Afghan Tax on Foreign Contractors Hits Resistance |
- Afghan Tax on Foreign Contractors Hits Resistance
- Parting Veil of Secrecy Around Hu Jintao
- Will Changes in Tunisia Sweep Region?
- Berlusconi Had Sex With Many Prostitutes, Prosecutors Allege
- Poland to Prepare Own Report on Fatal Crash
- Israel set to build more homes on annexed land
- Carpetbagger: Cutting Jokes, on Schedule
- Bucks: Investing With the Herd
- The Appraisal: The Long Ordeal of Landing a Short-Term Rental
- U.N. prosecutor files sealed indictment in killing of former Lebanese leader
- At War: Embedistan: Monsters Everywhere
- Yemen sentences U.S. cleric over Frenchman's slaying
- Opec unlikely to boost oil output
- Everton accept Spurs Pienaar bid
- Wine's future 'needs new grapes'
- Genetics 'has role in friendship'
- At War: Embedistan: Outside the Wire, Off the Message
- Cuba hospital deaths trial begins
- Greek 'bombing group' trial halted
- Death toll past 650 in Brazil flooding
| Afghan Tax on Foreign Contractors Hits Resistance Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:24 PM PST The country's Ministry of Finance said American and European contractors are resisting the Afghan government's efforts to tax them.
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| Parting Veil of Secrecy Around Hu Jintao Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:42 PM PST Chinese President Hu Jintao, who arrives in the U.S. on Tuesday, heads one of the world's most powerful countries, but is arguably among the least powerful of the world's major leaders—and almost certainly the least understood.
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| Will Changes in Tunisia Sweep Region? Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:15 PM PST Is the Tunisian "revolution" heralding widespread democratic change in the Arab world? Will there be a domino effect of authoritarian regimes toppling one after the other in the region?
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| Berlusconi Had Sex With Many Prostitutes, Prosecutors Allege Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:40 AM PST Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a significant number of prostitutes, Milan prosecutors alleged Monday in documents seeking authorization to search some of his properties.
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| Poland to Prepare Own Report on Fatal Crash Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:51 AM PST Poland's government is preparing its own report on the plane crash in western Russia that killed Poland's president and which is expected to dispute central findings of a Moscow probe into the accident.
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| Israel set to build more homes on annexed land Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:45 PM PST JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Jerusalem municipality took another step on Monday toward building 124 new apartments on annexed land around East Jerusalem, a move likely to draw international condemnation.
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| Carpetbagger: Cutting Jokes, on Schedule Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:12 AM PST Ricky Gervais's barbed performance was the talk of the Golden Globes afterparties, and his writing partner dismissed chatter that the host was momentarily silenced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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| Bucks: Investing With the Herd Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:02 AM PST Buying because everyone else is buying is not an investment strategy.
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| The Appraisal: The Long Ordeal of Landing a Short-Term Rental Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:28 PM PST For students, interns or others who wish to rent for less than the standard 12 months, the process can include an 82-page application.
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| U.N. prosecutor files sealed indictment in killing of former Lebanese leader Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:00 PM PST UNITED NATIONS - A U.N. prosecutor on Monday submitted a sealed indictment against suspects in the 2005 assassination of a former Lebanese prime minister, concluding an investigation that has cast suspicion on top Syrian leaders and Hezbollah militants and contributed to the collapse this month of...  
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| At War: Embedistan: Monsters Everywhere Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:51 AM PST All of a sudden you find yourself being a focal point of your own people, and yesterday's monsters are your only merciful protection.
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| Yemen sentences U.S. cleric over Frenchman's slaying Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:07 PM PST SANAA (Reuters) - A court in Yemen sentenced in absentia the U.S.-born radical preacher Anwar al-Awlaki to 10 years in prison on Monday for his role in the killing of a French engineer, and sentenced the gunman to death.
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| Opec unlikely to boost oil output Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:57 AM PST The Opec oil producers' group signals that it is unlikely to boost output, despite the price of crude nearing $100 a barrel.
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| Everton accept Spurs Pienaar bid Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:07 PM PST Everton agree a fee with Tottenham for the transfer of South Africa midfielder Steven Pienaar.
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| Wine's future 'needs new grapes' Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:59 AM PST Maps of the grape genome can provide wine-growers with the new varieties they will need to deal with disease and regulations, a study suggests.
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| Genetics 'has role in friendship' Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:01 PM PST Researchers in the US say they have uncovered tentative evidence of a genetic component to friendship.
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| At War: Embedistan: Outside the Wire, Off the Message Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:10 AM PST Done properly, an embed requires at least one week with a small unit, usually a platoon or company, and going out with them every day.
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| Cuba hospital deaths trial begins Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:49 AM PST Cuba begins the trial of hospital workers blamed for the deaths of 26 psychiatric patients during a spell of unusually cold weather.
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| Greek 'bombing group' trial halted Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:32 AM PST Fifteen people stand charged in connection with spate of attacks by the group Conspiracy of Fire Cells.
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| Death toll past 650 in Brazil flooding Posted: 17 Jan 2011 11:04 AM PST The death toll from devastating flooding in Brazil continued to rise Sunday, surpassing 600, the government said.
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