In Afghanistan, the Exit Plan Starts With ‘If’

In Afghanistan, the Exit Plan Starts With ‘If’


In Afghanistan, the Exit Plan Starts With ‘If’

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:25 PM PDT

After nine years of war, the dim outlines of an endgame take form. But so many things could go wrong.


Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:22 AM PDT

A below-par Chelsea edge five points clear at the top of the league table after being held by dogged Aston Villa.


Deadly attack hits Yemen convoy

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:55 PM PDT

Armed men ambush troops in the south of the country, where al-Qaeda and and separatists are battling the government.


Blue diamond and bling Barbie for sale

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Hundreds of sparkling treasures are set to go under the hammer at Christie's in New York.


Gates Weighs Afghanistan and Leaks

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:10 PM PDT

The disclosures of classified Afghan war documents by a Web site did not reveal any significant national intelligence secrets, the secretary of defense said.


A Kind of Hunt That Even Deer Can Get Behind

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:42 PM PDT

Armed with shotguns that employ blanks, memory cards and digital scopes, tournament participants stalk deer, but not to kill them.


Merkel: Multicultural society has failed

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:47 AM PDT

Attempts to build a multicultural society in Germany have "utterly failed", Chancellor Angela Merkel says.


Seven Iraqis Arrested In September Army Base Attack

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces arrested seven Iraqi al Qaeda militants involved in deadly assaults on a military base and a police checkpoint in Baghdad, the defense ministry said on Saturday.


Protests attack France pension plan

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:11 PM PDT

More than 2.5 million demonstrators take to the streets, unions say, as fears of a fuel shortage loom.


For the Yankees, a Season of Comebacks

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Of their first four victories in the postseason, the Yankees came from behind in three, with Friday night's win over Texas being the most dramatic.


Chicago News Cooperative: Carp Invasion May Prompt Changes to Waterways

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Michigan and four other states have filed suit demanding the closure of locks that connect rivers and channels to Lake Michigan.


In Cable Fights, Consumers Wait to See Who Blinks

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:10 PM PDT

The latest dispute over cable television retransmission fees is alienating viewers who will eventually foot the bill.


Kosovo Coalition Coming Apart

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 09:02 AM PDT

A junior partner in Kosovo's coalition government said it is pulling out, a move that throws the country into political turmoil and is likely to lead to a snap general election.


Seven Iraqis Arrested In September Army Base Attack

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces arrested seven Iraqi al Qaeda militants involved in deadly assaults on a military base and a police checkpoint in Baghdad, the defence ministry said on Saturday.


Rescue begins for trapped China miners

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 06:43 AM PDT

An explosion at a coal mine in central China has killed 20 miners and trapped another 17 underground.


Seven Iraqis arrested in September army base attack

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:49 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces arrested seven Iraqi al Qaeda militants involved in deadly assaults on a military base and a police checkpoint in Baghdad, the defense ministry said on Saturday.


France hit by new mass protests

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:28 PM PDT

A new wave of pension protests hits France, sparking fuel shortages, but with police and unions giving sharply differing figures of those taking part.


Blanche Lincoln in Lonely Uphill Race in Arkansas

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:19 PM PDT

Senator Blanche Lincoln, a former up-and-comer in the Democratic Party finds herself largely abandoned in her Senate re-election race in Arkansas.


U.S. and Afghan Forces Hit Taliban Near Kandahar

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT

The assault is the most critical part of the Kandahar operation, a movement to push the Taliban out of the city and to cut infiltration routes.


Rescuers hunt for trapped Ecuadorean miners

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:15 AM PDT

QUITO (Reuters) - Scores of rescuers began excavation work on Saturday at a mine in southern Ecuador where a cave-in trapped four workers 500 feet underground in the latest accident to hit the industry in Latin America.


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