Military to investigate claim psy-ops was used to influence U.S. senators

Military to investigate claim psy-ops was used to influence U.S. senators

Military to investigate claim psy-ops was used to influence U.S. senators

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:36 PM PST

The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan intends to order an investigation into whether a three-star general responsible for training Afghan security forces inappropriately used members of a psychological operations team to influence visiting U.S. senators into providing more funding for th...



Gaddafi blames uprising on al-Qaeda

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST

Libyan leader says protesters are young people being manipulated by al-Qaeda, as violence continues across the country.


Suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:47 PM PST

FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up during a ceremony in a cultural center in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi Thursday, killing 15 people and wounding 21, government officials and a hospital source said.

U.S. lobbies for UN rights sleuth on Iran-diplomats

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States is quietly lobbying to establish a United Nations special investigator on human rights abuses in Iran, for the first time in a decade, diplomats and activists said Thursday.

VIDEO: Hopes fade for Christchurch survivors

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:19 PM PST

Rescue workers are still combing through rubble but no survivors have been found since Wednesday afternoon.


Gaddafi blames unrest on al-Qaeda

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 01:24 PM PST

Libyan leader says protesters are young people being manipulated by al-Qaeda, as violence continues across the country.


Algeria lifts 19-year-old state of emergency

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:41 PM PST

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria on Thursday lifted a 19-year-old state of emergency in a concession to the opposition designed to keep out a wave of uprisings sweeping the Arab world.

U.K. to Hear Challenge to Deepwater Drilling

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:50 AM PST

A High Court judge in the U.K. has decided to hear a legal challenge to the British government's decision to allow new deepwater drilling in British waters, potentially hampering efforts by international energy companies to explore for oil in the U.K. North Sea.


Saudis Stand Ready to Fill Oil Gap

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST

Saudi Arabia said it is in "active talks" with European oil companies to make up the shortfall in Libyan oil production that has helped push oil prices toward $120 a barrel.


New Zealand quake victims named

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST

Officials in New Zealand release the first names of the 103 confirmed victims of Tuesday's earthquake in the city of Christchurch.


Inmates Help States Fill Budget Gaps

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:47 AM PST

Prison labor is nothing new. But officials are now expanding the practice, in areas like farming, to combat cuts in federal financing and dwindling tax revenue.

Books of The Times: Remembrance of Flavors Past

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:51 AM PST

Gabrielle Hamilton's brilliantly written new memoir, "Blood, Bones & Butter," is rhapsodic about food, but it's not just for foodies.

FBI: Saudi student bought materials for bomb, considered Bush home as target

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST

A 20-year-old Saudi student who was arrested in Lubbock, Tex., late Wednesday was close to constructing a bomb and had researched a range of possible targets including the Dallas home of former president George W. Bush and the residences of three Americans who served in the military at the Abu...


New Zealand quake victims named

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST

Officials in New Zealand release the first names of the 103 confirmed victims of Tuesday's earthquake in the city of Christchurch.


VIDEO: Opposition tightens grip in Libya

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:52 AM PST

Anti-government forces have claimed areas in the east of Libya and there are some reports of clashes in western cities.


VIDEO: Assange slams extradition ruling

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 05:52 AM PST

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations, a court has ruled.


Arms deals still made amid Middle East crackdowns

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 11:17 AM PST

ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - As Libya's Moammar Gaddafi ordered attacks on his own people this week, thousands of arms sellers from the United States and other countries hawked their aircraft, riot gear and rifles to Middle Eastern buyers at the Persian Gulf's preeminent arms show.


U.S. Arrests Saudi Student in Bomb Plot

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 12:19 PM PST

Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari, 20, has been charged with planning terrorist attacks inside the United States.

Military to Investigate Whether General Ordered Improper Effort to Sway U.S. Lawmakers

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:50 AM PST

The investigation was prompted by an article by Rolling Stone, which described a "psychological operation" ordered in Afghanistan by Lt. Gen. William Caldwell.

On Science Exams, New York’s Students Fall Short

Posted: 24 Feb 2011 10:39 AM PST

Only 18 percent of the city's public school fourth graders and 13 percent of its eighth graders demonstrated proficiency on the most recent national science exams.

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