At War Blog: New Way to Count Afghan Army Recruits Reveals Old Problem

At War Blog: New Way to Count Afghan Army Recruits Reveals Old Problem


At War Blog: New Way to Count Afghan Army Recruits Reveals Old Problem

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

A new methodology for counting Pashtun recruits into the Afghan Army does not hide the fact that the numbers from the war-torn south remain very low.


US charges 91 over health fraud

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Ninety-one people, including doctors and nurses, are charged with making fraudulent US Medicare claims totalling $295m (£185m), officials say.


Italy and Spain pass budget plans

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT

Italy and Spain pass new measures as they battle to control their debts while Greece steps up its austerity plans.


Analysis: Beleaguered Berlusconi hangs on for now

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:32 PM PDT

ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's parliamentary majority should allow him to see off the growing army of critics who want to see him gone, leaving his struggling government hanging on, at least for the moment.


Nasa 'will need more astronauts'

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:28 PM PDT

Nasa does not have enough astronauts, even though the space shuttle programme has ended, a report says.


Markets Lifted by Signs of Progress on European Debt

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:43 PM PDT

A court ruling in Germany backing euro-zone bailouts and European economic data helped push the broader American markets up 3% on Wednesday.


VIDEO: Gaddafi loyalists 'forced to kill'

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:08 PM PDT

In Libya the hunt for Colonel Gaddafi goes on and more harrowing stories are emerging about his regime's last days in Tripoli.


Ice hockey stars killed in crash

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:01 PM PDT

The deaths of 36 ice hockey players in a plane crash in Russia is described as an "irreparable loss" for the sport.


Hockey team's jet crashes in Russia

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:25 AM PDT

A plane carrying one of Russia's leading ice hockey teams crashed Wednesday afternoon as it took off from Yaroslavl airport. At least 43 people were killed, emergency officials said.


Mubarak Judge Summons Top Military Officials

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:20 PM PDT

The judge hearing the criminal trial of former President Hosni Mubarak summoned Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Gen. Sami Anan and former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman.


US warns of Sudan border conflict

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:33 AM PDT

The new state of South Sudan should resist the temptation to get involved in cross-border conflicts, warns US special envoy Princeton Lyman.


Quake shakes Indian capital

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:49 AM PDT

No immediate reports of casualties after 4.2-magnitude earthquake shakes buildings in and around New Delhi.


U.S. Nominates Ambassador to Ecuador

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:24 AM PDT

The U.S. nominated Adam E. Namm as ambassador to Ecuador, five months after the two countries expelled each other's envoys in a row over Wikileaks cables.


For U.S., Caution Is the Word Before 9/11 Commemorations

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:21 AM PDT

The United States is tightening security on military bases and warning Americans abroad to be careful in the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.


PM backs eviction of travellers

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:18 AM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron backs the eviction of travellers living illegally at Dale Farm.


Terra Firma in new EMI legal bid

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Private equity group Terra Firma is launching another legal action over the music firm EMI, the BBC has learnt.


France Condemns Syria As Troops Raid Restive City

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Syrian security forces unleashed a barrage of gunfire against protesters, killing at least 11 people as France said President Bashar al-Assad's deadly crackdown amounts to a crime against humanity.


Stent to Prevent Strokes Fails in Study, Surprising Researchers

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 12:41 PM PDT

A promising device to prop open blocked arteries in the brain to prevent strokes failed in a rigorous study, researchers reported.


Syrian city crackdown intensifies

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Syrian troops and tanks intensify a crackdown on the restive central city of Homs, killing at least 14 people, activists say.


Primate civil partnership warning

Posted: 07 Sep 2011 08:52 AM PDT

Church of Ireland primate Archbishop Alan Harper says that the issue of clergy entering civil partnerships with same-sex partners could be a source of major division in the church.


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