Gene clue to brain tumour growth Nov 23, 2009
BBC News - Genetic clue to glioma brain cancer growth. Page last updated at 01:07 GMT, Monday, 23 November 2009. (BBC News -- Health)
Working together Nov 23, 2009
BBC News - CBI says collaboration 'will bring recovery. Page last updated at 01:06 GMT, Monday, 23 November 2009. (BBC News -- UK)
Plan ahead, avoid holiday travel chaos Nov 22, 2009
The federal property is used to train soldiers for missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, but officials say they ve been contending with an increase in trespassers. Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Fitzgerald told the Burlington Free Press six trespassers have been caught since October. (Boston Globe)
Leave Now, Or Stare At Brake Lights Later Nov 22, 2009
U.S. authorities suspect Osama bin Laden's inner circle may have issued new orders for attacks against Americans and are concerned the terrorists might strike even if they get cut off from their central command in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. More News Headlines. (W-USA News, DC)
We need new Latin American policy Nov 22, 2009
Its in the range of what were spending in Iraq or Afghanistan ... We need to have a national discussion about this policy -- the way weve been discussing health care, or what to do in Afghanistan. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
FEC carves loophole for candidate travel Nov 21, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009. By Eric Zimmermann - 11/20/09 01:09 PM ET. (TheHill.com)
Coaxing Karzai Nov 21, 2009
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a political survivor who has repeatedly reinvented herself, used her visit to Kabul to appeal to Hamid Karzai - a leader whose image lies in tatters - to seize a window of opportunity and in essence reinvent himself by seriously tackling the corruption that plagues Afghanistan ... "He and his family have given 300 years of service to Afghanistan. He's a real patriot and he wants to be the leader who has ushered Afghanistan in the modern age into a secure... (BBC News -- Americas)
Rules Differ for Palin at Military Bases Nov 21, 2009
She said in an interview with ABC News that Obama should provide more troops to Afghanistan. "It frustrates me and frightens me - and many Americans - that President Obama is dithering around with the decision in Afghanistan," she said ... The road ahead in Afghanistan, and the crucial decision Obama faces. (CBS News -- Politics)
Click to read:After Sputtering, Atom Smasher Shows Life Nov 21, 2009
After Sputtering, Atom Smasher Shows Life - CBS News. GENEVA, Nov. 20, 2009. (CBS News)
Pak using terror as state policy: PM Nov 21, 2009
Mr Singh also said that Pakistan was not sincere in its efforts to take action against the 00004000 terror infrastructure targeted not just against India but also Afghanistan. But I dont see Pakistan wholeheartedly in support of action against the Taliban in Afghanistan. (India Times)
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD Nov 20, 2009
It's thought to affect as many as one in five veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq ... 8 million U.S. troops have fought in Afghanistan or Iraq ... The Obama administration is weighing whether to increase forces in Afghanistan where violence has escalated in recent months. (Albany Times Union)
Kurbaan: Movie Review Nov 20, 2009
Kurbaan, written by Karan Johar, raises these pertinent and extremely topical questions, without glossing over the one undeniable truth: a suicide bomber can never solve the inequities of the world, Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, notwithstanding. So we have Ehsan Khan (Saif Ali Khan), the Pakistani who lost his wife and kid to American excesses , seething with a desire to avenge his loss. (India Times)
Play it right, Sam Nov 20, 2009
Now, the reality of an activist US role in Afghanistan and Pakistan leaves little room for any pious sentiment that South Asian peace should be left to South Asians. However, does the US need to make China also a partner to promote peace in the region and support the improvement and growth of relations between India and Pakistan. (India Times)
Veterans discussed their higher purpose, few regrets Nov 20, 2009
Whether or not you believe it, even he was scared when it was the real deal, and they were deployed into Afghanistan. Even though this was a life-threatening journey he said he would do it all over again, because of what he learned skills, discipline, self-control and maturity. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
19 Killed In Pakistan Courthouse Bombing Nov 19, 2009
The United States has welcomed the assault, but wants the army to do more against the insurgents in the border area blamed for violence across the border in Afghanistan. Pakistan officials flagged the offensive in South Waziristan several months before it actually began, something Bilour claimed allowed the militants to escape and plan the current wave of terror. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Amid upturn in relations, Obama visits South Korea Nov 19, 2009
