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US designates Afghanistan as a ‘major ally’
Classification, allowing Kabul to buy advanced US weaponry, announced as Afghan donors gather for conference in Japan.
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US designates Afghanistan as major ally
Secretary of state Hillary Clinton announces move hours before major Afghan donors’ conference opens in Japan.
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U.S. gives ally Afghanistan special security status
KABUL (Reuters) – Washington declared Afghanistan a major non-NATO ally on Saturday, a largely symbolic status reinforcing its message to Afghans that they will not be abandoned as the war winds down.
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Afghanistan made ‘major US ally’
Afghanistan has been designated as America’s latest “major non-Nato ally”, Hillary Clinton announces during an unannounced visit to Kabul.
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US declares Afghanistan major non-NATO ally
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Obama administration on Saturday declared Afghanistan the United States’ newest “major non-NATO ally,” an action designed to facilitate close defense cooperation after U.S. combat troops withdraw from the country in 2014 and as a political…
Russia condemns ally Syria over massacre of 108
BEIRUT (AP) — A weekend massacre of more than 100 people emerged as a potential turning point in the Syrian crisis Monday, galvanizing even staunch ally Russia to take an unusually hard line against President Bashar Assad’s government.
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Ally hopes to end mortgage woes with ResCap bankruptcy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ally Financial Inc’s mortgage unit on Monday filed for bankruptcy and the auto lender said it will sell some international operations to help set it on a path to repaying billion in bailout money.
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Ally puts mortgage unit into bankruptcy
Deal marks first attempt by a US bank holding company to use the court process to escape a toxic mountain of bad loans
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Bo ally gives up China security roles
The chief of domestic security has relinquished day-to-day control of the country’s police, courts and spy networks in the wake of a serious political scandal
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Bo ally suspected in Heywood poisoning
Communist party secretary of the province’s Nan’an district allegedly provided the poison and secured the hotel, officials and insiders say
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Court jails ally of Ukraine’s Tymoshenko
Yuri Lutsenko, ex-interior minister and aide of jailed opposition leader, says his trial was politically motivated.
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US drone in Pakistan kills ‘al-Qaeda ally’
Second strike in two days kills Badar Mansoor, leader of Pakistani Taliban faction, and four others, officials say.
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Sarkozy ally says all civilisations not equal
French interior minister stands by his remarks as critics denounced his comments as dangerous and xenophobic.
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Syria Is A Key Strategic Piece Of Mideast Puzzle
Don’t be surprised if NATO steps up actions in Syria to try and have a repeat of what happened in Libya. If NATO could bring Syria into it’s fold it would destroy Iran’s most reliable ally and also control the…
Berlusconi’s key ally tells him to resign
Head of Northern League, one of Italian PM’s perennial political allies, withdraws support ahead of crucial vote.
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Key ally urges Berlusconi to quit
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s main coalition partner urges him to step aside ahead of a crucial budget vote.
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Pakistan says US risks ‘losing an ally’
Foreign minister hits back at Admiral Mullen’s comments linking country’s spy agency to Haqqani group.
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Unlikely ally? FSU coach wishes Miami ‘the best’
Miami is getting some support from a most unlikely source: Florida State, the school’s archrival.
Pakistan looms large as Clinton flies to India
ATHENS (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to cement gains in ties with emerging global power India when she flies to New Delhi on Monday ties while heading off new frictions with fragile U.S. ally Pakistan.
Clinton chides NATO ally Turkey on rights curbs
ISTANBUL (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, chiding a NATO ally whose support is critical to American goals in the Mideast, said Saturday that Turkey must act on concerns about backsliding on human rights and its secular traditions