Apparent Afghan insider kills NATO troop, civilian

Apparent Afghan insider kills NATO troop, civilian

Apparent Afghan insider kills NATO troop, civilian

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:21 PM PDT

An apparent insider attack by Afghan forces has killed a NATO service member and an international civilian contractor with the military alliance, the coalition said Sunday.


Divided town a challenge to Myanmar democracy bid

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:52 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Sept. 8, 2012, Muslims gather during a visit by a delegation of American diplomats including U.S. Ambassador to Myanmar Derek Mitchell, unseen, at a refugee camp in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Three-and-a-half months after some of the bloodiest clashes in a generation between Myanmar's ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and stateless Muslims known as Rohingya left the western town of Sittwe in flames, nobody is quite sure when -or even if- the Rohingya will be allowed to resume the lives they once lived here. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)There are no Muslim faithful in most of this crumbling town's main mosques anymore, no Muslim students at its university.

Nigeria officials held for 'Boko Haram links'

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 11:01 PM PDT

Number of security personnel arrested for being active members of extremist group accused of launching deadly attacks.


Afghan 'insider' attack kills NATO soldier

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:59 PM PDT

Foreign soldier and civilian contractor killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan, military alliance says.


NATO soldier, civilian, killed in Afghan "insider" attack

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:36 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A member of NATO's Afghan force and a civilian contractor have been killed in the latest so-called insider attack by a member of the Afghan security forces, the NATO force said on Sunday. The attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday came after the United States said joint operations with Afghan forces were returning to normal. Joint operations were halted two weeks ago after a surge of attacks by Afghan allies. At least 52 members of the NATO force have been killed this year in so-called green-on-blue attacks. ...


Kosovo PM: EU-led talks with Serbia must happen

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:31 PM PDT

FILE - Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci is seen during an interview with The Associated Press in Washington, in this April 6, 2012 file photo. Thaci said in an interview with the Associated Press Friday Sept. 28, 2012 that Kosovo and Serbia must normalize relations soon to begin integrating with Europe, but he insists that partition of his country's Serb-dominated northern enclave Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci said Kosovo and Serbia must normalize relations soon to begin integrating with Europe, but he insisted that partition of his country's Serb-dominated northern enclave "will never happen."

Ten Clean Energy Technologies the U.S. Military Needs to Win the Next Naval War

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 05:17 PM PDT

The future seems bleak for sea pirates, terrorists, tyrants and any other brigand or bully in the bad guy business. Courtesy of Uncle Sam's Canoe Club, the good guys are about to get faster, stronger and more agile. And yes, clean energy is the secret sauce. "By 2016, the Navy will [...]


NATO soldier, civilian, killed in Afghan "insider" attack

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:36 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - A member of NATO's Afghan force and a civilian contractor have been killed in the latest so-called insider attack by a member of the Afghan security forces, the NATO force said on Sunday.

Best French Exports: Bread, Brie, Fashion and Taxes

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:25 PM PDT

Atlas Shrugged (Photo credit: Rodrigo Paoletti) The French are civilized except perhaps when they burn cars in protest. And civilization, after all, costs money. That's why it should come as no surprise that the French, as good Socialists, are going very, very sophisticated indeed with their much touted 75% tax rate. [...]


VIDEO: Aleppo souk burns as battles rage

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:51 PM PDT

A blaze has swept though ancient markets in Aleppo, activists say, as rebels and government forces seek to gain control of Syria's largest city.


VIDEO: Clashes at Spain austerity protest

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:58 PM PDT

Riot police and protesters have clashed in Madrid for the third time in less than a week during anti-austerity protests.


What The Wii U Version Of 'Darksiders II' Says About The Future Of Nintendo RPGs

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:57 PM PDT

Darksiders II, Vigil Games' dungeon-platformer adventure game has some role-playing elements in it, including a fairly basic inventory system. I wouldn't qualify the game as an RPG necessarily, but it's certainly an adventure title that makes some use of RPG elements. The Wii U version of the game will be its definitive release, [...]


VIDEO: Changing times for Vietnam festival

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:55 PM PDT

Millions of people across Vietnam are celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon festival, but some of its traditional elements seem to be dying out.


VIDEO: Aleppo souk burns as battles rage

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:51 PM PDT

A blaze has swept though ancient markets in Aleppo, activists say, as rebels and government forces seek to gain control of Syria's largest city.


Ancient market burns as fighting rages in Syria's Aleppo

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:40 PM PDT

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site.

VIDEO: Changing times for Vietnam festival

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:55 PM PDT

Millions of people across Vietnam are celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon festival, but some of its traditional elements seem to be dying out.


Two killed in Venezuela political clash

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 07:51 PM PDT

Opposition says men shot supporters of the presidential challenger, as candidates campaign ahead of next week's vote.


In Brazil, Never Buy Anything That Flies

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:19 PM PDT

Are TAM and GOL looking for some sort of bailout in Brazil?


China Solar Giant Suntech Power Gets Rescue Package

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 02:49 PM PDT

Suntech Power Holdings, worlds largest solar panel maker, gets thrown a lifeline in China.


Egyptian leftist leader eyes parliament majority

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 06:15 PM PDT

Egypt's former presidential candidate Sabahy greets supporters during a commemoration of the second anniversary of the death of Khaled Said in AlexandriaCAIRO (Reuters) - Popular Egyptian leftist politician and former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahy said on Saturday he is confident a coalition of leftist groups he is working to unite will be strong enough to defeat Islamists and win a parliament majority. Sabahy, in an unexpected outcome, came in third place in the first round of the presidential vote last May, behind well-known army commander and politician Ahmed Shafik and current president Mohamed Mursi, who was the candidate of the state's most organized Muslim Brotherhood group. ...
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