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F16, F18s would have provided India unbeatable platforms: US

Having lost out on the multi-billion Indian Air Force contract, the Pentagon said American fighter jets - F16 and F18 - would have provided India unbeatable platforms with proven technologies at a com

CIA has 52 graphic Osama death photos, but wants to keep them secret

Though there has been a clamour for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to release secret images and videos of Osama bin Laden's death, the agency wants to keep them classified and secret.

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India readying for limited conflict with China: US intel

The Indian military is preparing to 'fight a limited conflict' with China, said a top American intelligence officer who added that New Delhi may not send troops or heavy equipment to Kabul so as not to provoke Pakistan.

Iran sanctions 'biting' in recent weeks: Petraeus

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Iran is feeling the bite from economic sanctions imposed over its nuclear program, which is capable of producing a weapon although Iranian leaders have not yet decided to do so, top intelligence chief

Pakistan considers India an existential threat: US

The United States wants its relations with Pakistan to remain positive, but their interests sometimes differed as Pakistan considered India as an existential threat, according to Washington's intellig

Indian army preparing for limited conflict with China: Clapper

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Noting that India is increasingly getting concerned about China's posture on its border, a top US intelligence official today said that the Indian Army is strengthening itself for a 'limited conflict'

Japanese auto suppliers fined for price fixing

Two Japanese auto parts suppliers will pay more than a half billion dollars for price fixing in a vast conspiracy in the US automotive market, the Justice Department said Monday.

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Occupy DC defies ban, hoists 'tent of dreams'

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Occupy DC protesters defied a threatened police clampdown on their tent colony on Monday, pitching a massive 'tent of dreams' in the park near the White House they took over four months ago.

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Obama confirms use of US drone strikes in Pakistan

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President Barack Obama on Monday confirmed that US drone aircraft have struck Taliban and Al-Qaeda targets within Pakistan - operations that until now had not been officially acknowledged.

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Clinton urges UNSC to act 'fast' on Syria

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The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has urged the UN Security Council to act 'fast' on Syria, and make it clear to its regime that the international community views its actions as a 'threat' t

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