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Report: 2000 more NATO troops may be Afghan-bound - The Associated Press

Sep 6, 2010 — BRUSSELS — NATO may deploy 2000 more soldiers to Afghanistan to join the 140000-strong international force already there, an official said Monday. Top US and NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus asked for the additional troops, nearly half of whom will

Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops - The Associated Press

Sep 6, 2010 — KABUL, Afghanistan — The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could endanger US troops in the country and Americans worldwide.

UN report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium - Washington Post

Sep 6, 2010 — Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a UN inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the nation's nuclear program that

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Kremlin Relents, for Now, to Foes of Highway

Aug 26, 2010 — MOSCOW - For years, environmentalists have risked arrests and sometimes beatings by the police and masked plainclothes thugs in their efforts to halt the construction of a highway linking Moscow to St. Petersburg that they say would ...

 

 

Safety concerns raised about China crash runway

Aug 25, 2010 — YICHUN, China - A nighttime flight into a remote Chinese city ended with a violent, shaking descent and then a crash near an airport that one major Chinese airline had previously judged unsafe for night landings.

 

 

42 killed in Chinese plane crash

Aug 24, 2010 — More than 40 people were feared dead after a Chinese passenger jet overshot a runway in the country's northeast and burst into flames.

 

 

Chinese plane crash: survivors describe escape

Aug 24, 2010 — Survivors from a plane crash in northeastern China that killed 42 passengers on Tuesday night have described the terrifying final moments of their flight as it crashed to earth and burst into flames.

 

 

Australia independent MPs back mining tax

Aug 24, 2010 — An electoral official counts ballot papers at an Australian Electoral Commission office in Melbourne August 24, 2010. By Rob Taylor CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's next minority government will be under pressure to retain a proposed mining tax, ...

 

 

Faulty alarms blamed for van Gogh theft in Egypt

Aug 22, 2010 — CAIRO - None of the alarms and only seven out of 43 surveillance cameras were working at a Cairo museum where a Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen, Egypt's top prosecutor said Sunday.