Official: Pakistan to free more Afghan detainees |
- Official: Pakistan to free more Afghan detainees
- Mali refugees recount 'horrific abuses'
- State Dept. issues Mali travel warning
- Myanmar aims to improve lives, modernize with new reforms
- Federal Judge Shoots Down IRS Attempt To Regulate All Paid Tax Preparers
- Emotional Armstrong 'ashamed' about doping
- VIDEO: Bucket falls out of military aircraft
- VIDEO: Russian ritual of jumping in ice water
- Ukraine's Tymoshenko named as murder suspect
- 9 Great Tidbits Of 'Dear Abby' Wisdom
- Myanmar aims to improve lives, modernize with new reforms
- Many hostages remain in Algeria crisis
- Algerian hostage crisis throws spotlight on spillover of Libyan war
- Algerian stance spoils U.S. strategy for region
- Algerian reticence spoils U.S. strategy for region
- U.S. sends trainers for Mali-bound force
- Holder urges mayors to press for background checks for gun buyers
- Can A New Org Structure Help Drug Developers Make Better Early Decisions?
- Mali army retakes town, Islamists flee French air raids
- US indicts former New Orleans mayor for fraud
| Official: Pakistan to free more Afghan detainees Posted: 18 Jan 2013 10:48 PM PST ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani official says the country will release more Afghan militant detainees to boost the peace process in Afghanistan. |
| Mali refugees recount 'horrific abuses' Posted: 18 Jan 2013 10:28 PM PST Witnesses describe executions, amputations and use of child soldiers, as UN warns of up to 700,000 more refugees. |
| State Dept. issues Mali travel warning Posted: 18 Jan 2013 10:01 PM PST
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| Myanmar aims to improve lives, modernize with new reforms Posted: 18 Jan 2013 09:08 PM PST
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| Federal Judge Shoots Down IRS Attempt To Regulate All Paid Tax Preparers Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:56 PM PST Should the Internal Revenue Service regulate Elmer Kilian, a retired Korean War Vet who hangs an "Eagle Tax Services" sign on his home in Eagle, Wisc. every tax season and prepares 80 to 100 income tax returns on his dining room table? It never did. Then, in 2010, after years of listening to complaints about the problems created by incompetent and dishonest unlicensed tax pros, the IRS decided to require all paid preparers to register with it and those who weren't otherwise subject to national standards to pass a minimum competency test. Registration began in 2011 and preparers were supposed to pass the test by the end of this year. |
| Emotional Armstrong 'ashamed' about doping Posted: 18 Jan 2013 07:50 PM PST US cyclist Lance Armstrong said he decided to confess to drugs when he saw his son defending him against allegations. |
| VIDEO: Bucket falls out of military aircraft Posted: 18 Jan 2013 07:22 PM PST An object accidentally fell from a military aircraft in US city of San Diego, causing damage to a business and embarrassing the US Marine Corps. |
| VIDEO: Russian ritual of jumping in ice water Posted: 18 Jan 2013 06:50 PM PST The ancient ritual, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ, involves worshippers jumping into barrels of water that are first blessed by priests. |
| Ukraine's Tymoshenko named as murder suspect Posted: 18 Jan 2013 07:21 PM PST Ex-prime minister, already serving seven-year sentence, accused of conspiring in $2.8m "hit" on powerful businessman. |
| 9 Great Tidbits Of 'Dear Abby' Wisdom Posted: 18 Jan 2013 07:02 PM PST Although I have unbounded admiration for each of them, I am not King Solomon, the American Medical Association or the U.S. Supreme Court. I am not Portia, Cassandra, or the Delphic Oracle even. I have, in brief, no delusions about myself or about my work. Although I do put forward the mild claim to some pride in both. |
| Myanmar aims to improve lives, modernize with new reforms Posted: 18 Jan 2013 09:08 PM PST NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar's government will unveil a slew of new reforms to donor countries and international organizations this weekend, aiming to consolidate achievements since the end of military rule in 2011 but also quickly improve the lives of its citizens. |
| Many hostages remain in Algeria crisis Posted: 18 Jan 2013 09:13 PM PST At least 30 workers, including foreigners, still unaccounted for as siege at remote gas plant enters third day. |
| Algerian hostage crisis throws spotlight on spillover of Libyan war Posted: 18 Jan 2013 06:48 PM PST CAIRO — The hostage standoff at an Algerian gas field has thrown a fresh spotlight on the spillover unleashed by the 2011 war that toppled Moammar Gaddafi in Libya. Experts say the vast quantities of weapons and fighters that streamed out of Gaddafi's arsenals may have served as a catalyst for the region's expanding crisis. Read full article >> |
| Algerian stance spoils U.S. strategy for region Posted: 18 Jan 2013 06:10 PM PST LONDON — The hostage crisis in Algeria has upended the Obama administration's strategy for coordinating an international military campaign against al-Qaeda fighters in North Africa, leaving U.S., European and African leaders even more at odds over how to tackle the problem. Read full article >> |
| Algerian reticence spoils U.S. strategy for region Posted: 18 Jan 2013 06:10 PM PST LONDON — The hostage crisis in Algeria has upended the Obama administration's strategy for coordinating an international military campaign against al-Qaeda fighters in North Africa, leaving U.S., European and African leaders even more at odds over how to tackle the problem. Read full article >> |
| U.S. sends trainers for Mali-bound force Posted: 18 Jan 2013 05:58 PM PST The United States has dispatched about 100 military trainers to six nations that will contribute troops to a pan-African force being prepared for deployment to Mali, the State Department said Friday. The initial U.S. trainers will "discuss training and equipping and deployment needs of those countries in the interest of getting them ready to go into Mali," spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said. Read full article >> |
| Holder urges mayors to press for background checks for gun buyers Posted: 18 Jan 2013 05:50 PM PST Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. urged the nation's mayors Friday to support President Obama's plan to require a background check for everyone who buys a firearm in the United States. In his most extensive remarks about gun control, Holder called on mayors to push for "immediate congressional action" that would force gun-show and private gun sellers to fully check the backgrounds of all their customers. Read full article >> |
| Can A New Org Structure Help Drug Developers Make Better Early Decisions? Posted: 18 Jan 2013 06:09 PM PST A week ago, I discussed the role of bad decision making in pharma's woes. I agreed with a senior management consultant that human factors impact both forecasting and drug development decisions, but I wasn't sure that (at least in early stage projects) forecasting or drug development decisions would be significantly improved by "objective" or "optimal" processes, however you define that. |
| Mali army retakes town, Islamists flee French air raids Posted: 18 Jan 2013 05:33 PM PST
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| US indicts former New Orleans mayor for fraud Posted: 18 Jan 2013 05:57 PM PST Ray Nagin, mayor when Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans in 2005, faces five to 20 years if convicted of corruption. |
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