India was planning to face Iraq in a friendly at Delhi'sAmbedkar Stadium on December 12 but now they have to consider other options asIraq has been suspended by the world's governing body.Last Friday FIFAannounced the suspension of the Iraqi Footbal
TOKYO - President Barack Obama aims Friday to shore up relations with a new Japanese government vowing to be more assertive with its U.S. ally, even as he grapples with sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. While public remarks from Obama and Jap
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, administration officials say, amid an argument by his own ambassador in Kabul that a significant U.S. troop increase would only prop up a we
FORT HOOD, Texas - President Barack Obama's deliberations over war strategy in Afghanistan have narrowed to four options but a decision is still weeks away, the White House said on Tuesday. The president will have an opportunity to discuss four op
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - The White House says President Barack Obama has narrowed down his decision for an Afghanistan strategy to four options. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the president will discuss those options with his national security team
KABUL - With Hamid Karzai confirmed as Afghan president for another five years, the pressure is on Barack Obama to declare his plans for winning a war which commanders say is in danger of being lost. Top aides have said it would be irresponsible
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is wrapping up deliberations on war strategy in Afghanistan and is considering final Pentagon options that include sending about 30,000 more troops, officials said on Saturday. A deployment of that size would be
Negotiators meeting for a final session before a worldwide conference on climate change heard urgent demands on Monday to craft simple, clear options for politicians facing next month's haggle in Copenhagen. The clock has almost ticked down to zero
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