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Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, June 20, 2013
US President Barack Obama has proposed cutting another third of the US and Russian nuclear arsenals, including strategic and tactical weapons.
Kerry to skip Pakistan in Asia trip
US Secretary of State John Kerry will not visit Pakistan during his Asian trip beginning this week that will also take him to India, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday, Spokespersons Jen Psaki said the top American diplomat was not going there in coming weeks because he wants to spend sufficient time in Islamabad to discuss the ... (more)
'Audit the IRS' rally held in DC
Hundreds headed out to a rally Wednesday in Washington, DC, in protest of the IRS.
US tries saving Taliban talks after Karzai objects
Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security negotiations with the U.S. and scuttled a peace delegation to the Taliban, sending American officials scrambling to preserve the possibility of dialogue with the militants.
Bagram Air Base attack: Four US soldiers killed as US seeks talks with Taliban
NATO soldiers walk towards a Chinook helicopter after a ceremony at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday.
A senior administration official says Obama will propose reduce the U.S. and Russian stockpiles by up to one-third at a speech in Berlin.
Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs
Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.
Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs
Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.
Afghanistan suspends talks on US security pact
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the United States, accusing Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a press conference during a ceremony at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.
Video: Afghan forces take the lead
Afghan forces have taken over the lead from the U.S.-led NATO coalition for security nationwide, President Hamid Karzai announced in a significant milestone in the 12-year war.
Hamid Karzai Announces Census Results
Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, officially announced the 2012 census results.
U.S., Afghans, Taliban to begin peace talks in Qatar
Afghanistan officials will open a U.S.-backed office in the Gulf nation of Qatar as early as Tuesday to facilitate direct peace talks with the Taliban, according to three senior administration officials.
Afghan army handover 'a milestone'
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond during a visit to the main British base in Afghanistan, Camp Bastion in Helmand province /MOD/Crown Copyright/PA Wire) The handover of security in Afghanistan to its own armed forces is a "hard-fought milestone", Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said.
Weak appointments undermine Afghan rights body - Indiatalkies.com
Kabul, June 18: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's appointment of a weakly qualified human rights commission with little public consultation raises concerns about the country's most important rights body, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Afghan president says his armed forces now taking the lead for security around the country
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his country's armed forces are taking over the lead for security around the country from the U.S.-led NATO coalition.
Greer, Wood To Be Tried Separately In Murder Of 21-Year-Old Darrian Moore
Two youths who were 17 at the time of the 2010 murder of 21-year-old Darrian Levon Moore will be tried separately.
Senator wants answers about alleged CIA payments
Senator Bob Corker says he's holding up $75 million in U.S. assistance to Afghanistan until he gets answers from the Obama administration about alleged cash payments from the CIA to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Senator puts hold on some Afghan aid over Karzai 'ghost money'
The Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday he is holding up millions of dollars in U.S. aid to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama's administration explains the rationale behind more than a decade of cash payments to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Afghan Girl Gets a 'New' Nose After Husband & In-laws Chopped It Off
Humanity and compassion are virtues alien to the Taliban - their acts of barbarism are so well documented that they hardly are a source of repulsion anymore - brutality is second nature to them.