspect of the latest bombing was not the death toll, or the injuries inflicted on survivors, but the question that it raised: what was a team of American soldiers doing in a tense corner of North [...]
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday ruled out Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s suggestion that three detained American hikers in Iran be swapped with Iranian citizens held in the United States. Clinton said that the hikers, along with other Americans jailed in Iran, should be released immediately on humanitarian grounds. She said [...]
Obama vows to get tough with China on currency President Barack Obama vowed to “get much tougher” with China on trade rules, including currency rates, to ensure that U.S. goods do not face a competitive disadvantage. With U.S.-Chinese relations under pressure over a host of issues, including U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and Obama’s planned [...]
China has hit back at the US a day after President Barack Obama promised to take a tougher line with Beijing over trade. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu accused the US of "wrongful accusations and pressure", AFP reports. Mr…
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China hits back at US over trade