US withdraw from Iraq, so now what?

As the last American soldiers finally leave Iraq, the United States state department assumes control of a complex and risky operation.

Pakistan threatens to pull the plug on war on terror

Pakistan has warned it could end its support for the US-led war on terror if its sovereignty is violated again after a Nato attack that saw 24 dead.

Pakistan hits back over Bin Laden furore

Pakistan's president said on Tuesday accusations that his nation extends a safe haven to extremists were "baseless".

Iraq war: A $1-trillion catastrophe

Mission accomplished? The Iraq war did more than anything to alienate the Atlantic powers from the rest of the world.

Tunisia to take in Guantánamo nationals

Tunisia said on Tuesday the North African country is ready to take back for legal examination all its nationals held at Guantánamo Bay.

Obama rejects release of detainee abuse photos

President Barack Obama has reversed a decision to release photos showing abuse of "war on terror" detainees.

Gates: US missile strikes in Pakistan to continue

President Barack Obama is retaining a powerful but controversial US weapon left over from the Bush administration's battle against terrorism.

Bush defends legacy in final news conference

United States President George Bush mounted a defiant and emotional defence of his "good, strong record" on Monday.

'Terror, not India, is Pakistan's enemy'

Pakistani intelligence chief tells German magazine his country is fighting terrorism, not India

Time to re-think war on terror

Israel has yet to learn the US lesson, that the war on terror was a failure

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