Taliban attack in central Kabul ends

Taliban attack in central Kabul ends


Taliban attack in central Kabul ends

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 11:11 PM PDT

A nearly day-long Taliban siege on the U.S. Embassy and NATO command in Kabul ended early Wednesday, said Siddiq Siddiqi, an Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman.


French court to rule in Clearstream case

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 11:09 PM PDT

Appeals court to decide if Dominique de Villepin, a former prime minister, was involved in a campaign to smear Sarkozy.


Asia corporate sentiment slides on global worries (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 11:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Sentiment at Asia's top companies fell in the third quarter, hitting its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2009 as doubts about the strength of the global economy weighed, a Reuters survey showed.


VIDEO: Flash floods hit Thailand

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 10:57 PM PDT

More than 80 people have died in flash floods and landslides that have hit parts of North and Central Thailand, reports say.


VIDEO: Inside Japan's exclusion zone

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 05:02 AM PDT

Six months on from Japan's nuclear crisis, science correspondent David Shukman enters the Fukushima exclusion zone.


VIDEO: Argentina bus and trains collide

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 07:41 PM PDT

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a train crashed into a bus at a rail crossing in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.


VIDEO: Headcam footage of bomb being defused

Posted: 12 Sep 2011 10:15 PM PDT

For the first time, the Ministry of Defence has allowed the work of specialist bomb disposal teams in Afghanistan to be shown.


Asian markets fall amid European debt fears (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 10:24 PM PDT

A trader works in the crude oil and natural gas options pit on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York in this August 8, 2011 file photo. Sentiment at Asia's top companies fell in the third quarter, hitting its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2009 as doubts about the strength of the global economy weighed, a Reuters survey showed. Weak U.S. economic data, a debt crisis in the euro zone and worries about inflation and tighter monetary policy in Asia have clouded the outlook for the global economy, denting sentiment across the board. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/FilesAP - Asian stock markets fell Wednesday despite gains on Wall Street and in Europe the day before as simmering worries over Europe's debt crisis cast a pall over trading.



VIDEO: Argentina bus and trains collide

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 07:41 PM PDT

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a train crashed into a bus at a rail crossing in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires.


The Physics (And Economics) of Blowing Up a Planet

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 10:06 PM PDT

The science behind the Death Star provides an excellent example of why possible technologies aren't always practical.


Kabul attack ends after 20 hours, 6 attackers dead (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 10:32 PM PDT

Reuters - An assault by Taliban insurgents on the heart of Kabul's diplomatic and military enclave has ended after 20 hours, when security forces killed the last of six attackers, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said on Wednesday.


NATO-led forces secure Kabul after attacks

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 10:34 PM PDT

Security operation ends with all six Taliban fighters killed after 20 hours of fighting in the Afghan capital.


Serena Williams Tarnishes Reputation, Endorsement Future With Childish On-Court Tantrums

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 09:48 PM PDT

Serena Williams has been a role model for aspiring young women tennis players for over a decade.?? And certainly both Williams sisters have been an inspiration for young tennis hopefuls, showing folks that silver spoons and country clubs are not a prerequisite for success in the world of professional tennis. For these things, Ms. Williams ...


Al Gore's 24-hour spectacle

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 09:48 PM PDT

Remember "An Inconvenient Truth"? The photos of houses washed away by floods and natural disaster victims???post-mortem???zipped up in body bags? Former Vice President Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary scared people senseless and had many wondering if we were simply doomed. Well Gore is at it again; his latest mission is to reawaken that concern and to ...


Bus rolls into Kashmir gorge; 20 dead

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 09:42 AM PDT

At least 20 bus passengers were killed and a dozen others injured in a traffic accident Tuesday in Indian-administered Kashmir.


Possible N. Korean defectors sail to Japan

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 09:48 PM PDT

Japanese Coast Guards found a small wooden boat Tuesday morning drifting off Japan's western coast with nine men, women and children on board claiming they are from North Korea, a Coast Guard spokesman said.


Kabul attack ends after 20 hours, 6 attackers dead

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 11:17 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - An assault by Taliban insurgents on the heart of Kabul's diplomatic and military enclave has ended after 20 hours, when security forces killed the last of six attackers, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said on Wednesday.


Schools for Pregnant Teens

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 08:50 PM PDT

A reader writes: I recently came across your article regarding the teen pregnancy school in Detroit. I noticed you mentioned the school was the only one of its kind in the nation. However, I wanted to clarify that this is misleading information. For several years, I worked for for Lima City Schools, Opportunities for Parenting ...


Richardson to leave Cuba bitter, with no prisoner (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 08:58 PM PDT

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, center, arrives for a press conference at the National Hotel in Havana, Cuba, Friday Sept. 9, 2011. Richardson said Friday that he was concerned about the health of 62-year-old Alan Gross, who has reportedly lost 100 pounds since his arrest in December 2009, and had no timetable for leaving Cuba unless he sees him.  Gross is serving 15 years for illegally bringing communications equipment to the island. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Tuesday that he would leave Cuba after exhausting all possible avenues to try to win the release of a jailed U.S. government subcontractor, adding that he was treated so poorly he doubted he could ever come back to the island as a friend.



President Obama's $23.7 Million Vacation Home For Sale

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 08:17 PM PDT

Blue Heron Farm, the luxury Martha's Vineyard estate used by the Obama family, is up for grabs.