Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban (Reuters)

Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban (Reuters)

Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:07 PM PST

Reuters - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally leave.


Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: report (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:56 PM PST

Reuters - Three Tibetans in southwestern China have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free Asia reported, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past year.


Chinese seeks reconstruction role in Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:05 PM PST

Reuters - China has sent a team of government officials and company executives to Libya to discuss post-war reconstruction and how to protect Chinese assets, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.


Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:07 PM PST

KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally leave.

Chinese seeks reconstruction role in Libya

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:05 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has sent a team of government officials and company executives to Libya to discuss post-war reconstruction and how to protect Chinese assets, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.

Deadly freeze moves west across Europe

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:09 PM PST

More than 250 dead as temperatures plunge to nearly -40C, with Russia forced to reduce gas supplies to the continent.


Three Tibetans self-immolate in western China: report

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:56 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Three Tibetans in southwestern China have set themselves ablaze in protest against Chinese rule, Radio Free Asia reported, the latest in a series of self-immolations over the past year.

The Surface Of Mars Is Too Dry For Life

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:37 PM PST

A new study confirms that Mars is an arid place that's far too dry for life to exist on the surface.


Afghan police: US soldier shoots Afghan guard (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:25 PM PST

Afghans walk over snow after a snow storm on a hill side in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. National Weather Center meteorologist Abdul Qadir Qadir says the heavy snows were beneficial for Afghanistan, which has been suffering from 12 years of drought. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - An American soldier shot and killed an Afghan guard at a base in the country's north, apparently because the American thought the guard was about to attack him, Afghan police said Sunday.

U.S. brigadier general dies in Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:19 PM PST

U.S. Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner died in Kabul of apparent natural causes, officials said, making him one of the highest ranking officers to die in Afghanistan.

Strong words at U.N. after vetoes

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:03 PM PST

U.N. Security Council members used strong language after Russia and China vetoed a resolution condemning Syria for human rights violations and attacks against its citizens.

Philippine extremist planning attacks when killed (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:49 PM PST

AP - Two Philippine security officials say a key Abu Sayyaf commander killed in a U.S.-backed airstrike was planning terror attacks when he was slain.


Opposition angered as Chavez celebrates coup

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:40 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition leaders slammed the event as a blemish on the country's democracy.

VIDEO: Fidel Castro launches memoirs

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 08:37 PM PST

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs.


Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:12 PM PST

Portuguese representative Jose Filipe Moraes Cabral, left, and South African representative Baso Sangqu, right, glance at Russian representative Vitaly Churkin, center, as they vote in support of a draft resolution backing an Arab League call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, which was later vetoed by Russia and China, during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council at United Nations headquarters on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The unusual weekend session comes as Syrian forces pummel the city of Homs with mortars and artillery in what activists are calling one of the bloodiest episodes of the uprising. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising.

VIDEO: Fidel Castro launches memoirs

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 08:37 PM PST

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs.


Dominican migrant boat overturns; at least 10 dead (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 08:39 PM PST

A woman who survived a shipwreck rests at the Elupina Cordero Hospital after being rescued from the sea in Sabana de la Mar, Dominican Republic, Saturday Feb. 4, 2012. An overloaded boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic overturned in the pre-dawn darkness Saturday off the coast of the Dominican Republic, killing at least 10 people and leaving dozens missing, officials said. Authorities said there were as many as 60 people on board, and they were apparently headed to Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Manuel Antonio Vega, Listin Diario) NO PUBLICAR EN LA REPUBLICA DOMINICANAAP - An overloaded boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic overturned in the pre-dawn darkness Saturday off the coast of the Caribbean country, killing at least 10 people and leaving dozens missing, officials said.

Analysis: Singapore faces growing pains as setbacks pile up (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 08:36 PM PST

Reuters - Senior officials arrested in a corruption investigation. Subway commuters trapped underground without light or proper ventilation. Flooded roads in the financial district.


Over 6,300 People Have Applied To Be Astronauts

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 08:15 PM PST

NASA has a daunting task ahead of itself as it works to winno


Analysis: Singapore faces growing pains as setbacks pile up

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 08:36 PM PST

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Senior officials arrested in a corruption investigation. Subway commuters trapped underground without light or proper ventilation. Flooded roads in the financial district.
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