US to boost Bangladesh trade
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged
Tuesday to work to boost US trade with Bangladesh, calling the
nation a model as a democratic and secular-minded Muslim-majority
nation.
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World’s big polluters talk climate
Representatives of the world’s 17 biggest carbon
polluters started thursday a week of high-level and high-stakes
talks on climate change at a meeting in Washington.
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Gilani condemns US air strikes
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani
Wednesday said that US missile strikes on tribal areas targeting
Taliban militants infringed on his country’s sovereignty. Islamabad
consistently publicly opposes the missile strikes, saying they also
deepen resentment among the populace. Since August 2008, nearly 60
such strikes — carried out by unmanned US drone aircraft — have
killed more than 550 people.
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