Mr. Obama and Mr. Medvedev | By the time President George W. Bush left office, Russian-American relations had deteriorated alarmingly. Russia bore a good part of the blame, harassing opponents, stifling a free press and bullyin... (photo: Public Domain / Happyme22)The New York Times
Government must face the real Afghan issues | Sir, The loss of Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Thorneloe and Trooper Joshua Hammond ("British commander is killed by Taleban bomb", June 3) yet again throws into sharp focus the lack, both in the UK and... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq)The Times
Afghan offensives reveal Barack Obama's strategy | US military forces squeezed Taliban strongholds in both Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday, bringing shape to President Barack Obama's strategy to deal with the fierce insurgencies in both countries... (photo: AP / Scott Nelson, Pool)The Australian AfghanistanMilitaryPhotosTalibanUS
US Marines to 'drink lots of tea' By Ali Gharib | WASHINGTON - After months of planning and putting pieces in order, aspects of the new United States strategy in Afghanistan are beginning to be concretely implemented - including a sur... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)Asia Times AfghanistanDefensePhotosTalibanUS
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow | By M K Bhadrakumar | In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in ... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel)Asia Times DefensePhotosPoliticsRussiaUS
Russia 'agrees US troop transit' | A senior Obama administration official has told the BBC that Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for the war in Afghanistan fly through its airspace. | The deal, w... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)BBC News AfghanistanPhotosRussiaTerrorismWar
