Investigators examining explosives found in packages intercepted in Britain and Dubai suspect the material, preliminarily identified as PETN, points not only to the role of an al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen but to a sophisticated bomb-maker who last year sent his brother to his death in an effort to...
31/10/2010 03:46 PM
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN -- When U.S. troops moved into Afghanistan in 2001, Douglas Edelman already had a foothold in Central Asia. He'd opened a bar and hamburger joint here in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, the crumbling, outer rim of the former Soviet empire.
30/10/2010 09:45 PM
BAGHDAD - Assailants attacked a prominent Baghdad church Sunday evening during mass, and were holding parishioners hostage as Iraqi troops ringed the area, security officials said.
31/10/2010 02:53 PM
CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO - Armed men in military uniforms stormed the law offices of Mario Gonzalez 10 days ago and whisked him away in a pickup truck. But the kidnappers were after much more than money.
31/10/2010 01:20 AM
SANYA, CHINA - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told China on Saturday that she expects Beijing to press North Korea not to take "provocative steps" against South Korea. She also appealed to Chinese and Japanese officials Saturday to end their month-long spat.
30/10/2010 11:27 PM
The popularity of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is likely to benefited Dilma Rousseff, 62, Lula's former chief of staff, in a run-off Sunday for the presidency. But former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Lula's predecessor, says his administration created the economic stability that allo
30/10/2010 09:46 PM
KABUL - The inclusion of a small number of Russian anti-narcotics agents in a large drug raid here has touched a raw nerve among Afghan government officials, prompting President Hamid Karzai to condemn NATO for the operation and demand an investigation.
30/10/2010 09:41 PM
NEW DELHI - The microcredit revolution has been celebrated for helping poor women in developing countries start small businesses. By borrowing money for purchases such as a buffalo or sewing machine, the women were able to help lift their families out of poverty.
30/10/2010 07:20 PM
KABUL - The inclusion of a small number of Russian anti-narcotics agents in a large drug raid here has touched a raw nerve among Afghan government officials, prompting President Hamid Karzai to condemn NATO for the operation and demand an investigation.
30/10/2010 03:01 PM
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber killed at least 26 people Friday night in a cafe in northern Iraq, the first major attack here in weeks, Iraqi officials said.
30/10/2010 02:53 PM
