Deadly explosion in Pakistan's Khyber region

Deadly explosion in Pakistan's Khyber region


Deadly explosion in Pakistan's Khyber region

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:06 PM PST

Explosion near fuel station in northwestern tribal region kills at least 15 people, officials say.


ICC deadline for details of Saif trial looms

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:10 PM PST

Libya's new rulers still need to clarify legal status of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to the International Criminal Court.


Shares, euro rise even though Europe worries weigh (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:22 PM PST

Traders are pictured at their desks at the Frankfurt stock exchange January 2, 2012. REUTERS/Remote/Pawel KopczynskiReuters - Asian shares made solid gains and the euro rose on Tuesday, but concerns over euro zone sovereign funding ahead of key auctions outweighed some optimism on the economic outlook elsewhere and kept investors cautious about taking riskier positions.



Insurgents try to storm Afghan government building (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:41 PM PST

A man pours water into a container for sheep in an open livestock market near Bala Hissar, an old fortress, in Kabul January 10, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS)AP - Afghan police say a group of insurgents has tried to storm a government building in eastern Afghanistan, setting off a firefight that has killed at least four people.



Bombing kills 15 in Pakistan's Khyber region

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:41 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb exploded near a fuel station in the Jamrud area of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber tribal region Tuesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 25, regional government officials said.


Assad to address Syria on 'internal issues'

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST

President also expected to discuss regional developments, state media reports, as Turkey warns of civil war.


A Message to All Candidates: Our Troops Aren't Props

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:18 PM PST

Our troops are many things to many people. Heroes, parents, diplomats, victims, villains, victors. But as the GOP Primary races roll through New Hampshire this week, there is one thing that all of America must understand they?re not: political props. And that?s not just my opinion, it?s the law. This is why so many of ...


Multiple Sclerosis May Be Caused By A Virus

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:05 PM PST

New research shows that multiple sclerosis is probably caused by a viral infection.


Uruguay 'could drop' Haiti abuse case

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:50 PM PST

Rape case against six UN peacekeepers may be shelved as authorities claim they cannot get victim to testify.


Suu Kyi to run for Myanmar parliament

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 10:02 PM PST

Myanmar democratic opposition leader confirms she will stand for parliament in April by-elections.


Police find 15 bodies in western Mexico (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:33 PM PST

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, third from left, attends a ceremony of the newly formed 'Fuerza Civil', a police force of the northern state of Nuevo Leon, at the police headquarters in Monterrey, Mexico, Monday Jan. 9, 2012. The state of Nuevo Leon, and its industrial capital Monterrey, have been mired in violence over the past two years as rival drug gangs battle for control of the region. Other officials accompanying Calderon are, from left: Nuevo Leon's Public Safety Director Jaime Castaneda, Nuevo Leon Gov. Rodrigo Medina, Mexico's Defense Secretary Gen. Guillermo Galvan, Army Commander of the 4th Military Region Gen. Noe Sandoval and Escobedo City's Mayor Clara Luz Flores. (AP Photo/Hans Maximo Musielik)Reuters - Police found 15 bodies piled on top of one another outside a convenience store in western Mexico on Monday, local and federal authorities said.



China top military paper warns U.S. aims to contain rise (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:15 PM PST

Reuters - The United States' new defense strategy focused on the Asia-Pacific region is directed at containing China's rise, the People's Liberation Army's newspaper said on Tuesday in Beijing's strongest warning yet against the new Pentagon stance.


China's trade weakens; December surplus $16.5B (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:37 PM PST

AP - China's import growth showed an unexpectedly sharp drop in December in a new sign the world's second-largest economy is slowing.


VIDEO: Aung San Suu Kyi to run for office

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:34 PM PST

Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has confirmed she will run for a parliamentary seat in the by-elections in April.


You Suze, you don't lose: Approval for the Approved Card

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:23 PM PST

Suze Orman today announced her new Approved Card, because in her words (and inflection), ?You. Can. Always. Bank. On. Me.? ??The card is the latest in a long line of prepaid cards, a relatively new financial instrument that functions basically like a checkless checking account, needn?t be marketed by a bank, offers tremendous value to ...


Freedom For Ford's Blue Oval On The Horizon

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:06 PM PST

A desperate Ford pledged its trademark as collateral in 2006, but can get it back with return to investment grade credit rating.


Femininity, Feminism and the Either/Or Woman: Part 2

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:46 PM PST

In understanding our wholeness, we can make that choice as humans who happen to be women; rather than as women who might also be human.


Outside Gingrich NH Offices, Ron Paul Supporters Party

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:28 PM PST

You have to hand it to Ron Paul supporters, they are the most animated in this election season. For some, like Republican challenger Newt Gingrich, their enthusiasm might even border on the annoying. At least one hundred Paul supporters stood in front of Newt?s campaign headquarters on Elm Street in after 6 pm Monday, celebrating ...


How Women Succeed at Business - Bird by Bird

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 08:22 PM PST

Lisa Dimonte, founder and CEO of MyLegal.com is one of those women who make the rest of us ask how does she do it all? The answer is always the same ? opportunity by opportunity. That?s the advice author Anne Lamott would give to women. In her book Bird by Bird, Some Instructions on Writing ...


Police find 15 bodies in western Mexico

Posted: 09 Jan 2012 09:33 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Police found 15 bodies piled on top of one another outside a convenience store in western Mexico on Monday, local and federal authorities said.