2 US soldiers, 1 civilian killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

2 US soldiers, 1 civilian killed in Afghanistan (AFP)


2 US soldiers, 1 civilian killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:59 PM PST

File picture shows US soldiers near Bagram. A civilian was among three Americans killed in Afghanistan in an incident still under investigation, NATO said Saturday.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A civilian was among three Americans killed in Afghanistan in an incident still under investigation, NATO said Saturday.



US 9/11 trial 'to move from NY'

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:42 PM PST

The US administration is considering moving the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks out of New York City, officials have said.


Deaths in Pakistan 'drone' attack

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:21 PM PST

At least five people killed by missiles fired from an unmanned aircraft in North Waziristan.


US 'weighs' other 9/11 trial sites

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:00 PM PST

Plan to try alleged plotters in New York city runs into security and cost-related problems.


U.S. suspends medical evacuations from Haiti

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:39 PM PST

MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday it has stopped flying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States for medical attention following concerns by some state governments about who will pay for the treatment.


US 9/11 trial 'to move from NY'

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:42 PM PST

The US administration is considering moving the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks out of New York City, officials have said.


Honduras apologizes after expelling Brazil consul (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:45 PM PST

AP - Honduras' new government fired its top immigration official Friday after a Brazilian diplomat was denied entry into the country.


China warns U.S. Taiwan arms sales threaten cooperation (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:52 PM PST

Navy sailors stand guard aboard a US-made Kidd class warship in Keelung, in 2005. The United States on Friday approved 6.4 billion dollars in weapons for Taiwan to help counter China's growing military, angering the rising Asian giant which warned of Reuters - China warned on Saturday that Washington's announcement of arms sales to Taiwan would badly hurt ties between the two global powers, widening rifts in their far-reaching relationship.



SKorea leader says he's ready to meet NKorea's Kim (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:35 PM PST

South Korean Army tanks move during an exercise against possible North Korea's attack near the demilitarized zone in Yanggu, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. North Korea fired artillery and South Korea responded with warning shots along their disputed western sea border Wednesday, but there were no reports of casualties and the North vowed that more shots would follow as part of a military drill. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hack)AP - South Korea's president says he is willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il this year to discuss the North's nuclear weapons program despite a recent flare-up in border tensions.



US Taiwan arms plan announced

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:05 PM PST

The Pentagon has notified Congress of a proposed arms sale to Taiwan, worth $6.4bn (£4bn).


US Taiwan arms plan announced

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:05 PM PST

The Pentagon has notified Congress of a proposed arms sale to Taiwan, worth $6.4bn (£4bn).


Ex-British prime minister Tony Blair: The world is safer without Saddam Hussein

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

LONDON -- Former prime minister Tony Blair on Friday unequivocally defended the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, telling a panel investigating Britain's role in the war that the world was made "a safer place" by the removal of Saddam Hussein.


For U.S. soldiers in Haiti, helping becomes the hardest part

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Capt. Edward Kim and his 100 troops camp out on what was the tennis court of the National Palace, destroyed in the earthquake two weeks ago. When out on the streets of this devastated city, they wear their rifles slung behind their backs to show they're here not to guard but...



Draft Defense Department budget avoids weapons cuts, adds aircraft

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

The Obama administration's 2011 defense budget avoids the controversial weapons cuts of last year, according to a draft copy, and continues to shift modest amounts of money to weapons programs such as helicopters, unmanned planes and Special Operations units that are in heavy use Afghanistan and...


U.S. sells weapons to Taiwan, angering China

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

The Obama administration announced the sale Friday of $6 billion worth of Patriot anti-missile systems, helicopters, mine-sweeping ships and communications equipment to Taiwan in a long-expected move that sparked an angry protest from China.



After protests, China restricts seizure of land for redevelopment

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

BEIJING -- China on Friday unveiled a shake-up of the way land is seized for redevelopment after a public outcry over the violent tactics used by some developers and a rare public campaign by leading academics.


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Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST


U.S. government weighs other sites for 9/11 trial

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration has begun looking for places other than the heart of New York City to prosecute the accused Sept. 11 attack plotters in the face of fierce criticism tied to security and costs, U.S. officials said on Friday.


Nigerian armed militants MEND call off unilateral truce

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:48 PM PST

LAGOS -Nigeria's main armed militant group announced Saturday it was calling off its unilateral ceasefire decreed on October 25 in the country's vital oil-producing southern Niger Delta region.

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Audit reveals slow progress in US aid to Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:44 PM PST

A Pakistani driver shows the damage to a NATO truck after being attacked by militants in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. Militants staged a rare attack against trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding three people in the latest violence to plague the country's largest city, said police. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - A $46 million dollar American development program in Pakistan's tribal regions has made little progress since it began in 2008, according to a government audit that shows the challenges facing Washington as it prepares to boost aid there to blunt the appeal of al-Qaida and the Taliban.