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US building a network to hit militants
The Obama administration has ramped up its secret war on terror groups with a new military targeting centre to oversee the growing use of special operations strikes against suspected militants in hot
US to rush 1400 more marines to Afghanistan
Anticipating a Taliban surge ahead of mandated troop reduction, US, in a surprise move, has decided to dispatch additional 1400 strong marine combat force to Afghanistan.
A decision to boost up US forces has been decided by the defence secretary Robert Gates and the marine battalion could start arriving on the ground as early as mid-January, Wall Street Journal reported.
1,600-yr-old Mayan King’s tomb found in Guatemala
Archaeologists have discovered a tomb of an ancient Mayan king in Guatemala, filled with materials that have been preserved for approximately 1,600 years.
US diplomats pushed boeing deals: cables
US diplomats have on several occasions intervened to convince foreign governments to buy aircraft from boeing rather than its European rival airbus, newly released diplomatic cables show.
The cables, obtained by the New York Times from the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks, document several incidents in which diplomats were involved in haggling over the billion-dollar deals seen as key to US economic growth.
Secrets of nature’s 1st immune systems out
Scientists claim to be uncovering the secrets of one of nature’s most primitive immune systems through studying how bacteria incorporate foreign DNA from invading viruses into their own regulatory.
'Limited' Pakistan progress on rights: US report
Pakistan has made only limited progress in improving human rights with reports of thousands of disappearances despite US pressure on its wartime partner, the state department says.
Karzai keeps minister considered corrupt by US
US officials pressured Afghan President Hamid Karzai to remove a former warlord from atop the energy and water ministry a year ago because of corruption and ineffectiveness, and threatened to end aid unless he went.
6.9 earthquake hits northern Argentina: US govt
A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 hit an area in northern Argentina early on Saturday, the US government reported.
US homeland security chief visits Afghanistan
US homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano arrived in Afghanistan for talks with Afghan officials and to spend the New Year's holiday with American troops, her office said.
A statement issued from Washington said Napolitano arrived early Friday in Kabul with US customs and border security officials to help provide civilian assistance to local officials.
Jindal the most popular governor in the US: poll
Indian-origin Louisiana leader Bobby Jindal is the most popular serving governor in the United States, an opinion poll has said.
