WASHINGTON – National security has jumped to the top of U.S. President Barack Obama’s agenda, but it is unlikely to distract him from overhauling healthcare and tackling double-digit unemployment over the long term.
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MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan – A suicide bomber killed three soldiers at a military school in Pakistani Kashmir yesterday, the military said, as 13 militants were killed in U.S. missile strikes near the Afghan border.
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KABUL – Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met members of parliament in the hope of persuading them to confirm a cabinet in time for an international conference at the end of the month, a spokesman said yesterday.
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VIENNA – The United States and top EU allies are seeking extended sanctions against Iran over its rejection of a U.N. plan to temper its nuclear ambitions, but Chinese and Russian resistance poses a major stumbling block.
