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India Bows To US Pressure, Will Cut Iranian Oil Imports

In a major victory for the US-EU led sanctions on Iran, the Indian government has asked top two importers of Iranian crude to cut their imports by at least 15 percent this year, the Wall Street Journal WSJ reported, quoting industry sources.

US-Afghan Security Pact Doesn't Rule Out Drone Strikes In Pakistan

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The security pact signed by US President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, which defines America's future role in Afghanistan, doesn't rule out the possibility of drone strikes against insurgent targets in Pakistan even after the withdrawal of US troops in 2014, US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker has said.
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Five Arrested In US Plot To Blow Up Bridge

U.S. authorities arrested five self-described anarchists in the Cleveland area for allegedly plotting to blow up a four-lane highway bridge over a national park, but had no ties to foreign terrorism, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Arianna Huffington Calls Obama's bin Laden Ad 'Despicable'

Media mogul Arianna Huffington called an Obama 2012 campaign ad with former President Bill Clinton despicable for questioning whether or not GOP rival Mitt Romney would have made the same call President Obama did to capture and kill Osama bin Laden.
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Osama Bin Laden Death Anniversary Fuels Partisan Feuding

As the Obama administration uses the approaching one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death to tout the president's decision to launch a strike on the former Al Qaeda leader, Republicans have accused the administration of unnecessarily politicizing the issue.
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Pakistan Begins Safety Inspections Of All Private Airlines After Crash

A series of aviation incidents in Pakistan, including last Friday's plane crash near Islamabad that killed all 127 passengers, has incited a quick response from the Defence Minister who has ordered new comprehensive aircraft safety inspections to ensure that all aircrafts meet necessary safety standards.

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