He is also welcoming South Korea s return to helping US efforts in Afghanistan ... It will be the third time Obama has addressed US troops with his decision still pending on how many more Americans to send into the Afghanistan war. (Boston Globe)
Policing role for China irks India Nov 19, 2009
There is a new cooperation between the US and China on Pakistan and Afghanistan. They encourage China to be the cop, said strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney. (India Times)
S Korea deploys 13K troops to guard Obama Nov 19, 2009
Dozens of activists protesting at South Korea's decision to send troops to Afghanistan had rallied outside the embassy Wednesday before Obama arrived on the last leg of his Asian tour. Local rights advocates urged Obama Wednesday to speak out more strongly against North Korea's human rights abuses. (India Times)
Obama talks nuclear pursuits of Iran, N. Korea in S. Korea Nov 19, 2009
It was the third time Obama has addressed U.S. troops with his decision still pending on how many more Americans to send into the Afghanistan war. "I want to assure you, every American appreciates what you do," Obama told the troops. (USA Today)
Tower Road to be closed Nov 19, 2009
Should President Obama send more troops to Afghanistan. Yes. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Chinese diners eat live fish on YOUTUBE... Nov 19, 2009
" Who are you to label an entire country a "cesspool"? I agree the fish thing absolutely disgusts me, but not all people in China act this way. My wife is from China, and I have spent time over there and I would suggest that people who eat dogs and fish in this manner are not the majority. Everyone of my wife's family memebers are sickened by people eating dogs and cats, along with all of my wife's friends from grade school and college. So next time try limiting your comments only to things... (The Drudge Report)
Will Afghan Headless Goat Game Make Olympics? Nov 19, 2009
Buzkashi is undergoing a renaissance in Afghanistan since the Taliban regime was ousted from power by U.S. forces in 2001 ... Rashid knows the game needs to be standardized to export the sport, played principally in Afghanistan and some Central Asian countries ... The Taliban, which banned nearly every other form of amusement in Afghanistan, was unable to abolish the game entirely. (W-USA News, DC)
Get more: National/World Nov 19, 2009
President Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan. Tags. (WJRT, MI)
International news » Nov 19, 2009
More international news. Russia's Constitutional Court effectively outlawed the death penalty Thursday, saying that a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force until the nation fully bans executions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
16 killed in Peshawar blast; sixth in 11 days Nov 19, 2009
Attacks in the northwest have soared as 30,000 Pakistani troops press into Taliban strongholds in the hostile terrain near the border with Afghanistan, where 100,000 NATO and US troops are fighting a deadly insurgency ... US President Barack Obama has reportedly increased pressure on Pakistan to fight, not just those the government recognises as an internal threat, but Taliban and al-Qaida militants fighting NATO troops in Afghanistan. (India Times, India)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Nov 19, 2009
Television audiences in Afghanistan are glued to a political satire show that lampoons the newly-inaugurated President Hamid Karzai, his cabinet and visiting foreign dignitaries ... Hamid Karzai's inauguration for a second term as Afghanistan's president is a "window of opportunity", Hillary Clinton says. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
U.S. Allies Weighing Sanctions Against Iran Nov 19, 2009
" The U.S. president received an effusively warm welcome in South Korea, reflecting a relationship on the upswing. He and Lee showed a genuine rapport, even hugging at the close of their news conference, an unusual public finish to an appearance of world leaders. Earlier, Obama had been treated to friendly roadside crowds and an elaborate welcome. After lunch with Lee, Obama was to hold a brief rally at Osan Air Base outside Seoul with some of the 28,500 U.S. troops who are stationed in South... (Time.com)
* World News Quick Take Nov 19, 2009
The brigade has about 1,000 troops in Afghanistan ... A 21-year-old single mother serving with the US Armys 3rd Infantry Division is facing a possible court martial because she failed to turn up for deployment to Afghanistan, saying she could not find anyone to care for her infant son. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Novelist Colum McCann wins book award Nov 19, 2009
Melancholy and wheelchair bound, the 84-year-old's baritone was weak as he lamented the war in Afghanistan, longed for the presidency of the "gallant" Franklin Roosevelt and looked downward, presumably to a place very far from McCourt, as he called out to his fallen (and unforgiven) conservative enemy, the late William F. Buckley. "Usually, I let him out at midnight," Vidal said of Buckley, with whom he feuded for decades. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
