Taliban Challenge U.S. in Eastern Afghanistan

Taliban Challenge U.S. in Eastern Afghanistan


Taliban Challenge U.S. in Eastern Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:24 AM PST

American forces are trying to persuade Afghan villagers to help root out the Taliban at great personal risk.


Dutch Detain 12 on Terror Allegations

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST

Dutch police have arrested 12 Somali men in the port city of Rotterdam on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack, the public prosecutor said.


Nuns dead in Israel crash from Italy, Malta, Jordan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:47 PM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Three nuns killed in a car crash in Israel on Friday were from Italy, Malta and Jordan, police and medical officials said on Saturday.


14,000 flee Ivory Coast tensions

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:29 AM PST

About 14,000 Ivory Coast residents escaping their country's political instability and violence have fled to eastern Liberia in what has been an arduous journey, the United Nations refugee agency said Saturday.


Knicks 103, Bulls 95: Knicks Discover the Joys of Defense in Defeating the Bulls

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

Raymond Felton and Amar'e Stoudemire each scored 20 points as the Knicks held off the Chicago Bulls in a Christmas Day matinee.


Taliban Challenge U.S. in Eastern Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:24 AM PST

American forces are trying to persuade Afghan villagers to help root out the Taliban at great personal risk.


Sri Lanka frees 100 Tamil rebels

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:09 PM PST

Sri Lanka releases some 100 ex-Tamil Tiger rebels to mark Christmas Day, the latest group to be freed from detention camps.


Travel ban for Iran reform leaders

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:18 AM PST

Prominent opposition candidates of disputed 2009 vote, are barred from leaving country.


Nigeria pledges to hunt bombers

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:09 AM PST

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan pledges that bombers who killed at least 32 people in the centre of the country will be brought to justice.


Fears Growing of Mugabe’s Iron Grip Over Zimbabwe

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:20 PM PST

Warning signs are proliferating that President Robert Mugabe is planning to seize untrammeled control during the elections he wants next year.


China Raises Interest Rates Again to Cool Inflation

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:30 AM PST

The move by China's central bank appears to be part of a long-term campaign to suppress inflation, as ordinary Chinese express discontent with rising prices.


At War: Soldier’s Pictures on Christmas Day

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

Pictures from the Forward Operating Base Kunduz, home to the First Battalion, 87th Infantry, now in its ninth month of deployment in Afghanistan.


North Korea soldiers give testimony

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:16 AM PST

Soldiers who took part in attack on South's island last month claim provocation on TV.


Violence in Nigeria Leaves Dozens Dead

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:05 AM PST

Multiple explosions in central Nigeria killed 32 people, and six others died in attacks on two churches in the north, officials said.


A Mortgage Nightmare’s Happy Ending

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:50 AM PST

A substantial modification of their mortgage helped Amy and Robert Ahleman keep their home. But while their story is uplifting, it's hardly the norm for the system.


China Raises Interest Rates Again to Cool Inflation

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:30 AM PST

The move by China's central bank appears to be part of a long-term campaign to suppress inflation, as ordinary Chinese express discontent with rising prices.


Fate Hanging in the Balance, Coughlin Keeps Focus

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:13 AM PST

The Giants' coach Tom Coughlin, after a demoralizing loss to the Eagles, may need a victory over the Packers to keep his job.


Net satellite ready for lift-off

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:31 AM PST

The Paris-based operator Eutelsat is set to launch its UK-built Ka-Sat, only the second spacecraft dedicated to delivering broadband internet connections to European households.


Egypt says not seeking nuclear arms

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:24 AM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is not seeking to acquire nuclear arms and wants to rid the region of such weapons, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said on Saturday.


American Civil War message is deciphered

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 09:16 AM PST

A message in a bottle sent to a desperate Confederate general during the US Civil War is deciphered, 147 years after it was written.


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