Last US troops leave Iraq

After nearly nine years of war, the last convoy of US troops left Iraq, completing their withdrawal from the country. About 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed the southern Iraqi border into Kuwait overnight. (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk)

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America marks tenth anniversary of 9/11 attacks

The United States of America marked the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which killed almost 3,000 people (photo, from tf1.fr). Ten years ago nineteen terrorists hijacked four airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.

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Obama talks about US diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa

US President Barack Obama (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk) gave a key speech at the State Department in Washington on Thursday, in which he developed his vision of the future for the American diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan

US forces in Pakistan killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden at a compound near Islamabad, president Barack Obama announced on TV late on Sunday (photo, from nytimes.com).

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Obama announced 2012 re-election bid

The widely expected announcement came on Monday, when US president Barack Obama (photo, from aljazeera.net) said that in 2012 he wants to stand for a second term in office.

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Guantanamo trials to restart

The two-year freeze on controversial military trials for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison (photo, from aljazeera.net) has been lifted by Barack Obama on Monday.

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US president pleads for religious tolerance

Amid the continuing row over a small church’s plan to burn copies of the Quran, the american president issued a plea for religious tolerance.

Even though the church’s pastor Terry Jones (photo, from nydailynews.com) has put his plans on hold, they have sparked international outrage.

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Direct talks begin between Middle East leaders

It is with a pledge of “full and active support” from the US, that the Israeli and Palestinian leaders have begun their first direct talks in nearly two years.

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Petraeus hedges on US troops exit date

Gen David Petraeus, the new commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan, said a 2011 target date to start withdrawing US troops will not bound him. (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk)

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Obama defends mosque near Ground Zero

Controversial plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York has a major defender : US president Barack Obama.

Opponents have protested against the construction of an Islamic cultural centre and mosque several hundred feet away from the site of the Twin Towers. (photo, from bbcimg.co.uk)

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