NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive

NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive

NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:52 PM PST

MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led NATO troops launched a crucial offensive on Saturday against the Taliban's last big stronghold in Afghanistan's most violent province and were quickly thrown into a firefight with the militants.


U.S. Marines, Afghan Taliban battle in Marjah

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:29 PM PST

MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. Marines at the tip of a NATO assault battled with Taliban militants on Saturday in the town of Marjah, the last big militant bastion in Afghanistan's violent Helmand Province.


U.S. reviewing terrorism suspects procedures - paper

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:29 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is reviewing a plan that would require the Justice Department and FBI to consult with the intelligence community before deciding whether to inform terrorism suspects arrested in the United States that they have the right to remain silent and to consult with an attorney, according to the Washington Post.


Al-Jazeera-says Yemen rebels deny assassination bid

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 11:29 PM PST

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni Shi'ite rebels denied an assassination attempt on an Interior Ministry official which took place on Friday, only hours after a ceasefire agreement, Al Jazeera television reported on Saturday.


US troops attack Taliban stronghold

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 10:36 PM PST

US marines have been preparing for weeks for the offensive clearing the last major Taliban stronghold in Helmand and now action is finally under way.


New face of homeless America

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:20 PM PST

Homelessness in America is becoming increasingly educated, middle class and often with a family according to a United Nations report.


NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 09:52 PM PST

MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led NATO troops launched an offensive on Saturday against the Taliban's last big stronghold in Afghanistan's most violent province and were quickly thrown into a firefight with the militants.


Wen warns of challenges as China readies for new year

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 07:51 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned his people to keep a "sober mind" about the challenges ahead in the new year as the country readied to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Tiger with noisy celebrations on Saturday.


Nato begins major Afghanistan offensive

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:45 PM PST

Thousands of US, British and Afghan troops have launched the biggest offensive in Afghanistan since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001.


Three killed in University of Alabama shooting

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:51 PM PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - Three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville were killed on Friday when a biology professor started shooting during a faculty meeting, police and university officials said.


Tarps, toilets are priorities for quake-hit Haiti - UN

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:51 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti urgently needs tarpaulins, tents and 25,000 toilets one month after a magnitude 7 earthquake killed more than 200,000 people, the United Nation's top aid official said on Friday.


Clinton back at work on Haiti after heart procedure

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 06:51 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was back to work on Haiti relief and doing 'very well" on Friday a day after a successful heart procedure to open a blocked artery to his heart that caused him chest discomfort.


NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:31 PM PST

MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led NATO troops launched a major offensive on Saturday against the Taliban's last big stronghold in Afghanistan's most violent province, a test of President Barack Obama's troop surge strategy.


Three killed in University of Alabama shooting

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 05:31 PM PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - Three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville were killed and three other staff members wounded in a shooting on Friday at a science building on the campus, authorities said.


One month after quake, Haitians join to mourn dead

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:51 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians prayed, wept and danced among tent shelters in the capital's main square on Friday as President Rene Preval asked his people to "dry their eyes" and rebuild a month after the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people.


Three killed in University of Alabama shooting

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 04:23 PM PST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Reuters) - Three people were killed and one wounded in shootings at the University of Alabama at Huntsville on Friday, and a suspected shooter was in custody, a university spokesman and police said.


NATO launches major Afghanistan offensive

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:51 PM PST

NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S.-led NATO troops launched an offensive on Saturday against the Taliban's last big stronghold in Afghanistan's Helmand province, a test of President Barack Obama's troop surge strategy.


Three killed in University of Alabama shooting

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:30 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three people were killed and one wounded in shootings at the University of Alabama at Huntsville on Friday, and the suspected shooter was in custody, a university spokesman told local television.


Flying laser zaps missile in first for U.S.

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:30 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-powered laser aboard a modified Boeing Co 747 jumbo jet shot down an in-flight ballistic missile for the first time, highlighting a new class of ray guns best known from science fiction.


Clinton back at work on Haiti after heart procedure

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 03:30 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton got back to work on Friday on Haiti relief a day after a successful heart procedure at a New York hospital to open a blocked artery to his heart that caused him chest discomfort.


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