'Only a matter of time before terrorists use weapons of mass destruction' Nov 19, 2009
After the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, Mr Crumpton, who was then a senior CIA officer, played a leading role in the campaign to overthrow the Taliban and destroy al-Qa'eda's operational infrastructure in Afghanistan, which relied heavily on covert operations ... Referred to simply as "Henry" in the 9/11 Commission Report, Mr Crumpton tried to persuade the CIA to do more in Afghanistan to hunt down Osama bin Laden before the attacks, but two key proposals to tackle al-Qa'eda... (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
Suicide bomber kills 16 at Pakistani court Nov 19, 2009
When the security personnel stopped him, he blew himself up," Sahib Zada Anis, head of the city's administration, told reporters. "A total of 16 people died and 36 have been wounded, six of them in a critical condition," said Anis at Peshawar's Lady Reading Hospital. Police said the bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the judicial complex just as a van carrying prisoners was passing. Three police officers were killed. "We are alert and are ready to sacrifice our lives to save the common... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Chicago Pair Linked To Mumbai Attack Plan Nov 19, 2009
CHICAGO, Nov. 19, 2009. FBI Thinks Terror Plot Suspects Had Ties To Pakistan Terror Group. (CBS News)
N. Korea offered aid to scrap nukes Nov 19, 2009
South Korea removed a potential source of friction by saying it at the end of October it would dispatch a security contingent of police and troops to Afghanistan to help support the U.S.-led mission there ... 18: In China, NBCs Chuck Todd talks to President Obama about his decision-making onAfghanistan. (MSNBC -- International)
Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? Nov 19, 2009
" Posed in such a way, this question is the very definition of impermissible hearsay. But Team Hamdan became so tired of objecting, to no avail, that they didn't even bother to stand for that one. The "capture videos" Watching the two Hamdan "capture videos" was harrowing both for what they depict and for the fact that they were admitted into evidence at all. The videos document Hamdan's interrogations by U.S. military personnel in Afghanistan right after he was taken into custody. It's... (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Jogging With Afghan Soldiers and Mick Jagger Nov 18, 2009
By KAREN RUSSOQALAT, Afghanistan Nov. 17, 2009 ... But what I'm really wondering is how the soldiers I'm embedded with run this course each day on their small base in eastern Afghanistan ... Lately, that means small forward operating bases in Afghanistan. (ABC News)
Paris exhibit serves revisions of Old Masters Nov 18, 2009
In the show, which opens at Paris' Palais de Tokyo on Tuesday, Rancinan takes on Western culture's obsession with youth, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Muslim veil and the worldwide wave of obesity. The images are appealing, seducing the viewer's eye with their eye-popping color and profusion of perfect, highly stylized detail. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Nov 18, 2009
Echoes for Nato in the Soviet exit from Afghanistan. What now for Tamil rebel riches and support worldwide. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Book review: Palin's new memoir a mostly tame affair Nov 18, 2009
Other things missing: No dissection or prognosis of the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq (though her eldest son is a veteran), no Iran, Israel, China or Russia. No race relations, Hurricane Katrina or Bush policies, either. (Juneau Empire)
Disarming the Velvet Revolution Nov 18, 2009
He was worked for CNN since 1999 and frequently travels to Afghanistan and Pakistan to join the CNN teams covering conflict and instability in the region. (CNN) -- When I was a teenager and in my early twenties, I always discussed with my most trusted friends what it might be like to live in a free world. (CNN -- World)
J&K wildlife population rising Nov 18, 2009
Authorities estimate the number of threatened black bear, which also inhabit hilly and mountainous forests across Asia from Afghanistan to Taiwan, has jumped in Kashmir to 2,500-3,000 from 700-800 since 1990. Officials say the increase in wildlife population is good news for Kashmir's ailing tourism industry. (India Times)
Jailed Bilker's Divorce May Net Feds $3.3B Nov 18, 2009
The road ahead in Afghanistan, and the crucial decision Obama faces. MOST POPULAR. (CBS News)
The Miniskirt That Drove Brazil Wild Nov 18, 2009
SAO PAULO, Brazil November 18, 2009. Geisy Arruda's Short Pink Dress Turned Her Into A Cultural Sensation. (CBS News)
Editors notes: The long and winding road Nov 18, 2009
Benjamin Sherman, who d gone missing in Afghanistan Nov. 4 after the paratrooper, apparently, jumped into a river to help a fellow soldier who got into trouble while trying to salvage boxes that landed in the water during a routine re-supply mission ... The country responded by entering Afghanistan in search of the culprits ... As Plymouth grieves the death of Ben Sherman, as we laud his service and sacrifice, as we pray for strength and comfort for his family, as we bury another of our sons,... (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Frat collects gifts for troops Nov 18, 2009
