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Gates opposes Kosovo partition on landmark visit

AFP - Wednesday, October 8

PRISTINA (AFP) - - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates underscored Washington's opposition to any partition of Kosovo following its declaration of independence as he made a landmark visit to Pristina on Tuesday. More »

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Iran fighters force US aircraft down: reports
AFP - Wednesday, October 8
TEHRAN (AFP) - - Iranian fighter jets have forced an aircraft carrying US troops to land in Iran after it entered its air space without permission, the Fars news agency said on Tuesday. More »
US against partition of Kosovo: defence secretary
AFP - Wednesday, October 8
PRISTINA (AFP) - - The United States opposes any partition of Kosovo following its declaration of independence from Serbia, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday on a landmark visit to Pristina. More »
US soldier killed in Iraq
AP - Wednesday, October 8
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military says an American soldier has been fatally shot by an al-Qaida in Iraq extremist. More »
Iran opposes US-Iraq security deal
AP - Wednesday, October 8
TEHRAN, Iran - A top Iranian military official on Tuesday urged Iraq to reject a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security deal, calling the agreement a "disgrace." More »
Obama wins vote by landslide in global polls
AFP - Wednesday, October 8
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - If the whole world could vote for US president, Democrat Barack Obama would win by a landslide, according to polls conducted in 17 countries by Reader's Digest magazine. More »
US defense chief rejects defeatism in Afghanistan
AFP - Tuesday, October 7
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said there was "no reason to be defeatist" in Afghanistan, and refused to rule out the idea of negotiation with insurgents willing to reconcile with the Afghan government. More »
NKorea, US showing flexibility in nuclear dispute: SKorea
AFP - Tuesday, October 7
SEOUL (AFP) - - Both the United States and North Korea are showing flexibility in trying to settle a dispute which threatens a nuclear disarmament agreement, South Korea's foreign minister said Tuesday. More »
China cancels, postpones military exchanges with US: Pentagon
AFP - Tuesday, October 7
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - China has canceled or postponed several military exchanges with the United States in protest against a proposed 6.5 billion dollar arms sale to Taiwan, a Pentagon spokesman has said. More »
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 539
AP - Tuesday, October 7
As of Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at least 539 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. More »