Haqqanis 'to follow Taliban' on peace talks

Haqqanis 'to follow Taliban' on peace talks

Haqqanis 'to follow Taliban' on peace talks

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Feared anti-government group's leader claims receiving offers from US and Karzai that were meant to "create divisions".


Suspects charged in Nigeria bombing

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:09 PM PDT

Four alleged Boko Haram members stand accused of organising deadly suicide bombing of UN headquarters.


Overnight shooting in Yemen's capital wounds 8 (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:18 PM PDT

Reuters - Soldiers opened fire near an anti-government protest camp in Yemen's capital overnight and wounded eight protesters, medics told Reuters on Saturday, after weeks of relative calm in the area.


Cambodian leader welcomes Thai ex-PM Thaksin (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:14 PM PDT

AP - Cambodia's leader welcomed exiled former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for talks Saturday, just two days after hosting Thaksin's sister, Thailand's current prime minister.


Overnight shooting in Yemen's capital wounds 8

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:18 PM PDT

SANAA (Reuters) - Soldiers opened fire near an anti-government protest camp in Yemen's capital overnight and wounded eight protesters, medics told Reuters on Saturday, after weeks of relative calm in the area.

Dozens reported dead in Syrian crackdown

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:07 PM PDT

Uprising enters its seventh month with protests across the country and more deaths at the hands of security forces.


Exclusive: Haqqanis to follow Taliban on Afghan peace (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:28 PM PDT

Reuters - The Haqqani network, one of the most feared insurgent groups in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the Kabul government and the United States only if the Taliban did, its leader Sirajuddin Haqqani told Reuters on Saturday.


Paradise Lost: Trash Threatens an Indonesian Treasure (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Indonesia's Bunaken National Marine Park is supposed to be a sanctuary for hundreds of species and one of the world's best dive sites. But there's one problem: It's full of garbage.


Global stocks rally on Europe hope, euro slip (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 08:33 PM PDT

Traders are pictured at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange September 15, 2011. REUTERS/Remote/Bob StrongReuters - Global equities rose for a fourth straight day on Friday, but the euro slid as hope Europe was finally getting a grip on the region's debt crisis was offset by lingering fears Greece is still at risk of default.

Peruvian journalist killed, 2nd this month (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 06:35 PM PDT

AP - Peruvian police say they have arrested a suspect in the killing of a provincial radio-TV journalist known for reporting on local corruption.


Officials: Koreas' nuke envoys to meet next week (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 07:04 PM PDT

South Korean war veterans on the navy transport ship Dokdo salute during a ceremony to mark the 1950 Incheon landing operations on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, in waters off Incheon, South Korea. In Sept. 1950, the United Nations Forces, led by U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur, landed on Incheon, just months after North Korea invaded the South. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - Nuclear envoys from the two Koreas plan to meet for talks in Beijing next week, South Korean officials said Friday in the latest sign of diplomatic wrangling aimed at restarting long-stalled nuclear disarmament negotiations.

UK police seek phone-hacking sources' names

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 09:50 PM PDT

London police seeks production order under Official Secrets Act to force newspaper to reveal sources.


Exclusive: Haqqanis to follow Taliban on Afghan peace

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 10:28 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The Haqqani network, one of the most feared insurgent groups in Afghanistan, would take part in peace talks with the Kabul government and the United States only if the Taliban did, its leader Sirajuddin Haqqani told Reuters on Saturday.

Potato Fans Fret Over Fate of Frites

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 08:19 PM PDT

Farmers, fryers and foodies are battling over the future of the potato which made Belgium great: the bintje.


U.S. Suspects Pakistan Link in Attack

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 06:43 PM PDT

U.S. officials say they are looking for evidence that directly links elements of Pakistan's powerful spy agency to this week's assault on the U.S. Embassy and coalition headquarters in Kabul, a sign of just how rancorous relations have become between the two allies.


French Court Will Hear Complaint by ex-Ivory Coast Leader

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 04:15 PM PDT

A French judge has launched an investigation into accusations made by former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo that France's military went beyond a U.N. mandate to protect civilians and tried to assassinate him during the April siege of his residence.


GM Reaches Deal With UAW

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 09:24 PM PDT

General Motors late Friday night reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers for a new, four-year labor contract, setting the stage for the union's continuing negotiations with Ford and Chrysler.


Don't take the customer for granted

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 06:34 PM PDT

? Of all strategic mistakes the leadership of fast-growing corporations makes, one stands out: Taking the customer for granted. Blinded by growth, leadership comes to believe that whatever products corporations produce are unique and indispensible, so their customers will always be there to buy them. While this mind-set may have worked in the old days ...


Deaths in US airshow crash

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 11:23 PM PDT

Plane plunges into crowd at air race event in Reno, Nevada, killing at least three people and injuring scores more.


'Rogue' Trading Lasted 3 Years

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 08:54 PM PDT

An alleged trading scheme at UBS went undetected for three years before it was finally discovered, triggering a $2 billion loss, U.K. authorities indicated as they charged trader Kweku Adoboli with fraud.


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