The US military removed Korans from a US-run prison in Afghanistan because inmates were suspected of using the sacred book to pass messages to each other, American officials said on Tuesday.

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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday threw Washington's support behind the new austerity measures agreed by Greece and said the US backed the idea of a new IMF loan for Athens.

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At least three people were killed and several others are missing in an avalanche near a ski station in the northwestern US state of Washington, authorities said on Sunday.

US media reported that at l

US National Security Advisor Tom Donilon will travel to Israel on Saturday for consultations with senior Israeli officials on a range of issues, including Iran and Syria, the White House said on Frida

As tensions mounted in the Persian Gulf, Pakistan on Friday assured Iran that it will not provide any assistance to American forces in the event of a US attack on Tehran.

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Global warming and climate change are likely to unfold a water crisis in the United States within the next 40 years, says a new report.

It concluded that seven in 10 of the more than 3,100 US countie

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged China to play by the ‘same rules’ in the global economy but voiced hope for cooperation in a key introductory meeting with leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping.

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US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged China to play by the ‘same rules’ in the global economy but voiced hope for cooperation in a key introductory meeting with leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping.

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US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged China to play by the ‘same rules’ in the global economy but voiced hope for cooperation in a key introductory meeting with leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping.

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US President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged China to play by the ‘same rules’ in the global economy but voiced hope for cooperation in a key introductory meeting with leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping.

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