Gates Laments Afghan Civilian Deaths

Gates Laments Afghan Civilian Deaths

Gates Laments Afghan Civilian Deaths

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:49 PM PDT

Robert Gates said civilian casualties in Afghanistan were posing a strategic challenge to U.S. battlefield success there, a sign of the mounting American concern that civilian deaths are leading ordinary Afghans to turn against the coalition and shift their support to the Taliban.


Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

World leaders arriving in Washington for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit must have felt for a moment that they had instead been transported to Soviet-era Moscow.


Babangida 'will not buy top job'

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:25 PM PDT

Nigeria's ex-military leader Ibrahim Babangida tells the BBC he will not use his immense wealth to buy his way to power in 2011.


Israelis warned to 'leave Sinai'

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:25 PM PDT

Israel urgently warns its citizens to leave Egypt's Sinai Peninsula amid "concrete" fears of a terrorist plot.


First lady makes a surprise stop in Haiti

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:46 AM PDT

MEXICO CITY -- First lady Michelle Obama arrived in Haiti on Tuesday morning on an unannounced humanitarian mission.


Turkish PM won't back Iran sanctions

Posted: 12 Apr 2010 08:00 PM PDT

Turkey's prime minister declined to support President Barack Obama's push for tough new sanctions against Iran but said his country was willing to act as a mediator in the diplomatic standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Puma bag sends shoebox packing

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Spending 21 months redesigning a shoebox might not seem like the most effective use of a person's time, let alone a multinational company.

Live - Tuesday's Scottish football

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:19 AM PDT

Celtic take on Motherwell in their final match before the Scottish Premier League split.


Ire grows over deadly Pakistan airstrike

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:27 AM PDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Public anger rose Tuesday over a weekend airstrike by Pakistan's military, which the military said targeted insurgents but which a government official and villagers said killed more than 70 civilians.



Live - Tuesday football

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Chelsea will go four points clear at the top of the Premier League if they beat Bolton, while there is a full programme in Leagues One and Two, and Reading host Newcastle in the Championship.


Torres tipped to return next week

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:43 AM PDT

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres could return to action as early as next week, according the Spaniard's specialist.


Israel warns travelers of kidnapping plot in Sinai Peninsula

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:55 AM PDT

JERUSALEM -- In a highly unusual travel warning, Israel on Tuesday urged its nationals vacationing in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula to immediately return home because there were imminent plans for an Israeli to be kidnapped there.


At Nuclear Summit, Hu Evades Effort on Iran

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 12:56 PM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao called for "effective" measures to secure nuclear materials and facilities, but didn't address international efforts to curb Iran's program, while the U.S. and Russia agreed to eliminate enough nuclear material to fuel about 17,000 atomic weapons.


Thai Protesters to Strengthen Effort

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:55 AM PDT

Thailand's antigovernment Red Shirt protesters vowed to launch another massive street protest aimed at toppling beleaguered Prime Minister Abhisit.


Pakistan Strike Kills 71 Civilians

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Up to 71 civilians were killed in a weekend strike by Pakistani jets near the Afghan border, survivors and a government official said — a rare confirmation of civilian casualties that risks undercutting public support for the fight against militants.


Belgian Diamonds Go to China

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:26 AM PDT

Antwerp's diamond district is recovering some of the shine it lost during the financial crisis by cashing in on a hungry new customer: China, where exports of polished diamonds increased 55% to $737 million in the first three months of 2010.


Michelle Obama Visits Haiti

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:26 AM PDT

The first lady a helicopter tour of the Haitian capital, where hundreds of thousands of people are still homeless following the Jan. 12 quake.


Cathay Jet Makes Emergency Landing

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 09:54 AM PDT

Eight people were injured Tuesday when a Cathay Pacific Airways jet made an emergency landing in Hong Kong after experiencing engine problems, in one of the carrier's most serious incidents in recent years involving safety.


Hu Balances Tone on Yuan, Trade

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 11:35 AM PDT

China's president told Barack Obama that Beijing wants to adjust its currency policy and increase imports from the U.S., but on its own terms.


Brazil rancher convicted in U.S. nun's murder

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:49 AM PDT

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A court in Brazil has sentenced a rancher to 30 years in prison for ordering the murder in 2005 of U.S.-born nun Dorothy Stang, who lived in the Amazon region and opposed the destruction of the rain forest.

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