U.S. to End Afghan Combat Role in 2013

U.S. to End Afghan Combat Role in 2013

U.S. to End Afghan Combat Role in 2013

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 01:11 PM PST

The U.S. plans to shift the war strategy in Afghanistan from combat operations to a train-and-assist mission in 2013, limiting the role of international forces ahead of the scheduled pullout at the end of 2014.


Wen Pledges Help for Small Businesses

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:24 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will move to help the country's economically vital but financially strapped small businesses, including setting up a 15-billion-yuan ($2.39 billion) special fund to support the development of small and midsize enterprises.


At least 68 dead after Egypt soccer match

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 01:05 PM PST

CAIRO — At least 68 people were killed Wednesday night in one of the deadliest incidents in the country in recent history, according to the Egyptian Heal`th Ministry.

Clashes broke out as fans streamed onto the field at a stadium at Port Said at the conclusion of a game between regional teams, the hometown El Masry and Al Ahly, according to news reports and witnesses.

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Panetta Moves Up End to U.S. Combat Role in Afghanistan

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 01:01 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta cast the decision as an orderly step in the planned withdrawal, but it was the first time the United States had put a date on stepping back from its central role in the war.

American Airlines Seeks 13,000 Job Cuts

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 01:02 PM PST

The carrier, operating in bankruptcy court, also said it sought to terminate pension plans and to cut benefits.

VIDEO: Pitch invasion sparks deadly clash

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST

At least 73 people have been killed in clashes between rival fans following a football match in the Egyptian city of Port Said, state television reports.


Syria toll mounts amid Russian veto threat

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:51 PM PST

Fate of Security Council resolution seeking UN action in the balance as France says death toll has reached 6,000.


Rival groups clash in Libyan capital

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:57 PM PST

Fighting near office buildings and hotels in central Tripoli blamed on Zintan and Misrata brigades.


Panetta Moves Up End to U.S. Combat Role in Afghanistan

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta cast the decision as an orderly step in the planned withdrawal, but it was the first time the United States had put a date on stepping back from its central role in the war.

Civil servant tax review ordered

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 09:09 AM PST

A review into claims of tax avoidance by top civil servants is ordered by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, after a BBC Newsnight investigation.


Egypt: More than 70 killed following clashes after soccer game (video)

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:28 PM PST

CAIRO -- At least 73 people were killed Wednesday in a rare outbreak of violence in an Egyptian port city, according to the Egyptian Health Ministry. It was one of the deadliest incidents in the country's recent history.

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More than 70 Killed in Egyptian Soccer Mayhem

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:28 PM PST

A brawl between rival soccer fans after a match in Port Said was Egypt's bloodiest episode of lawlessness since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak last year.

E-Mail on ‘Rife’ Hacking Deleted From James Murdoch Computer, Lawyers Say

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:38 PM PST

The e-mail to Rupert Murdoch's son was deleted from his computer less than a week before the police opened their current investigation into phone hacking.

Ghana 1-1 Guinea

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:31 PM PST

Ghana seal their place in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals with a 1-1 draw against Guinea in Franceville.


Cameron to back Eurofighter deal

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 09:14 AM PST

David Cameron tells MPs he will do everything he can to persuade India to place a major air force order with British companies rather than French.


Redknapp: My mind was on Beckham

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 08:24 AM PST

Harry Redknapp tells jurors he was more worried about David Beckham than his bank account and shouts at a detective for "staring" at him as he speaks.


Abduction of Chinese workers in Sudan stirs criticism of Beijing

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:09 PM PST

HONG KONG — When China evacuated some 30,000 of its citizens from Libya early last year, official media fell into patriotic rapture. Television screens and newspaper front pages filled with pictures of flag-waving returnees. Xinhua, the state news agency, issued a commemorative DVD. The People's Liberation Army Daily vowed that "no Chinese will ever be left behind."

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Panetta: U.S., NATO will seek to end Afghan combat mission next year

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:59 AM PST

BRUSSELS – The United States and NATO will seek to end their combat mission in Afghanistan next year and shift to a role of providing support and training to Afghan security forces, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday.

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U.S. Rep: Are drugs from overseas safe?

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 07:51 AM PST

Rep. John Dingell: A lot of our prescription drugs come from overseas. The FDA needs the authority to monitor foreign suppliers to prevent counterfeit or contaminated drugs from entering our market.

Rival Libyan militias fight gunbattle in capital

Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:15 PM PST

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rival militias fought a two-hour gunbattle over a luxury beach house being used as a barracks in the Libyan capital Wednesday, underscoring how volatile the country is following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi.

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