9 NATO soldiers die in Afghan crash

9 NATO soldiers die in Afghan crash

9 NATO soldiers die in Afghan crash

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:15 PM PDT

KABUL - Nine NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday morning in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, military officials said.


Afghanistan - NATO - Asia - International Security Assistance Force - Taliban


North Korea reschedules leadership conference

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:08 PM PDT

TOKYO - North Korea will hold a landmark political meeting on Sept. 28 to elect "its supreme leadership body," state media said Tuesday, in what outside analysts view as a key step in leader Kim Jong Il's hereditary succession plan.



North Korea - Asia - United States - Weapons - Warfare and Conflict


Crash kills 9, makes 2010 worst year of Afghan war

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 11:10 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A helicopter crash killed nine troops from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan's south on Tuesday, making 2010 the deadliest year of the war for foreign troops just as attention turns to plans to start withdrawing them.

Bed bugs infest New York City

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 11:08 PM PDT

New York City suffers a massive break out of bed bugs


Cuba summons workers to explain coming layoffs (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 04:34 PM PDT

** ADDS PLACE WHERE WORKERS PREPARE SANDWICHS ** Workers prepare sandwichs at a snack bar in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. After the announcement made Monday by Cuba's government that it will cast off at least half a million state employees by mid-2011, the island leaders have already determined what workers should do after being dismissed from their jobs, detailing a plan for them to raise rabbits, paint buildings, make bricks, collect garbage and pilot ferries across Havana's bay. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - Cuba is calling workers across the island to special meetings so labor leaders can brief them on half a million government layoffs coming in the next six months and suggest ways that those fired can make a living.

AP Interview: Gul backs Mideast nuclear-free zone (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 08:35 PM PDT

Turkish President Abdullah Gul addresses a summit on the Millennium Development Goals at United Nations headquarters Monday, Sept. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - Turkish President Abdullah Gul said Monday he will call for a Middle East totally free of nuclear weapons when he addresses the U.N. General Assembly later this week.

Lady Gaga slams 'don't ask, don't tell'

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:38 PM PDT

Pop singer Lady Gaga has led a rally against the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prevents openly-gay people serving in the US military.


N Korea set for leadership summit

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:33 PM PDT

North Korea's ruling party will hold its first conference in a generation on 28 September, state media reports say, amid speculation that leader Kim Jong-il is about to name his successor.


Report: Global cost of dementia is soaring (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:23 PM PDT

AP - The global cost of dementia will likely exceed $604 billion this year, or 1 percent of the world's gross domestic product, a new report says.


Afghan Elections: Will Corruption Thwart Democracy? (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Impatient to find an exit from a nine-year war, many in the West are inclined to look the other way when Afghan allies betray the trust of their people. That's a tragic mistake


NATO chopper crash breaks Afghan war toll record (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:35 PM PDT

A US UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter is seen flying over Kabul. A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan killed nine NATO troops Tuesday in one of the deadliest incidents of the war, taking the overall death toll for foreign forces to an annual record.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan killed nine NATO troops Tuesday in one of the deadliest incidents of the war, taking the overall death toll for foreign forces to an annual record.

Is India Doing Enough to Reduce Child Mortality? (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Despite its drastic economic advances in the last two decades, India still accounts for 20% of the world's child mortality


China eye Asian Cup semis, football W.Cup finals (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 10:03 PM PDT

Members of the Chinese football team celebrate their victory during the award ceremony of the East Asian football championship at National Stadium in Tokyo, in February. Football authorities in China are targeting the semi-finals at next year's Asian Cup and the 2014 World Cup finals after an upswing in fortunes for the national side.(AFP/File/Kazuhiro Nogi)AFP - Football authorities in China are targeting the semi-finals at next year's Asian Cup and the 2014 World Cup finals after an upswing in fortunes for the national side.

Taiwan's Chinatrust: would bid alone for AIG unit (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinatrust Financial (2891.TW) will bid for American International Group's Taiwan unit Nan Shan Life again if the U.S. insurer puts it back on the market, Chinatrust's president said on Tuesday.


Helicopter crash makes 2010 deadliest of Afghan war

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:49 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Nine coalition troops were killed on Tuesday when a helicopter crashed in Afghanistan's south, the NATO-led force said, making 2010 the deadliest year of the nine-year war.

Quartet to urge Israel to keep settlement freeze

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:50 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Quartet of Middle East peace mediators will on Tuesday call on Israel to extend its settlement moratorium, saying the freeze has had a positive impact as the two sides seek a peace deal within the next year, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.

Ex-hostage Betancourt's book to go on sale

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:22 PM PDT

Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her six-year captivity in a book due to hit the shelves Tuesday.

C.Games Federation boss says nations 'shocked' at athletes' village (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:21 PM PDT

Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell (pictured) on Tuesday demanded immediate action from the Indian government to fix what he called a AFP - Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennell on Tuesday demanded immediate action from the Indian government to fix what he called a "seriously compromised" athletes' village in New Delhi.

Rooftop protest after Sydney asylum-seeker death (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:14 PM PDT

Sri Lankan and Iraqi asylum-seekers are seen protesting on the roof of the Villawood detention centre near Sydney, on September 21. The protest follows the death of Fiji's Josefa Rauluni, 36, who lept from a roof at Villawood after receiving deportation orders on September 20.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Asylum-seekers protested from the roof of a Sydney immigration centre for a second day on Tuesday after a Fijian man plunged to his death in front of horrified onlookers.

Japan urges nationalism avoided in China sea row

Posted: 20 Sep 2010 09:43 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Tuesday it and China should avoid fuelling nationalism over a sea dispute and called for the row to be resolved without affecting business between Asia's two biggest economies.
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