- CA-NEWS Summary Reuters - 39 mins ago
North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired a short-range missile from its east coast on Sunday, a day after launching three of these missiles, a South Korean news agency said, ignoring calls for restraint from Western powers. Launches by the North of short-range missiles …
- Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Paki … Reuters - 47 mins ago
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions … More »Afghanistan's Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Paki …
By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan. Kabul's overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad …
- 10 countries where people fear for their safety @ MarketWatch - 49 mins ago
In many countries, less than half the population feel safe walking in their communities at night. Internal conflict and repressive regimes are marked problems in many of countries where citizens feel unsafe. … More »10 countries where people fear for their safety
In many countries, less than half the population feel safe walking in their communities at night. Internal conflict and repressive regimes are marked problems in many of countries where citizens feel unsafe. ...
- Afghan President Karzai takes part in an inauguration ceremony of a residential area in Kabul Reuters - 1 hr 8 mins ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) takes part in an inauguration ceremony of a residential area in Kabul, May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani More »Afghan President Karzai takes part in an inauguration ceremony of a residential area in Kabul
- Pentagon planning to claim lowest-ever annual Afghan war costs since 2 … ANI - 1 hr 13 mins ago
Washington, May 17 (ANI): The Pentagon is planning to request the lowest-ever annual supplemental budget from the government, about 79.5 billion dollars, which is the lowest cost for anti-terror war ongoing … More »Pentagon planning to claim lowest-ever annual Afghan war costs since 2 …
Washington, May 17 (ANI): The Pentagon is planning to request the lowest-ever annual supplemental budget from the government, about 79.5 billion dollars, which is the lowest cost for anti-terror war ongoing since 2005.
- Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row AP - 1 hr 18 mins ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will seek military aid from India during a three-day visit this week. Karzai's trip comes during escalating border tension with … More »Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will seek military aid from India during a three-day visit this week. Karzai's trip comes during escalating border tension with Pakistan, India's archrival.
- Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats Reuters - 1 hr 57 mins ago
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!" … More »Danger and separation from families changing job of U.S. diplomats
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!" U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein was thousands of miles (km) away at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, without his wife …
- (Blank Headline Received) Reuters - 2 hrs 21 mins ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail More »(Blank Headline Received)
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul Reuters - 2 hrs 22 mins ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail More »Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul
- Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul Reuters - 2 hrs 23 mins ago
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul May 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail More »Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul
- Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties AP - 2 hrs 59 mins ago
NEW DELHI (AP) — Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier headed to India on Sunday for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up efforts to settle a decades-old … More »Chinese premier heads to India to boost ties
- Protests halt debate over eliminating 'violence against women' in Afghan … ANI - 4 hrs ago
London, May 19 (ANI): A debate held by Afghanistan MPs to back up law to eliminate violence against women came to a standstill amid angry protests by traditionalists. More »Protests halt debate over eliminating 'violence against women' in Afghan …
London, May 19 (ANI): A debate held by Afghanistan MPs to back up law to eliminate violence against women came to a standstill amid angry protests by traditionalists.
- WORLD AWAY: Local nurse training others documents plight of women, children … @ Times and Democrat (Orangeburg) - 7 hrs ago
I have never seen a more beautiful sight in God’s creation than the rows and rows of snow-covered mountains that the small plane flew over to get to my destination. It was truly a breathtaking and awe-inspiring … More »WORLD AWAY: Local nurse training others documents plight of women, children …
I have never seen a more beautiful sight in God’s creation than the rows and rows of snow-covered mountains that the small plane flew over to get to my destination. It was truly a breathtaking and awe-inspiring sight. I was making my third trip to Afghanistan, this time to help train nursing students in a country where …
- Afghanistan to begin first commercial oil production ABC - 8 hrs ago
Afghanistan expects to begin the first commercial oil production in its history in a little under two months. The country's mining minister, Wahidullah Shahrani, has told the ABC processing will start … More »Afghanistan to begin first commercial oil production
Afghanistan expects to begin the first commercial oil production in its history in a little under two months. The country's mining minister, Wahidullah Shahrani, has told the ABC processing will start at the Amu Darya basin in Afghanistan's north in July. The project is operated by the China National Petroleum Corporation …
- Afghan police officer killed in Taliban attack IANS - 13 hrs ago
Kabul, May 19 (IANS) A senior police official was killed in Afghanistan's Farah province when two Taliban militants opened fire on him, an official said Saturday. More »Afghan police officer killed in Taliban attack
Kabul, May 19 (IANS) A senior police official was killed in Afghanistan's Farah province when two Taliban militants opened fire on him, an official said Saturday.
- MPs block Afghan women rights law www.telegraphindia.com - 13 hrs ago
"Even now in Afghanistan, women are running from their husbands. Girls are running from home," Shaheedzada said. More »MPs block Afghan women rights law
"Even now in Afghanistan, women are running from their husbands. Girls are running from home," Shaheedzada said.
- U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company Reuters - 14 hrs ago
By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes … More »U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company
By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana has canceled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives that kill and injure U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Midwest Fertilizer Corp, which …
- Hesperia soldier killed by IED @ Victorville Daily Press - 16 hrs ago
A soldier from Hesperia was killed in Afghanistan this week, according to a U.S. Department of Defense news release. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, 29, of Hesperia, was killed along with two other … More »Hesperia soldier killed by IED
- FILe - This Thursday, April 11, 2013 file photo taken through the eye slit of a burqa, shows Afghan women in Burqa's shopping at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law on Saturday, May 18, 2013 that aims to protect women's freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles or encourage women to have sex outside of marriage.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File) AP - 21 hrs ago
FILe - This Thursday, April 11, 2013 file photo taken through the eye slit of a burqa, shows Afghan women in Burqa's shopping at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan … More »FILe - This Thursday, April 11, 2013 file photo taken through the eye slit of a burqa, shows Afghan women in Burqa's shopping at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law on Saturday, May 18, 2013 that aims to protect women's freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles or encourage women to have sex outside of marriage.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)
FILe - This Thursday, April 11, 2013 file photo taken through the eye slit of a burqa, shows Afghan women in Burqa's shopping at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan. Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked a law on Saturday, May 18, 2013 that aims to protect women's freedoms, with some arguing that parts of it …
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