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Pentagon brass meet with Pakistanis on carrier

With violence worsening in Afghanistan and Pakistan, top U.S. military officers secretly met commanders from Islamabad on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean to talk about what else could be done.

Russia's Asia allies fail to back Georgia action

DUSHANBE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev failed to win crucial support from his Asian allies on Thursday in Moscow's confrontation with the West over war in Georgia.

France says EU considering sanctions against Russia

PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - European Union leaders are considering imposing sanctions against Russia ahead of a summit on Monday to discuss the situation in Georgia, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Thursday.

9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan

Suspected militants bombed a bus carrying prisoners in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least nine people as fighting between security forces and extremists flared across the country's tribal belt.

Bomb kills US coalition member in Afghanistan

The U.S.-led coalition says a roadside bomb has killed one of its members in southern Afghanistan.

Thai protest refuses order to leave gov't compound

Thai authorities stepped up pressure Wednesday on demonstrators occupying the grounds of the prime minister's office, getting court orders demanding the crowd disperse and issuing arrest warrants for nine protest leaders on insurrection charges.

G7 condemns Russian recognition of Georgian regions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Group of Seven rich nations Wednesday issued a stinging condemnation of Russia's decision to recognize Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the United States said.

Judge fears secret hearings over Guantanamo Bay

A federal judge overseeing cases against dozens of Guantanamo Bay detainees said Wednesday that he fears the public — and the detainees themselves — will be locked out of the courtroom when evidence in the case is scrutinized for the first time.

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