Karzai Adviser Is Killed at Kabul Home

Karzai Adviser Is Killed at Kabul Home


Karzai Adviser Is Killed at Kabul Home

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:34 PM PDT

A close adviser to President Hamid Karzai who had been a fierce foe of the Taliban in Afghanistan's south was killed after a team of gunmen stormed his home.


In China, No Harry Potter Until Revolutionary Epic Is a Hit

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:41 PM PDT

China has delayed the opening of the new Harry Potter and "Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon" until a state-sponsored Communist epic becomes a state-sponsored hit.


Boston fire blast victims named

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Five Lithuanian men killed in an explosion at an industrial unit in Boston on Wednesday are identified by police.


Police held over Jordan clashes

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:28 PM PDT

The Jordanian authorities detain four police officers on suspicion of using excessive force against pro-democracy protesters and journalists.


Jordan journalists to sue police department

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Press association will pursue legal action against officers who beat up nine reporters covering an Amman demonstration.


Karzai Adviser Is Killed at Kabul Home

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:34 PM PDT

A close adviser to President Hamid Karzai who had been a fierce foe of the Taliban in Afghanistan's south was killed after a team of gunmen stormed his home.


Mubarak’s Health at Issue in Egypt

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Former President Hosni Mubarak's lawyer said that he had suffered a stroke and fallen into a coma, but the report was countered by at least one doctor at the hospital where Mr. Mubarak has been kept.


London police chief quits in hacking row

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson resigns amid the phone hacking and corruption probe at the News of the World.


Unconscious surfacing diver dies

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 09:24 AM PDT

A diver dies after she falls unconscious while surfacing from a dive off the Northumberland coast.


Goal: World Cup Final: Live Analysis, U.S. vs. Japan

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Japan and the United States remain goalless at the end of the first half.


Millions of Muggles Help Potter Film Break Records

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:55 PM PDT

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," the last in this juggernaut series, broke major box office records, selling a staggering $476 million in tickets this weekend.


Gunmen kill Karzai adviser, lawmaker

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 12:10 PM PDT

A key adviser of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and a parliament member were killed Sunday in a home west of Kabul, officials said.


Conflicting reports about Mubarak's health

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Lawyer says former Egyptian president is in a coma, but the report is denied by the head of Sharm El Sheikh hospital.


Senior aide to Karzai assassinated

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT

Jan Mohammad Khan, along with Mohammad Hashim Watanwal, an MP, was attacked by the assailants at his home in Kabul.


Trichet, Banks Jostle Ahead of Greece Summit

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 10:52 AM PDT

As euro-zone leaders prepare to meet Thursday to hash out a new funding package for Greece, ECB President Trichet repeated objections to any involvement of investors in the country's government bonds that would constitute a default. But banks said they are making progress in talks over Greece's financing needs.


Egypt's Prime Minister Names Two Deputies

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Egypt's prime minister named two deputy prime ministers Sunday in the first phase of a cabinet shuffle aimed at appeasing protesters who have continued to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square for more than a week.


VIDEO: Haka as Nato hands over Afghan area

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:07 AM PDT

New Zealand troops perform the traditional Maori Haka as Nato hands over control of the central Afghan province of Bamiyan to Afghan security forces.


In New York, the Suddenly Buff Prewar Building

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Some buildings are embracing new-building amenities — like gyms — only occasionally kicking and screaming.


Creditors See Talks Advancing on 2nd Greek Rescue

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:03 AM PDT

The group representing Greece's private creditors said that progress was being made in talks on international banks' involvement in the Greek bailout.


VIDEO: Haka as Nato hands over Afghan area

Posted: 17 Jul 2011 11:07 AM PDT

New Zealand troops perform the traditional Maori Haka as Nato hands over control of the central Afghan province of Bamiyan to Afghan security forces.


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