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US Marines launch Afghan offensiveThousands of US Marines have descended on the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armoured convoys, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the US military's new counter-insurgency strategy
FT Thursday, July 02, 2009U.S. regulators could learn from Canada's banksOur northern neighbor sometimes seems so similar to the United States that it's hard to tell where the USA ends and Canada begins. ...
USATODAY Thursday, July 02, 2009Marine General Takes Fight To The TalibanBrig. Gen. Larry Nicholson, a veteran of Iraq, is leading the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in its fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. He exhorted his troops in a recent speech to besiege the enemy until the Taliban is dead or surrenders.
NPR Thursday, July 02, 2009Government Spending Keeps Abu Dhabi BuildingThanks to heavy public spending, the special traffic lanes reserved for construction vehicles in Abu Dhabi are every bit as crowded as they were before the global financial crisis hit. With oil prices near $70 a barrel, Gulf states are in a relatively strong position to weather the downturn, but analysts warn that more trouble could be ahead.
NPR Thursday, July 02, 2009Indian Court Lifts Ban on Gay SexDelhi court passes landmark judgment decriminalizing consensual gay sex.
ABC News Thursday, July 02, 2009Pak: 6 killed, 12 injured in suicide blast in RawalpindiAt least six persons were killed and 12 others injured on Thursday when a motorcycle-borne suicide bomber struck a bus carrying government employees in the Pakistani garrison city of Rawalpindi.
Rediff Thursday, July 02, 2009US troops launch massive operation in AfghanistanThe United States on Thursday launched a major operation against the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, according to military officials.The operation comes in the wake of a similar operation by British troops last week, and is the largest since the US moved additional troops to the strife-torn country earlier this year.Operation Khanjar -- 'strike of the sword' ? involves 4,000 US troops, mostly Marines, and 650 soldiers from Afghanistan as well as the police.
Rediff Thursday, July 02, 2009Why Obama's representative for Muslims is 'overwhelmed'Kashmir-born Farah Pandith, who was recently appointed the United States' Special Representative to the Muslim world by the Obama administration, has said that she is overwhelmed with the response from India, over her new job. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had last week appointed Pandith for this first-of-its-kind position in the US government as part of President Barack Obama's effort to start a new beginning with the Muslim world and improve America's image.
Rediff Thursday, July 02, 2009In Iran, Conspiracy Theories Flourish As Regime Tries to Win Back LegitimacyOn a propaganda drive, Tehran blames foreigners for unrest after disputed election. But millions of Iranians remain angry and unconvinced
Time Thursday, July 02, 2009US Marines launch major offensive in AfghanistanNAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country....
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