The co-ed chemistry fraternity is currently collecting goods to put in gift bags that it will send to the unit it supports, which is stationed in Afghanistan. The care packages will include decks of playing cards, hand sanitizer and magazines among other things. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Monroe Ceremony Honors Veterans Nov 18, 2009
In honor of Trooper Jack Bouthillier, age 21, the youngest Canadian soldier lost in Afghanistan, Major Al-Molky read "In Flanders Fields" by Lt. Col. John McCrae, M.D. (1872-1918), Canadian Army. Following the emotional reading, the youth chorale from Our Lady of the Holy Rosary School performed a selection of patriotic music. (Voices, CT)
Taliban biker militia: Anatomy of a failed Afghanistan ambush Nov 18, 2009
The Taliban rode Honda motorcycles, but US and Afghanistan troops didn't fall for trap set by hardened, battle-ready insurgents ... Forward Operating Base Nawbahar, Afghanistan - The Taliban had set a trap for the tiny company of Afghan soldiers here, its handful of US mentors and the American helicopters that they expected would rush in to help. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Breakfast With ... Nov 16, 2009
He is the author of several books including "The Post-American World." Dr. Zakaria talks about Afghanistan, Turkey, Iran and becoming a U.S. citizen ... Why aren't Russia and China more engaged in the war in Afghanistan ... The way the Russians and the Chinese have tended to deal with Afghanistan is really as America's problem. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Read the story Nov 16, 2009
The Bush administration said the Algerians planned to travel to Afghanistan in late 2001 to fight U.S. forces: "To support its claim ... the government relies exclusively on the information contained in a classified document from an unnamed source. This source is the only evidence in the record directly supporting each detainee's alleged knowledge of, or commitment to, this supposed plan. ... To allow enemy combatancy to rest on so thin a reed would be inconsistent with this court's obligation."... (CBS News -- Evening News)
Patience becomes a PM on the move Nov 16, 2009
Kevin Rudd arrived home early this morning from six days in Afghanistan, India and Singapore. He will be home for less than a fortnight before jetting off to Trinidad and Tobago for the three-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Inquiry finds tangle of clues at Fort Hood Nov 16, 2009
Part of his disenchantment was his deep and public opposition to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a stance shared by some medical colleagues but shaped for him by a growing religious fervor ... Lt. Eric Notkin, a nurse, often joined him on rounds, seeing many patients who had been evacuated from Iraq or Afghanistan after suicide threats or attempts ... 00004000 At some point, he learned he would be deployed to Afghanistan. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Read the 'News Watch' transcript Nov 16, 2009
Unemployment above 10 percent, a sour economy, no decision on troops in Afghanistan, the president flies off to Asia ... These days, Fox News is reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan ... MALINI WILKES, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have spent years far from home both in Iraq and Afghanistan, in both cases, fighting the enemy while trying to train a new army, support a new government and engage citizens from citizens so different from our own. (Fox News)
Passionate sense of right and wrong drives Capuano Nov 16, 2009
His intelligence is clearly evident as he adroitly fields a slew of questions on subjects ranging from universal health care to last year s fiscal crisis, from the fighting in Afghanistan to the recent scandals that have plagued Capitol Hill. Once again his fighting spirit - indeed, his anger - is on display. (Boston Globe)
'Only a matter of time before terrorists use weapons of mass destruction' Nov 16, 2009
After the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, Mr Crumpton, who was then a senior CIA officer, played a leading role in the campaign to overthrow the Taliban and destroy al-Qa'eda's operational infrastructure in Afghanistan, which relied heavily on covert operations ... Referred to simply as "Henry" in the 9/11 Commission Report, Mr Crumpton tried to persuade the CIA to do more in Afghanistan to hunt down Osama bin Laden before the attacks, but two key proposals to tackle al-Qa'eda... (Yahoo News -- Biological and Chemical Weapons)
Al-Quida War Crimes Should Not Be Tried in Civilian Courts Nov 16, 2009
"Then there is the military effect of moving Mohammed from the terrorists-designed prison at Guantanamo, to a jail cell where he will be among common criminals."I find it incomprehensible that we would turn the Global War on Terror [Bush's official designation] back into a law enforcement effort when we had almost 50 U.S. troops killed last month in Afghanistan," said retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney, a fighter pilot in Vietnam. "This sends a signal to radical Islamists that the Obama... (Human Events Online)
