Service Members in Afghanistan: Send Us Your Photos

Service Members in Afghanistan: Send Us Your Photos


Service Members in Afghanistan: Send Us Your Photos

Posted: 13 May 2010 11:28 AM PDT

The New York Times invites service members who have been deployed or are currently serving in Afghanistan to share photos, video or letters, documenting their time in Afghanistan.


Nigerian probed over child wedlock

Posted: 18 May 2010 12:56 PM PDT

Senator fends off criticism from rights group in a nation polarised along religious lines.


Special Report: How the White House learned to love the drone

Posted: 18 May 2010 12:55 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - By all appearances, the Obama administration wanted him alive, not dead. It posted a $5 million reward for information leading to the "location, arrest, and/or conviction" of Baitullah Mehsud, the fierce leader of the Pakistani Taliban, in a March 25, 2009 notice.


Magazine Preview: The Teachers’ Unions’ Last Stand

Posted: 18 May 2010 12:01 PM PDT

How Obama's Race to the Top could revolutionize public education.


Canadian Doctor Accused of Treating Pro Athletes Illegally

Posted: 18 May 2010 12:19 PM PDT

A criminal complaint charged Anthony Galea with illegally distributing human growth hormone and introducing an unapproved drug into interstate commerce.


Kabul Car Bomb Targets U.S. Convoy

Posted: 18 May 2010 08:16 AM PDT

At least 18 people were killed, including five American troops, when a suicide car bomber targeted a U.S. military convoy outside a recruitment center in Afghanistan.


Clinton: Nations Agree on Iran Sanctions

Posted: 18 May 2010 10:02 AM PDT

The U.S. reached an agreement with the other four permanent members of the U.N. Security Council on a sanctions regime against Iran.


Thai Strife Threatens Investment

Posted: 18 May 2010 11:28 AM PDT

Thailand's standing as a major investment destination is coming under question as its government fails to resolve the country's bloody political crisis and economic damage mounts.


U.K. Can't Deport Pakistani Men

Posted: 18 May 2010 05:45 AM PDT

Two men regarded as a serious danger to national security can't be deported to their native Pakistan because they face the risk of torture in their homeland, a British court ruled.


Russian Mining Boss Faces Charges

Posted: 18 May 2010 09:33 AM PDT

he director of Russia's largest underground coal mine was ousted from his job and charged with criminal negligence in a probe of twin methane gas explosions that claimed at least 66 lives at the mine this month.


EU, Central America Reach Trade Deal

Posted: 18 May 2010 09:38 AM PDT

European Union and Central American leaders agreed Tuesday to a free-trade deal, but its implementation is likely to be delayed, adding to a pattern of bilateral trade agreements being signed, then not actually ratified and applied.


U.S. Targets China Procurement Limits

Posted: 18 May 2010 10:19 AM PDT

U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk on Tuesday stepped up pressure on China to reverse restrictions in government procurement policies he labeled as "discrimination."


Russia Seeks Further Ties With Ukraine

Posted: 18 May 2010 09:09 AM PDT

Russia won't scrap prospective pipeline routes bypassing Ukraine, but it's ready to discuss other energy projects with the new Ukrainian leadership, President Dmitry Medvedev said.


Two Militia Members Released Until Trial

Posted: 18 May 2010 10:39 AM PDT

Two members of a Midwest militia who are accused of conspiring to overthrow the government have been released from jail until trial. A third was expected to be released later Tuesday.


Germany Wants Banks to Share Costs of Euro-Zone Rescue

Posted: 18 May 2010 11:02 AM PDT

The financial sector must contribute to the euro-zone sovereign-debt rescue if Germany's share of the $924.6 billion package is to be approved in the lower house of parliament, the ruling coalition said.


France Frees Iranian Assassin

Posted: 18 May 2010 08:49 AM PDT

An Iranian jailed for life in France for assassinating Iran's last prime minister under its ousted shah was freed and will be allowed to return home.


Ex-Gome Chairman Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Posted: 18 May 2010 09:16 AM PDT

A Chinese court sentenced retail tycoon Huang Guangyu to 14 years in prison, a severe punishment for China's one-time wealthiest man that is likely to be seen as a warning to the country's business executives.


Gay Couple Convicted in Malawi

Posted: 18 May 2010 06:23 AM PDT

A judge convicted a gay couple in Malawi of unnatural acts and gross indecency after a trial that drew world-wide condemnation of the southern African country's colonial-era laws on homosexuality.


EU Members Back Fund Rules

Posted: 18 May 2010 09:55 AM PDT

The EU moved a step closer to new rules on hedge funds and private-equity firms, with most member states backing regulation and agreeing to begin talks on final legislation with the European Parliament.


Euro plummets to new dollar low

Posted: 18 May 2010 01:14 PM PDT

The euro plummets against the US dollar, falling below $1.22 for the first time since April 2006.


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