Iran will send an envoy to a U.S.-backed international conference on Afghanistan, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will represent the United States at the United Nations meeting Tuesday in The Hague, the State Department said earlier
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Turkish party leader missing after helicopter crash
The leader of an ultra-nationalist Turkish political party was involved Wednesday in a helicopter crash in a mountainous region of Eastern Turkey, the state news agency reported. (CNN) — I love Alex Castellanos
Spain’s Withdrawal from Kosovo Angers Allies
For a moment there, it was all going so well. A mix of skillful politicking and outright begging had netted Spanish Prime Minister José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero a place at the G20 table next month
Another Reason to Visit Switzerland: Hiking in the Nude
Baby, it’s cold outside. But the early spring chill doesn’t deter Thomas B. from taking a brisk walk along Appenzell’s hilly trails to enjoy the green landscape of this rural canton in northeast Switzerland.
Indonesian jetliner makes emergency landing
An Indonesian passenger plane made an emergency landing Monday morning after its engine failed, an airport official said. Maulawi Hassan was killed by members of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in an isolated compound near Kajaki, northern Helmand
NATO-led troops kill senior Afghan militant
NATO-led troops killed a senior militant and nine of his associates Saturday in an operation that targeted his house, officials said. Maulawi Hassan was killed by members of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in an isolated compound near Kajaki, northern Helmand
2 NATO-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two NATO-led soldiers were killed on Sunday in southern Afghanistan, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said.
Four Canadians killed in Afghanistan
Four Canadian soldiers were killed and another eight wounded in separate bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan early Friday, Canada’s Defense Ministry reported.
Poll: Most Americans say Obama is doing too much
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30 armed militants killed in Afghanistan
Thirty armed militants were killed on Thursday during a fight with troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said