Is NATO to Blame for Russia's Afghan Heroin Problem? (Time.com)

Is NATO to Blame for Russia's Afghan Heroin Problem? (Time.com)


Is NATO to Blame for Russia's Afghan Heroin Problem? (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:55 PM PDT

Time.com - As heroin floods over the border into Russia, Moscow points the finger of blame at NATO and its refusal to destroy Afghan opium poppy fields


S.Koreans celebrate World Cup win over Greece (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 10:09 PM PDT

South Korean football fans cheer as they watch their national team's first match in the South Africa 2010 World Cup against Greece outside City Hall in Seoul on June 12, 2010. Jubilant crowds celebrated the national team's victory over Greece in their World Cup opener.(AFP/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - Jubilant crowds gathered throughout South Korea to celebrate the national team's victory over Greece in their World Cup opener.



Has Ahmadinejad Weathered the Storm? (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The protests that followed his disputed reelection threw Iran's Islamic regime into unprecedented turmoil. But the immediate threat appears to have receded


Report: Pakistani ISI backs Taliban

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:38 PM PDT

UK institution report says intelligence agency funds and trains Afghan fighters.


Lending constraints keep Europe central banks on alert (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:45 PM PDT

European inter-bank lending is under strain, threatening to hamper the availability of credit that is the lifeblood of the financial system and keeping European central banks on high alert(AFP/File/Patrik Stollarz)AFP - European inter-bank lending is under strain, threatening to hamper the availability of credit that is the lifeblood of the financial system and keeping European central banks on high alert.



Anniversary of disputed Iran vote passes quietly (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, a supporter of main challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi shouts from the crowd amidst a festive atmosphere at an election rally at the Heidarnia stadium in Tehran, Iran. Friday June 12, 2010 marks the first anniversary of the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - The one-year anniversary of Iran's disputed election passed quietly Saturday with little more than a subdued Internet appeal by opposition leaders for supporters to speak out on the Web against government repression.



Rescued US teen sailor vows to do it again (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:51 PM PDT

American Abby Sunderland, 16, on her vessel AFP - A US teenager who was plucked from her stricken yacht in the Indian Ocean after an international rescue mission, has vowed to try to sail around the world again.



Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan (AP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:36 PM PDT

AP - A strong earthquake rattled northern Japan on Sunday, and authorities said no tsunami was expected in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.


Hand of clod - press slams Green for blunder (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:29 PM PDT

England's goalkeeper Robert Green misses the ball during the Group C first round 2010 World Cup football match England vs. USA on June 12, 2010 at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg. The Sunday newspapers blasted Green for the goalkeeping blunder that cost England a victory in the opening World Cup game against the United States.(AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - The Sunday newspapers blasted Robert Green for the goalkeeping blunder that cost England a victory in the opening World Cup game against the United States.



Johnson lashes out at England rugby players (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:23 PM PDT

Nathan Sharpe of Australia and Tom Palmer of England contest a lineout during the Cook Cup Rugby Union test match Australian Wallabies against England at Subiaco Oval in Perth on June 12, 2010. Australia won the match 27-17.(AFP/Tony Ashby)AFP - England coach Martin Johnson appears to be at the end of his tether after another disappointing performance by his side in an ugly 27-17 loss to Australia at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.



US urges Iran to free political prisoners, US hikers

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 07:20 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Iran to meet its international obligations and release all political prisoners, as well as three American hikers held for almost a year.

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Obama heads to disaster zone, Coast Guard warns BP

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 10:51 AM PDT

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -US and British leaders sought to ease tensions amid sharpened rhetoric over the expanding oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as President Barack Obama readied to take matters into his own hands.

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Traditional Indian piety makes way for pop culture images of Hindu gods

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

NEW DELHI -- Nestled between the wedding sari boutiques and hipster jean shops, there's a store in the city's most popular shopping mall that's playing with the gods.


Popular culture - History - Pop Culture - Social History - Arts


Ahmed Wali Karzai, an ally and obstacle to the U.S. military in Afghanistan

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- On March 8, at NATO headquarters in Kabul, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal presided over a classified briefing that some military officials hoped would lead to the ouster of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghanistan's president and the most powerful figure in southern...


Afghanistan - Ahmed Wali Karzai - Asia - Politics - Afghanistan Civil War


U.N. reviews Taliban, al-Qaeda blacklist; teen sailor Abby Sunderland rescued

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT

AFGHANISTAN Fueling momentum for a political solution to the war in Afghanistan, a U.N. committee is reviewing whether certain people could be removed from a blacklist that freezes assets and limits travel of key Taliban and al-Qaeda figures, a U.N. official said Saturday.



Abby Sunderland - Indian Ocean - Australia - Sailing - Arts


Quake jolts northern Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:55 PM PDT

Reuters - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 jolted northern Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological agency said.


No damage reported from Japanese quake

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 10:29 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 jolted northern Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological agency said, though there were no reports of damage and nuclear facilities in the area were unaffected.


Foxconn suicide probe to be made public (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:29 PM PDT

Reuters - China will publish the results of an official probe into recent suicides at electronics maker Foxconn's giant manufacturing plant in south China, a Chinese labor affairs official said.


Foxconn suicide probe to be made public

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:29 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will publish the results of an official probe into recent suicides at electronics maker Foxconn's giant manufacturing plant in south China, a Chinese labor affairs official said.


Pakistan agency is funding Taliban

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:15 PM PDT

Pakistan's intelligence agency is providing funding, training and sanctuary to the Taliban on a scale much larger than previously thought according to a report from the London School of Economics.