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Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he intends to "finish the job" in Afghanistan and destroy al Qaeda and its extremist allies so that they are not able to operate in the region.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to fully implement the civil nuclear deal signed by the two countries in 2008.

President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he will announce a new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan soon and that his intention will be to have a plan to "finish the job" there after eight years of war.

Indonesia's chief of detectives, whose role in a corruption scandal sparked a public outcry, has been moved aside to a "non-job", a police spokesman said on Tuesday.

President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday sacked several senior generals over a series of explosions at an arms depot in central Russia this month in which 10 people were killed.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh received a red carpet welcome at the White House in Washington DC on Tuesday.

Valletta (Malta), Nov 24 (DPA) Malta's former chief justice Noel Arrigo was found guilty Tuesday over his involvement in the biggest judicial scandal in the island's legal history.

President Barack Obama sought to reassure Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday of his commitment to boosting U.S. ties with India even as his administration has set its rivals, China and Pakistan, as top priorities.

Australia took a step towards carbon trading on Tuesday when the opposition promised to support a revised government scheme, aiding the outlook for a U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen next month.

Iraq will be unable to hold a national election in January as planned, a poll official said on Tuesday, heaping more uncertainty on a vote meant to cement democracy and pave the way for a partial U.S. troop withdrawal.

All four people on a civilian helicopter were killed on Tuesday when it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off central Israel, police and rescue workers said.

U.S. President Barack Obama will announce his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan in days, concluding a 3-month review punctuated by differences in his administration and concerns about corruption in Kabul.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): US President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at the White House, and said that it is fitting that the Indian Prime Minister should be the first State visitor of his administration.

Wrangling over Iraq's general election has triggered political uproar and dismayed U.S. leaders eager to withdraw their troops but many Iraqis are more concerned with a ban on their beloved national soccer team.

Iran could consider sending its low-enriched uranium abroad, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, signalling a possible softening of its opposition to a plan aimed at easing Western concern over its nuclear ambitions.

Islamabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday termed Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor's remarks on the possibility of a limited sub-continental was reflective of New Delhi's 'offensive nuclear doctrine'.

A bomb attack in Salahuddin province damaged the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline more than four days ago and the damage will take up to four more days to fix, an Iraqi Oil Ministry official said on Tuesday.

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck northeast of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but a destructive tsunami was not expected.

Karachi, Nov 24 (IANS) Pakistan's cricket authorities have sought the government's permission for players' participation in the next edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but sports minister Aftab Jilani fears that it might be too late.

Beijing, Nov 24 (Xinhua) Two people were executed in China Tuesday for their involvement in a contaminated milk scandal that killed at least six infants dead and more than 300,000 ill.