Pakistani Military Quashes Taliban Attack On Naval Base -- Washington Post
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani commandos regained control Monday of a naval air base in the southern metropolis of Karachi, more than 16 hours after an attack by armed fighters that the Pakistani Taliban claimed was an attempt to avenge Osama bin Laden’s death.
Interior Minister Rahman Malik said 10 Pakistani security personnel were killed and 14 were injured in the overnight siege, which shook the port city with at least a dozen explosions and destroyed two U.S.-supplied airplanes.
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MIDDLE EAST
EU imposes sanctions on Syrian leader Assad.
EU significantly extends sanctions against Iran.
US military: 2 troops killed in Iraq
Gunbattle in Yemen as transition deal collapses. U.S., other diplomats trapped in embassy as Yemen crisis worsens. Yemen crisis worsens as Saleh loyalists trap US ambassador.
After a year, scant progress toward conference on mideast WMD-free zone.
ASIA
Pakistan retakes naval base after just six militants lay seige. Pakistani commandos end Taliban siege of Karachi navy base. Implications of the Karachi attack.
NATO says blast kills 4 service members in Afghanistan.
China, Philippine defense chiefs discuss Spratlys.
China food choices reshaping world markets.
AFRICA
Report: France sends combat choppers to Libya. Senior U.S. diplomat meets Libya rebels in Benghazi.
Seizure of disputed province brings newly divided Sudan to brink of civil war. Sudan Abyei dispute: Gunmen burning and looting - UN.
South Sudan seeks to defuse crisis in Abyei through non-military means.
Egypt's tensions show strain in 'season of change'.
EUROPE
Huge US military operation to guard President Obama and wife on visit to Britain.
Germany nuclear shutdown by 2022 may mean blackouts, Merkel warned.
Spain: Socialists suffer heavy election losses.
EU: Volcanic cloud affect British, Irish airspace.
Russia softens stance on U.S. missile shield.
US ran 'secret terror hunt' in Sweden: report.
AMERICAS
Obama heads for Ireland, first leg of a six day European trip.
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TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
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The long, winding path to closer CIA and military cooperation.
U.S. returns Guantanamo detainee's remains to Afghanistan.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Pile of U.S. debt would stretch beyond stratosphere.
Japan, China, South Korea eye trade pact.
US stocks plunge on European debt worries.
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