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WASHINGTON - Pakistan was shifting its emphasis away from its eastern border with India, a decision it had taken on its own because of a "definite shift" in Islamabad's military posture brought about by fundamental changes within the country, the US has said.

WASHINGTON - A video obtained from North African security services has revealed some of the first images of Al Qaeda's growing African branch known as Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb or AQIM.

WASHINGTON - A new poll has found that two of out three Americans are in favour of the arrest and trial of whistleblower website WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange in the United States.

WASHINGTON - The Central Intelligence Agency has launched more than 100 drone strikes in Pakistan so far this year, but has conspicuously refrained from touching a religious school located in its tribal region that has for years served as an operational hub for the Haqqani network, considered the most lethal adversary of US forces in Afghanistan, according to US officials.

WASHINGTON - Work seems to be taking its toll on US President Barack Obama, who he will be left behind alone at home while his family vacations starting Saturday.