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Obama Delivers Acceptance Speech for Nobel Peace Prize
President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize during a ceremony Thursday in Norway. The President acknowled the paradox of receiving the...
Dec 11, 20091 min read
5 American Men Detained in Pakistan
Five young American Muslim men were detained in Sargodha, Pakistan on Wednesday in an alleged militant safe house. The men are wanted in...
Dec 11, 20091 min read
Troops Launch Offensive in Afghanistan
U.S. Marines and Afghan troops have launched a new offensive in the Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. A military spokesman said...
Dec 4, 20091 min read
NATO to Contribute 7,000 Troops to Afghanistan
NATO has responded to the new strategy for the war in Afghanistan by pledging 7,000 more troops. President Obama unveiled the new...
Dec 4, 20091 min read
Khmer Rouge Member Asks Court to be Freed
Kaing Guek Eav, 67, known by his war moniker “Duch,” asked the panel in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia to release...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Settlement Freeze: Obama Administration Applauds Netanyahu’s Plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank. The Obama...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Secretary of State Clinton Visits Afghanistan to Demand Progress Against Corruption
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday. She pressed President Karzai to tackle corruption,...
Nov 20, 20091 min read
Israel Negotiating with Hamas According to Abbas; Obama Criticizes Settlement Expansion
On Thursday in an interview with the BBC, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that Israel is carrying out secret negotiations with...
Nov 20, 20091 min read
Tough choices for Administration on Afghanistan
The Obama administration’s deliberations over how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan has transformed into a battle of between...
Nov 13, 20091 min read
9/11 Suspect To Be Tried in New York City
The accused mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be moved from Guantanamo Bay to New York for trial in civilian court,...
Nov 13, 20091 min read
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