U.S. exits Pakistan drone base

Pakistani protesters shout anti-U.S. slogans during a demonstration Friday in Multan following a suspected drone strike.U.S. military personnel depart a Pakistan base, a Pakistani official saysThe location is a hub of drone activity, another official saysThe news comes amid public furor over civilians killed in drone strikesIslamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- U.S. military personnel have left a southern base in Pakistan said to be a key hub for American drone operations in the country's northwestern tribal areas, a senior Pakistani intelligence official told CNN on Friday.Drones are said to take off and get refueled for operations against Islamic militants from the Shamsi Air Base in Pakistan's Balochistan province.News of a possible U.S. departure...

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U.S., China to hold human rights talks

A plainclothes policeman (R) stands in front of the entrance to the studio of outspoken artist Ai Weiwei in Beijing on April 8, 2011.The human rights meetings follow a crackdown on Chinese dissidents in recent monthsThe discussions will focus on human rights developments in China, the U.S. State Department saysChinese artist Ai Weiwei was detained at the Beijing airport on April 3Beijing (CNN) -- China and the United States will hold two days of talks on human rights in Beijing next week, the State Department said Friday.Michael Posner, the assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, will lead the American delegation to China on Wednesday. The meetings follow a crackdown on Chinese dissidents in recent months.The U.S.-China...

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