In a troubled corner, Afghans jam the airwaves

In a troubled corner, Afghans jam the airwaves

In a troubled corner, Afghans jam the airwaves

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 11:20 PM PDT

FORWARD OPERATING BASE BOSTICK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - It has just one phone line and broadcasts from a plywood hut safe within a U.S. base, but Nari Radio is proving an unlikely hit in one of Afghanistan's most troubled regions, with a talk-back caller base that counts even the Taliban.

Analysis: Al Qaeda down, but not out in Pakistan

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 09:56 PM PDT

Abu Yahya al Libi who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan earlier this weekISLAMABAD/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - When al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi arrived in northwest Pakistan several years ago, he commanded so much respect that even some of the world's most dangerous militants held him in awe. Already a legend in the shadowy world of jihad for breaking out of a high security U.S. prison in neighboring Afghanistan in 2005, he seemed to promise endless funds, training and inspiration for men who dreamed of unleashing carnage in New York or London. By the time he was killed in a U.S. ...

2012 NBA Finals Will Surpass An 11 Nielsen Rating as Prince Durant Faces King James for NBA Throne

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 11:02 PM PDT

As the dispatched of a veteran team in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday night, NBA executives and their sponsors must have been jumping for joy. Because the showdown looming between the Heat and the is dripping with story lines and drama that will surely boost TV ratings. The people?s choice seems ...


Rockstar Games Offers GTA and GTA 2 For Free

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:31 PM PDT

Valve?s revolutionary PC gaming platform Steam has been selling the Rockstar titles Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2??in a bundle-only deal for $49.99???but you should know that Rockstar offers the pair??for free on their website. If Steam could sell these two titles, for even $0.99 individually, they probably would. The fact is that ...


Electoral test for Hollande's leftist agenda

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Winning presidency hollow victory for socialists if France fails to elect left-wing PM in parliamentary poll.


Chavez says cancer recovery on track

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:55 PM PDT

Venezuelan president says latest tests since treatment were "absolutely fine" as he prepares to begin re-election bid.


Want A Piece Of Nasdaq's $40M Facebook Settlement?

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:42 PM PDT

If you want money from the IPO, get in line.??On top of??lawsuits by investors, it's not clear if the Nasdaq fueled or quelled claims when the embarrassed exchange offered up $40M for trading glitches that made the whole mess worse. See Nasdaq??pays $40M for Facebook IPO glitches.??Computer glitches on 's opening day delayed trading by ...


Apple TV Will Change the Content We Consume on All Our Screens Forever

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:42 PM PDT

Here is what we think we know about what will announce at WWDC on Monday about TV. It will be releasing an SDK to allow developers to create apps for a new TV App Store which will be part of iOS 6. The existing TV device and an improved version of AirPlay will enable iOS ...


Energy's Deathprint ??? A Price Always Paid

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:08 PM PDT

Coal is by far the biggest killer. Nuclear is the safest energy source.


Veteran China graft lawyer to work for ousted Bo's wife: sources

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 09:30 PM PDT

China's former Chongqing Municipality Communist Party Secretary Bo and his wife stand at a mourning held for his father in BeijingBEIJING (Reuters) - The family of Gu Kailai, the Chinese leader's wife suspected of murdering a British man and igniting a political firestorm, has hired a Beijing lawyer experienced in defending officials accused of corruption to work for her, two sources have said. The sources, who have ties to Gu's ousted husband, Bo Xilai, said her family hired Shen Zhigeng, a partner in the Beijing Zong Heng Law Firm, whose clients have included a former vice minister of public security jailed for taking bribes. ...

Spain to Request EU Aid for Banks

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:23 PM PDT

Spain agreed to ask for as much as $125 billion in aid from the European Union for its ailing banking sector, becoming the fourth euro-zone country to seek a rescue.


China's Trade Surplus Widens

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 08:56 PM PDT

China's trade surplus widened to $18.7 billion in May from $18.4 billion in April, data from the General Administration of Customs showed Sunday.


Liberia Seals Ivory Coast Border

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:35 PM PDT

Ivorian government forces vowed to hunt down those responsible for an ambush that killed at least seven U.N. peacekeepers, while Liberia sealed its border amid fears that the gunmen had used the country to stage the cross-border attack.


The Secret Life of a Triple Crown Horse Owner

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Part of the allure of owning a thoroughbred is that, unlike an NBA or NFL or MLB team, you don't need to be a billionaire to do it. On the flip side, since you don't need to be a billionaire, thousands of the run-of-the-mill affluent become horse owners, with dreams of glory. Tough odds, when ...


Analysis: Al Qaeda down, but not out in Pakistan

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 09:56 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - When al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi arrived in northwest Pakistan several years ago, he commanded so much respect that even some of the world's most dangerous militants held him in awe.

Al Qaeda group says Obama, Clinton worth only chickens, camels

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 08:15 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talk during the plenary session of the Summit of the Americas in CartagenaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Somali Islamist militant group is offering rewards of chickens and camels for information on the whereabouts of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, mocking the millions of dollars the United States has offered for leaders of the al Qaeda affiliate. Fuad Muhammad Khalaf of the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia made the offer after Friday prayers, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors militant organizations. ...

U.S. "disappointed" by failure of Iran-IAEA atom talks

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 09:31 PM PDT

Neckaerts of the IAEA and Iran's IAEA ambassador Soltanieh attends a news conference in ViennaVIENNA (Reuters) - Lack of progress in talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency is disappointing and it shows Tehran's continued failure to abide by its commitment to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, a U.S. envoy said on Saturday. The IAEA and Iran failed at talks on Friday to unblock an investigation into suspected atom bomb research by the Islamic state, a setback dimming any chances for success in higher-level negotiations between Tehran and major powers later this month. The IAEA, a Vienna-based U.N. ...

Bailout for Spain's banks buys time for Europe

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 09:36 PM PDT

Spaniards dressed up like Bishops for a stag party play the role of a confessor in downtown Madrid, Saturday June 9 2012. Spain will ask for a bank bailout from the eurozone, becoming the fourth and largest country to seek help since the single currency bloc's debt crisis erupted.(AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)The plan to bail out Spain's banks with up to $125 billion in aid buys European policymakers time to try to save the euro and eases deep fears in global financial markets.

U.S. "disappointed" by failure of Iran-IAEA atom talks

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 09:31 PM PDT

VIENNA (Reuters) - Lack of progress in talks between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency is disappointing and it shows Tehran's continued failure to abide by its commitment to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, a U.S. envoy said on Saturday.

Veteran China graft lawyer to work for ousted Bo's wife: sources

Posted: 09 Jun 2012 09:30 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - The family of Gu Kailai, the Chinese leader's wife suspected of murdering a British man and igniting a political firestorm, has hired a Beijing lawyer experienced in defending officials accused of corruption to work for her, two sources have said.
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