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The governor of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province survived a bomb strike on his motorcade while heading to prayers for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday on Friday, a spokesman said.
Advances in computerized modeling and prediction of group behavior, together with improvements in video game graphics, are making possible virtual worlds in which defense analysts can explore and predict results of many different possible military and policy actions, say computer science researchers at the University of Maryland in a commentary published in the November 27 issue of the journal ...
KABUL (AP) -- The governor of the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar survived an assassination attempt when a bomb targeting his convoy exploded as he headed for Friday prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The remote-controlled roadside bomb damaged Turyalai Wesa's car and blew out one of the vehicle's windows, but the governor was unhurt, said spokesman Zelmai Ayubi. He ...
INDIA Mumbai marks attack anniversary MUMBAI | Mumbai held tearful memorials and police staged a show of strength Thursday as India's financial hub marked the first anniversary of militant raids that killed 166 people and pushed up tensions with Pakistan. Onlookers waved Indian flags and banners with slogans such as "End the Violence," as police commandos with new weapons and armored cars ...
GERMANY Officials ousted over Afghan strike BERLIN | The head of Germany's armed forces and a senior Defense Ministry official were forced to resign Thursday over reports that the military withheld details about a Sept. 4 air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan. Opposition parties also called on Franz Josef Jung, defense minister at the time and now labor minister, to step down in what ...
On Veterans Day, I was attending a school program that was filled with pride and honor, as well as reverence, for American veterans.
Before the Plymouth South Panthers took on the visiting Plymouth North Eagles on Thursday, there was a moment of pause and reflection for the four Plymouth soldiers who died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Three out of the four servicemen were graduates of Plymouth South.
Native American Heritage Month is celebrated to recognize the achievements of all Native Americans and their culture, as well as to increase awareness, mutual respect and understanding.
WASHINGTON -- President Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, phoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time with his family and friends.Obama placed calls from the Oval Office to 10 U.S. servicemen and women -- two each in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard -- stationed in combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan , as well as in ...
Some day, scientists might want to examine JoAnn DiNello's brain to figure out what makes her tick.It just doesn't seem possible that a human being could be this kind."She's an angel, an absolute angel," gushes her friend Diane Altier, who lives in DiNello's Darien neighborhood.Earlier this year, DiNello, 67, was inducted into the Illinois Department on Aging's Hall of Fame for community service ...
U.N. nuclear watchdog governors voted overwhelmingly on Friday to censure Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret.
KABUL (AP) -- The governor of the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar survived an assassination attempt when a bomb targeting his convoy exploded as he headed for Friday prayers to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
Democratic Senate candidates Michael Capuano and Alan Khazei debated the issues Saturday at a public forum hosted by the Lincoln Democratic Town Committee.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai called on the Taliban and other extremist groups Friday to lay down their weapons and participate in rebuilding the battered country, as part of reconciliation efforts he has said will be his main objective during his second term.
A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced a barrage of calls to step down on Friday over his failure to disclose details of an air strike that killed civilians in Afghanistan.
BARAKI-BARAK, Afghanistan — As daylight faded and the winter cold set in, soldiers huddled inside a crude wooden hut to tuck into Thanksgiving turkeys the unit itself had fattened and to give thanks for having survived a year of combat in Afghanistan.
