Petraeus to review Afghan war rules

Petraeus to review Afghan war rules


Petraeus to review Afghan war rules

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:56 PM PDT

General tells senators that restrictions designed to protect civilians could be changed.


Turkey Asks Iran to Return to Table

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Turkey called for Iran to negotiate with world powers as soon as possible over a nuclear-fuel swap deal, a show of frustration from one of Tehran's few allies in recent international sparring over how to address Iran's nuclear ambitions.


South Korea Relaxes Browser Curbs

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:58 AM PDT

South Korea's government is wiping out rules for Web browsing that trapped the country's Internet users with 1990s-era security technology and created a de facto monopoly for Microsoft's Internet Explorer here.


Afghan Says U.S. Ambassador Pushed for Prosecutions

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Afghanistan's attorney general, Mohammed Ishaq Alako, alleged that Karl W. Eikenberry had pressured him to bring particular cases against some of the country's elite.


Iraq's main rivals meet on government to end impasse

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:38 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The two main contenders in Iraq's March election met on Tuesday for only the second time since the inconclusive vote as concerns mounted at the lack of progress in negotiations to form a government.


Kagan pressed on military views

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's decision to ban military recruiters at Harvard prompts heated words in confirmation hearings.


Chinese Tourists Flock to Japan

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:45 AM PDT

Chinese tourists are to Japan today what the Japanese were to Manhattan and Honolulu during the late eighties: the single fastest-growing group of overseas travelers and the highest spenders.


Maoists ambush Indian police, kill 26

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:00 PM PDT

(CNN) -- At least 26 armed police were killed in a Maoist ambush in eastern India on Tuesday, authorities said.


S.E.C. Settles With Former Staff Lawyer

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:47 AM PDT

The agency agreed to settle a wrongful termination suit filed by a former staff lawyer who was abruptly fired during an investigation into possible insider trading.


Upstart Tibet Monk More Placid After Chinese Reeducation

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:22 PM PDT

In a heavily supervised interview, the 29-year-old Buddhist devotee publicly recanted a previous outburst against the Chinese inside Lhasa's holiest shrine.


Philippines to Set Up 'Truth' Panel on Graft and Rights Abuse

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:34 AM PDT

President-elect Benigno S. Aquino III said Tuesday the group will look into allegations of corruption and fraud during the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.


Egypt shoots Israel-bound Eritrean

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:55 AM PDT

An African migrant is shot and killed by Egyptian police as she tries to cross illegally into Israel.


Storm delays oil clean-up efforts

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:56 AM PDT

Oil clean-up activities like skimming by boats are being delayed by the arrival of Tropical Storm Alex in the Gulf of Mexico.


Putin Criticizes U.S. Arrests of Spy Suspects

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:07 PM PDT

Russia's Putin criticized the arrests of suspects in an alleged Russian spy ring, saying U.S. law enforcement authorities "went out of control." He voiced hope the scandal would not harm relations between the two countries.


More Banks Face EU Stress Tests

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:51 AM PDT

European governments are vastly widening the net of banks being subjected to stress tests in an effort to settle anxieties about the health of the region's banking systems.


Beijing Rebuffs Obama on North Korea

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:45 AM PDT

China brushed aside criticism by U.S. President Barack Obama over its refusal to blame its close ally North Korea for the sinking of a South Korean warship, as tensions between China and the U.S. over the incident escalated.


Bank Tax Sets Back Financial Regulatory Bill

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 11:55 AM PDT

Negotiations will have to be reopened after Senator Scott Brown disclosed his opposition if a bank tax is included.


Albany Has No Plan on Budget Gap, Paterson Says

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:50 AM PDT

The governor said lawmakers did not plan to address a $1 billion shortfall, and he threatened to call a session during the fall campaign season.


Google to Stop Directing China Users to Hong Kong

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 12:29 PM PDT

The move is an effort to appease Beijing as Google seeks to renew its license to operate in mainland China.


Spain v Portugal as it happens

Posted: 13 May 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Neighbours Spain and Portugal play in Cape Town in the final last 16 knockout tie of the 2010 World Cup.


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