Is NATO to Blame for Russia's Afghan Heroin Problem? (Time.com) |
- Is NATO to Blame for Russia's Afghan Heroin Problem? (Time.com)
- S.Koreans celebrate World Cup win over Greece (AFP)
- Has Ahmadinejad Weathered the Storm? (Time.com)
- Report: Pakistani ISI backs Taliban
- Lending constraints keep Europe central banks on alert (AFP)
- Anniversary of disputed Iran vote passes quietly (AP)
- Rescued US teen sailor vows to do it again (AFP)
- Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan (AP)
- Hand of clod - press slams Green for blunder (AFP)
- Johnson lashes out at England rugby players (AFP)
- US urges Iran to free political prisoners, US hikers
- Obama heads to disaster zone, Coast Guard warns BP
- Traditional Indian piety makes way for pop culture images of Hindu gods
- Ahmed Wali Karzai, an ally and obstacle to the U.S. military in Afghanistan
- U.N. reviews Taliban, al-Qaeda blacklist; teen sailor Abby Sunderland rescued
- Quake jolts northern Japan (Reuters)
- No damage reported from Japanese quake
- Foxconn suicide probe to be made public (Reuters)
- Foxconn suicide probe to be made public
- Pakistan agency is funding Taliban
| Is NATO to Blame for Russia's Afghan Heroin Problem? (Time.com) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:55 PM PDT Time.com - As heroin floods over the border into Russia, Moscow points the finger of blame at NATO and its refusal to destroy Afghan opium poppy fields
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| S.Koreans celebrate World Cup win over Greece (AFP) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 10:09 PM PDT
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| Has Ahmadinejad Weathered the Storm? (Time.com) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:55 PM PDT Time.com - The protests that followed his disputed reelection threw Iran's Islamic regime into unprecedented turmoil. But the immediate threat appears to have receded
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| Report: Pakistani ISI backs Taliban Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:38 PM PDT UK institution report says intelligence agency funds and trains Afghan fighters.
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| Lending constraints keep Europe central banks on alert (AFP) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:45 PM PDT
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| Anniversary of disputed Iran vote passes quietly (AP) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:34 PM PDT
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| Rescued US teen sailor vows to do it again (AFP) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:51 PM PDT
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| Strong earthquake shakes northern Japan (AP) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:36 PM PDT AP - A strong earthquake rattled northern Japan on Sunday, and authorities said no tsunami was expected in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
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| Hand of clod - press slams Green for blunder (AFP) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:29 PM PDT
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| Johnson lashes out at England rugby players (AFP) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:23 PM PDT
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| US urges Iran to free political prisoners, US hikers Posted: 12 Jun 2010 07:20 PM PDT WASHINGTON -US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on Iran to meet its international obligations and release all political prisoners, as well as three American hikers held for almost a year.
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| Obama heads to disaster zone, Coast Guard warns BP Posted: 12 Jun 2010 10:51 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -US and British leaders sought to ease tensions amid sharpened rhetoric over the expanding oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as President Barack Obama readied to take matters into his own hands.
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| Traditional Indian piety makes way for pop culture images of Hindu gods Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT NEW DELHI -- Nestled between the wedding sari boutiques and hipster jean shops, there's a store in the city's most popular shopping mall that's playing with the gods.     Popular culture - History - Pop Culture - Social History - Arts
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| Ahmed Wali Karzai, an ally and obstacle to the U.S. military in Afghanistan Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- On March 8, at NATO headquarters in Kabul, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal presided over a classified briefing that some military officials hoped would lead to the ouster of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghanistan's president and the most powerful figure in southern...  Afghanistan - Ahmed Wali Karzai - Asia - Politics - Afghanistan Civil War
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| U.N. reviews Taliban, al-Qaeda blacklist; teen sailor Abby Sunderland rescued Posted: 12 Jun 2010 09:00 PM PDT AFGHANISTAN Fueling momentum for a political solution to the war in Afghanistan, a U.N. committee is reviewing whether certain people could be removed from a blacklist that freezes assets and limits travel of key Taliban and al-Qaeda figures, a U.N. official said Saturday.   Abby Sunderland - Indian Ocean - Australia - Sailing - Arts
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| Quake jolts northern Japan (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:55 PM PDT Reuters - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 jolted northern Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological agency said.
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| No damage reported from Japanese quake Posted: 12 Jun 2010 10:29 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 jolted northern Japan on Sunday, the Japan Meteorological agency said, though there were no reports of damage and nuclear facilities in the area were unaffected.    
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| Foxconn suicide probe to be made public (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:29 PM PDT Reuters - China will publish the results of an official probe into recent suicides at electronics maker Foxconn's giant manufacturing plant in south China, a Chinese labor affairs official said.
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| Foxconn suicide probe to be made public Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:29 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China will publish the results of an official probe into recent suicides at electronics maker Foxconn's giant manufacturing plant in south China, a Chinese labor affairs official said.   
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| Pakistan agency is funding Taliban Posted: 12 Jun 2010 08:15 PM PDT Pakistan's intelligence agency is providing funding, training and sanctuary to the Taliban on a scale much larger than previously thought according to a report from the London School of Economics.
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