Pair held after odd items turn up in luggage

Dutch police have detained two men who flew from Chicago to Amsterdam on Sunday night after U.S. screeners found suspicious-looking items in their checked luggage before they departed, U.S. law enforcement officials said.


Travel - Shopping - Luggage - Accessories - Mobile phone

Five U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan

KABUL - Twenty-two American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan over the past five days, a sudden end-of-August spike that follows record-high death tolls for U.S. troops in June and July.


Afghanistan - Asia - Maps and Views - Improvised explosive device - Government

Pair held after odd items turn up in luggage

Dutch police have detained two men who flew from Chicago to Amsterdam on Sunday night after U.S. screeners found suspicious-looking items in their checked luggage before they departed, U.S. law enforcement officials said.



Travel - Shopping - Luggage - Accessories - Mobile phone

Biden to meet with top Iraqi politicians amid end of combat operations

BAGHDAD - Vice President Biden arrived here Monday, planning to meet with senior politicians as Iraqis worry about the impact of the official end of U.S. combat operations in the country Tuesday.


Joe Biden - United States - Iraq - Middle East - Vice Presidents

Obama speech on Iraq has risks

President Obama is promoting the decision to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq on Tuesday as a fulfillment of his campaign promise to draw the war to a close. But some of the president's detractors are using the same moment to question the wisdom of doing so.


Iraq - United States - Barack Obama - Middle East - Warfare and Conflict

Alleged drug lord 'La Barbie' captured in Mexico

MEXICO CITY - A high school football star from Texas who went on to become one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Mexico was arrested Monday by federal police.


Mexico - Drug lord - United States - Barbie - La Barbie

Japan moves to fight rising yen, announces stimulus

TOKYO - Attempting to combat the rising yen that analysts have blamed for slower export growth and a sputtering economy, Japan on Monday announced two measures: Its central bank will expand its lending program and the government will implement a $10.9 billion stimulus package.



Japan - Asia - Prime minister - Naoto Kan - Japanese yen

Pair held after odd items turn up in luggage

Dutch police have detained two men who flew from Chicago to Amsterdam on Sunday night after U.S. screeners found suspicious-looking items in their checked luggage before they departed, U.S. law enforcement officials said.


Luggage - Travel - Shopping - Accessories - Luggage and Bags

Obama administration announces new sanctions against North Korea

The White House announced Monday it is hitting North Korea with sanctions aimed at providers of weapons, luxury goods and various illicit financial services that benefit the elite in the closed communist country.


North Korea - Asia - Weapon - Barack Obama - Warfare and Conflict

IMF loosens lending rules to combat crisis

The International Monetary Fund on Monday further loosened its lending rules in an effort to prevent future financial crises from spreading around the world.


Economic - Federal Reserve System - United States - Loan - Finance

Guide for interrogators tells how FBI agent turned suspect into informant

FBI Special Agent Stephen Gaudin "reached into his pocket and handed out butterscotch candy to everyone in the truck, including the detainee."



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