General Allen plays down urgency of Pakistan deal

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Reuters he would not be disappointed if a long-sought agreement with Pakistan on supply routes failed to materialize by the end of the NATO summit in Chicago on Monday. General John Allen, who is also the top NATO commander in Afghanistan, said in an interview he was confident a deal would eventually be struck but "whether it's in days or weeks, I don't know. ...
2 NATO service members killed in Afghanistan

An insurgent attack in Afghanistan killed two NATO service members on Sunday, the alliance said, while Afghan officials reported that a suicide bomber struck a police checkpoint in the country's south.
Italy school bombing 'likely an isolated act'

Police say the attacker knew the school's routinesThe public prosecutor responsible for the investigation of the school bombing in Italy that killed a 16-year-old girl said Sunday that it was probably an isolated attack.



G8 leaders back Greece amid tensions

Obama noted leaders' agreement growth and jobs must take precedence over austerityG8 leaders said they want debt-stricken Greece to stay in the eurozone at a Camp David summit as the group papered over deep-seated divisions about how best to tackle the eurozone crisis.



Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious material

The chairman of Pakistan's telecommunications authority says the government has blocked the social networking website Twitter because of material considered offensive to Islam.


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