Gordon, Villanueva Lead Pistons Past Wiz 106-103 Nov 15, 2009
U.S. authorities suspect Osama bin Laden's inner circle may have issued new orders for attacks against Americans and are concerned the terrorists might strike even if they get cut off from their central command in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. More News Headlines. (W-USA News, DC)
Facing trial Nov 15, 2009
Waleed bin Attash allegedly ran an al-Qaida training camp in Logar, Afghanistan, where two of the 19 hijackers were trained. Ramzi Binalshibh allegedly helped find flight schools for the hijackers, helped them enter the United States and assisted with financing the operation. (Albany Times Union)
Can a New U.S. Tourism Board Woo Visitors? Nov 15, 2009
Helping keep travelers at bay are tighter visa restrictions, tougher entry procedures at immigration desks and a general increase in anti-American sentiment in the wake of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We took foreign travelers for granted and erroneously assumed they would just keep on coming," says Harteveldt. (Time.com)
US covers for Pak slip-ups on terror Nov 15, 2009
Because Washington is largely dependent on Islamabad for getting supplies to its 68,000 troops in landlocked Afghanistan, US officials are glossing over worrying reports ranging from clandestine nuclear transfers between Pakistan and China, to the Pakistani military running terror camps under the CIAs nose, in order not to offend Islamabad. On Friday, US officials had to again bat for Pakistan after embarrassing disclosures on the eve of President Barack Obamas visit to Beijing about the... (India Times)
Whose Internet is it, anyway? Nov 14, 2009
The British PM says NATO can send more troops to Afghanistan. . (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Music as torture, federal incompetence on swine Nov 14, 2009
But just as Obama has made little time for Stanley McChrystal, commanding general of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and has failed to act promptly on his request for more U.S. forces there, somehow the president couldn't find space on his calendar to attend this month's 20th anniversary festivities marking the end of the Berlin Wall - and Soviet communism. He sent Hillary. (Juneau Empire)
Gitmo 9/11 suspects heading to NY trial Nov 14, 2009
Mohammed admitted to interrogators that he was the mastermind of the attacks he allegedly proposed the concept to Osama bin Laden as early as 1996, obtained funding for the attacks from bin Laden, oversaw the operation and trained the hijackers in Afghanistan and Pakistan ... Bin Attash, a Yemeni, allegedly ran an al-Qaida training camp in Logar, Afghanistan, where two of the 19 hijackers were trained ... Al-Hawsawi testified in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, saying he had seen Moussaoui at an... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Obama: Decision soon on troops for Afghanist... Nov 14, 2009
Obama: Decision soon on troops for Afghanistan ... Obama: Decision soon on troops for Afghanistan ... TOKYO President Barack Obama, facing withering criticism for a prolonged decision-making process on Afghanistan, asserted Friday he doesn't want the next move to be seen as an "open-ended commitment.". (San Diego Union-Tribune)
The five detainees in the September 11 murder trial Nov 14, 2009
Born in Pakistan, he allegedly proposed the concept to Osama bin Laden as early as 1996, obtained funding, oversaw the operation, and trained the hijackers in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Waleed bin Attash, a Yemeni better known as Khallad, allegedly ran an Al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan, where two of the 19 hijackers were trained, and is believed to have been bin Laden s bodyguard. (Boston Globe)
Architect Philip Johnson Drew Up His Own Plans Nov 14, 2009
From the high school basketball court, where he was too short to make the team until his fourth try to a mountaintop in Afghanistan, where he braved heavy enemy fire in trying to reach a fallen soldier, Jared Monti lived by a credo: Never give up. "He always gave everything he had, ... 11/12/2009 05:13 PM ET Linda Richards had seen enough. Richards graduated in 1873 from the New England Hospital nursing program, the first in America to train nurses. She was the program's first graduate and the... (Investors Business Daily)
He Forged Steelers' Dynasty Nov 14, 2009
Upon graduation he asked the philosophical question his course work prepared him for: "What am I going to do with the rest ... 11/13/2009 07:19 PM ET It's easy to get caught up in the blame game. But if you can convince everyone to take personal responsibility, it helps you and your company. Here's how it works: See the big picture. People tend to take responsibility for what works. No one wants to be linked to what fails. Rise above that. ... 11/12/2009 05:13 PM ET From the high school... (Investors Business Daily)
