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  • A poster of Liu Xiaobo, jailed Chinese activist and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, is displayed as Rep. Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Republican (left), speaks Tuesday on Capitol Hill about human-rights issues. (Associated Press)

    Obama, Hu may discuss trade ills

    By Eli Lake - The Washington Times

    Chinese President Hu Jintao will begin formal talks with President Obama on Wednesday, as the White House comes under pressure to use the state visit as a forum to raise the issue of China's illicit technology trade with Iran. Published 6:59 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments

  • Injured Iraqis receive treatment at a hospital in Tikrit, Iraq, after a suicide bomb attack that left more than 50 dead in this image taken from TV Tuesday,  Jan. 18. 2011. (AP Photo/Salah Al-Din via APTN)

    Iraq's security berated after 52 die in bombing

    By Lara Jakes - Associated Press

    updated 5 hours, 29 minutes ago

    A suicide bomber killed 52 people among a crowd of police recruits in Saddam Hussein's hometown Tuesday, shattering a two-month lull in major attacks and spurring calls to keep the U.S. military in Iraq beyond 2011. Published 9:47 a.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments

  • Iran ramps up security for nuclear scientists

    By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times

    Iran has deployed security teams to protect its nuclear scientists from assassinations, the Islamic republic's interior minister announced Tuesday. Published 4:08 p.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments

  • ** FILE ** In this Sept. 24, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama welcomes China's President Hu Jintao as he arrives for the G-20 summit dinner in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

    China's Hu to engage in rare Q&A with media in U.S.

    By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

    updated 10 hours, 50 minutes ago

    When it comes to public appearances, China's president is no Barack Obama. Stiff and media-averse, the 67-year-old Hu Jintao will be stepping out of character when he takes questions from reporters after meeting the U.S. president on Wednesday. It's a White House demand that could create some awkward moments, but Hu is willing to take the risk to improve China's image abroad. Published 8:51 a.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments

  • SGT. SHAFT: Nurse seeks info about seniority rules

    By Sgt. Shaft - The Washington Times

    Dear Sgt. Shaft: I am with the U.S. Army. I have 28 years for pay purpose. I entered the Army in 1982. Ten of my total years served were regular active duty. I am detailed to a BOP (Bureau of Prisons) at MDC Guaynabo, DOJ Department of Justice, as a register nurse. Published 8:18 a.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments

  • Human rights activists, wearing orange prison garb and black hoods to represent the prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, stand on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Friday to protest that the detention center has not been closed down by President Obama. (Associated Press)

    Despite Obama's vow, Gitmo still open

    By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times

    Two years ago this week, President Obama issued a sweeping executive order promising to shutter the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center within a year. Today, it's still open and running with little prospect of that changing in the near future. Published 10:09 p.m. January 17, 2011 - Comments

  • Northern Iraqi governor cuts Baghdad power

    By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Yahya Barzanji - Associated Press

    A local governor in Iraq's oil-rich north cut the electricity going to Baghdad from a power station in his province Monday over a dispute with the central government that he said had left his constituents with little power in the cold winter months. Published 1:00 p.m. January 17, 2011 - Comments

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  • U.S. companies expand goals as China leader Hu arrives

    By Martin Crutsinger and Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

    updated 7 hours, 35 minutes ago

    U.S. companies have long demanded that China let its currency rise to make U.S. exports cheaper. But as President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week, U.S. companies are stressing other goals: Stopping the theft of intellectual property. And getting a fair chance to win government contracts. Published 9:15 a.m. January 18, 2011 - Comments

  • Afghan official: Bomb kills 9 civilians in north

    By Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

    A station wagon carrying a family of Afghan civilians struck a roadside bomb in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing all nine aboard, an official said. Published 10:05 a.m. January 16, 2011 - Comments

  • Attacks down almost 20 percent in Pakistan

    By Sebastian Abbot - Associated Press

    The number of suicide bombings and other attacks in Pakistan declined nearly 20 percent last year as a result of Pakistani military operations, better surveillance by law enforcement agencies and the death of key militants in U.S. drone strikes, a think tank said Sunday. Published 3:38 p.m. January 16, 2011 - Comments

  • Envoys take visit to Iran nuclear facility

    By Nasser Karimi - The Washington Times

    Diplomats from six nations and the Arab League toured Iran's main uranium-enrichment facility on Sunday in a visit organized by Tehran in hopes of bolstering its assurances that its nuclear work is entirely peaceful. Published 5:31 p.m. January 16, 2011 - Comments

  • International envoys tour key Iranian nuclear site

    By Ali Akbar Dareini - Associated Press

    updated 3 days, 4 hours ago

    Several international envoys — but crucially none from the world powers — got a look inside an Iranian nuclear site Saturday as part of a tour the Islamic Republic hopes will build support before a new round of talks on its disputed atomic activities. Published 10:07 a.m. January 15, 2011 - Comments

  • Detainees don police uniforms in Iraq jailbreak

    By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

    A dozen terror suspects disguised in police uniforms broke out of an Iraqi jail Friday, prompting a manhunt across the nation's south for what officials called a dangerous group of top-ranking insurgents linked to al Qaeda. Published 11:11 a.m. January 14, 2011 - Comments

  • Gates: North Korea must show good faith for new talks

    By Anne Gearan - Associated Press

    New international disarmament talks with North Korea are possible only if the North backs off recent aggression against South Korea and demonstrates it is willing to bargain in good faith, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. Published 10:51 a.m. January 14, 2011 - Comments

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