Taliban attack biggest NATO base in Afghanistan (AFP) |
- Taliban attack biggest NATO base in Afghanistan (AFP)
- Mexico's Calderón Seeks U.S. Help
- Thai Soldiers Close In on Protesters
- Afghan Insurgents Attack NATO Base
- U.S. Hires Farmers to Hold Off Taliban
- Afghan Insurgents Attack NATO Base
- U.S. to Press China on Trade
- Russia Seeks U.S. Cooperation in Space
- Seoul to Blame North for Ship Attack
- Venezuela Institutes New Currency-Trading Rules
- Activists, Timber Outfits Strike Deal on Boreal Forests
- Khodorkovsky Starts Hunger Strike
- Piracy Suspect Pleads Guilty to Hijacking Ship
- U.K. Coalition Takes First Steps
- Honduran Official Led in 'Soccer War'
- An Upbeat Afghan Story
- Gunbattles break out in Bangkok 'war zone'
- Troops converge on Bangkok 'war zone'
- Northern Peru hit by magnitude 6.0 quake: USGS
- On Bangkok's Bloody Streets, A Crackdown Begins (Time.com)
| Taliban attack biggest NATO base in Afghanistan (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 10:43 PM PDT
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| Mexico's Calderón Seeks U.S. Help Posted: 18 May 2010 07:56 PM PDT Mexican President Felipe Calderón begins his first official visit to Washington on Wednesday as a leader who started a battle against drug traffickers on the doorstep of the U.S. that turned into a war.
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| Thai Soldiers Close In on Protesters Posted: 18 May 2010 10:02 PM PDT Hundreds of soldiers armed with semiautomatic rifles gathered on streets leading to the protesters' encampment in Bangkok, after negotiations to resolve the conflict failed.
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| Afghan Insurgents Attack NATO Base Posted: 18 May 2010 09:26 PM PDT The Taliban launched a pre-dawn attack on a sprawling coalition airbase north of Kabul. Seven insurgents were killed, and five U.S. soldiers were wounded.
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| U.S. Hires Farmers to Hold Off Taliban Posted: 18 May 2010 08:14 PM PDT A U.S. program to support Afghan farmers in exchange for security commitments has had some setbacks, but some short-term gains.
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| Afghan Insurgents Attack NATO Base Posted: 18 May 2010 09:11 PM PDT Seven insurgents were killed and five NATO service members wounded in the attack early Wednesday on the Bagram air base north of Kabul.
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| Posted: 18 May 2010 08:24 PM PDT Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner plans to press Chinese officials to improve the climate for U.S. firms trying to do business in China during a high-level dialogue in Beijing next week.
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| Russia Seeks U.S. Cooperation in Space Posted: 18 May 2010 08:33 PM PDT Russian leaders are trying to use the current thaw in relations with the U.S. to enhance cooperation in space, pushing for joint exploration efforts extending past the life of the international space station.
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| Seoul to Blame North for Ship Attack Posted: 18 May 2010 10:49 PM PDT South Korea's government will formally charge North Korea with attacking a South Korean warship with a torpoedo this March, killing nearly 50 South Korean sailors.
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| Venezuela Institutes New Currency-Trading Rules Posted: 18 May 2010 02:20 PM PDT Venezuela's government, hoping to stop its currency from falling further, on Tuesday shut down currency trading in the unregulated market while it creates a high-tech trading platform that it says will eliminate speculation in the market.
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| Activists, Timber Outfits Strike Deal on Boreal Forests Posted: 18 May 2010 04:32 PM PDT The agreement calls for a three-year suspension of logging on 75 million acres of land in Northern Canada while logging giants and environmental activists hammer out a permanent plan to protect endangered caribou
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| Khodorkovsky Starts Hunger Strike Posted: 18 May 2010 04:04 PM PDT Russia's most famous prisoner has gone on a hunger strike to draw attention to what he says is Russia's failure to enforce a law prohibiting prosecutors from detaining white-collar crime suspects as they await trial.
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| Piracy Suspect Pleads Guilty to Hijacking Ship Posted: 18 May 2010 04:24 PM PDT A Somali man who attacked a U.S.-flagged ship off the coast of Africa last year pleaded guilty to charges he hijacked the ship and kidnapped its captain.
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| U.K. Coalition Takes First Steps Posted: 18 May 2010 04:02 PM PDT On a day marked by political ceremony and good-humored banter, the first session under the U.K.'s new coalition government appeared to go smoothly.
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| Honduran Official Led in 'Soccer War' Posted: 18 May 2010 07:29 PM PDT Oswaldo López Arellano was a top Honduran military official who twice led military coups and was president of the Central American nation for over a decade.
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| Posted: 18 May 2010 03:35 PM PDT When the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul officially opens in a few weeks, it will provide both general education and musical training to kids ages 10 and up, in a country where music was once banned by the Taliban.
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| Gunbattles break out in Bangkok 'war zone' Posted: 18 May 2010 10:16 PM PDT
Gunfire was being exchanged from both sides and at least one "Red Shirt" protester was
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| Troops converge on Bangkok 'war zone' Posted: 18 May 2010 03:30 PM PDT BANGKOK – Hundreds of Thai police and troops, backed by armoured vehicles, converged on the "Red Shirt" anti-government protesters' camp in Bangkok Wednesday, raising fears of an imminent crackdown.
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| Northern Peru hit by magnitude 6.0 quake: USGS Posted: 18 May 2010 10:19 PM PDT LIMA (Reuters) - A quake of 6.0 magnitude struck Peru late on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of injuries or damages.
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| On Bangkok's Bloody Streets, A Crackdown Begins (Time.com) Posted: 18 May 2010 09:25 PM PDT Time.com - Thailand's government looks to be finally cracking down on protesters encamped for six weeks in the heart of Bangkok, plunging the beleaguered capital into deeper uncertainty and crisis
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BANGKOK – Gunbattles broke out Wednesday between troops and anti-government protesters after security forces broke through barricades and pushed inside the rally base, an AFP reporter saw.| You are subscribed to email updates from "World_Merged" via xBlog® in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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