NATO launches Afghan intelligence-sharing drive

NATO launches Afghan intelligence-sharing drive
Aussies set Pakistan record chase
Magic McIlroy leads at St Andrews
Freed prisoners describe life in Cuban jails
Pakistan and India agree on talks
Yemen says Shi'ite rebels kill 8 tribesmen, 3 police
BP begins well cap test after snag
'Suicide bombers' hit Iran mosque
Countering Terrorism With Mockery
BP says oil has stopped leaking
At least 21 killed in Iran suicide attack: report
At least four killed in Iran explosions: agency
No progress in India-Pakistan talks
Deaths in Iran mosque attack
Londonderry is UK City of Culture
Londonderry wins City of Culture
In Report, Grim View of North Korean Health Care
4 Questioned in Widening French Scandal
Canada manufacturing sales rise
Mercury's youngest volcano found

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:06 PM PDT

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - NATO said on Thursday it had begun implementing a project to improve intelligence-sharing among foreign forces in Afghanistan, with the aim of boosting operational efficiency and cutting casualties.

Aussies set Pakistan record chase

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Australia set Pakistan a world record second-innings victory target after an intriguing day three of the first Test at Lord's.

Magic McIlroy leads at St Andrews

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy shoots an opening round of 63 to lead the Open at St Andrews.

Freed prisoners describe life in Cuban jails

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:33 PM PDT

MADRID (Reuters) - Seven of the 11 Cuban political prisoners freed and flown to Madrid this week described conditions in Cuban jails on Thursday, where they lived among rats and the threat of tuberculosis.

Pakistan and India agree on talks

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:35 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Pakistani and Indian foreign ministers agreed on Thursday on more talks but little else as they failed to achieve any tangible measures to build the trust fractured by the Mumbai attacks.

Yemen says Shi'ite rebels kill 8 tribesmen, 3 police

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:32 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen accused Shi'ite rebels on Thursday of killing 11 people, including three policemen, in an attack on a convoy carrying food supplies for government forces in the north of the country.

BP begins well cap test after snag

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Pressure test on wellhead capping device underway after BP makes last-minute repair.

'Suicide bombers' hit Iran mosque

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:46 PM PDT

More than 20 people are feared dead and 100 injured after suspected suicide bombers strike at a mosque in Iran.

Countering Terrorism With Mockery

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:54 AM PDT

Will laughing at the shortcomings of bumbling failed terrorists curb enthusiasm for jihadist organizations or bring on more attacks?

BP says oil has stopped leaking

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:53 PM PDT

BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well.

At least 21 killed in Iran suicide attack: report

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:58 PM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - At least 21 people, including members of the elite Revolutionary Guards, were killed and 100 wounded in suicide attack at a Shi'ite mosque in the southeast Iranian city of Zahedan on Thursday, Iranian media reported.

At least four killed in Iran explosions: agency

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:43 AM PDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - At least four people were killed in two strong explosions in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan on Thursday night, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a lawmaker as saying.

No progress in India-Pakistan talks

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Foreign ministers down-played progress after 'long' discussions but plan to meet again.

Deaths in Iran mosque attack

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:00 PM PDT

Suicide bombings hits Shia worshippers in predominantly-Sunni southeast province.

Londonderry is UK City of Culture

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 12:00 PM PDT

Londonderry is named the UK's inaugural City of Culture at a special event in Liverpool.

Londonderry wins City of Culture

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:06 PM PDT

Londonderry is chosen over Sheffield, Birmingham and Norwich as the UK's inaugural City of Culture.

In Report, Grim View of North Korean Health Care

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:28 AM PDT

Defectors tell stories of cities without a single ambulance, amputations without anesthesia and patients paying doctors with cigarettes or food.

4 Questioned in Widening French Scandal

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Police officers detained Liliane Bettencourt's wealth manager, former tax lawyer, a property manager and her close companion, a celebrity photographer, on Thursday.