Exclusive: Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talks Reuters - 5 hrs agoKABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will accept a Taliban office in Qatar to help peace talks but no foreign power can get involved in the process without its consent, the government's peace council said, as efforts gather pace … More »Exclusive: Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talks
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan will accept a Taliban office in Qatar to help peace talks but no foreign power can get involved in the process without its consent, the government's peace council said, as efforts gather pace to find a solution to the 10-year war. Afghanistan's High Peace Council, in a note to foreign missions, …
Sony to sell LCD venture stake to Samsung for $940 million Reuters - 4 hrs agoTOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Sony Corp has agreed to sell its nearly 50 percent stake in an LCD joint venture with Samsung Electronics to the South Korean company for $940 million, as it struggles to reduce huge losses at its … More »Sony to sell LCD venture stake to Samsung for $940 million
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Sony Corp has agreed to sell its nearly 50 percent stake in an LCD joint venture with Samsung Electronics to the South Korean company for $940 million, as it struggles to reduce huge losses at its TV business. The seven-year-old venture cut its capital by 15 percent in July and industry sources had …
Seven shot dead in "Christmas Capital of Texas" Reuters - 5 hrs agoGRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Police in a Dallas suburb dubbed the "Christmas Capital of Texas" searched for clues on Monday to explain the apparent murder-suicide rampage that left seven people shot dead among unwrapped holiday … More »Seven shot dead in "Christmas Capital of Texas"
GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - Police in a Dallas suburb dubbed the "Christmas Capital of Texas" searched for clues on Monday to explain the apparent murder-suicide rampage that left seven people shot dead among unwrapped holiday presents. The dead -- four women and three men, one of them believed to be the gunman -- were …
- Suicide bomber kills 7 outside Iraq ministry Reuters - 3 hrs ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed when a suicide car bomber hit Iraq's interior ministry on Monday in the latest attack since a crisis erupted between the Shi'ite-led government and Sunni leaders a week … More »Suicide bomber kills 7 outside Iraq ministry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed when a suicide car bomber hit Iraq's interior ministry on Monday in the latest attack since a crisis erupted between the Shi'ite-led government and Sunni leaders a week ago. Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought the arrest of the Sunni vice president last Monday …
- U.S. mulling Yemen's Saleh travel request: official Reuters - 1 hr 41 mins ago
HONOLULU (Reuters) - The U.S. government would only allow Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to travel to the United States for "legitimate" medical treatment, and is now considering the request, a senior Obama administration … More »U.S. mulling Yemen's Saleh travel request: official
HONOLULU (Reuters) - The U.S. government would only allow Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to travel to the United States for "legitimate" medical treatment, and is now considering the request, a senior Obama administration official said on Monday. The official said Saleh's office recently contacted the U.S. embassy …
- Former South Korean first lady heads North for condolences Reuters - 2 hrs 49 mins ago
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - The widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, the author of a now-jettisoned engagement policy with North Korea, crossed the fortified land border between the two sides on Monday to pay her respects to deceased dictator Kim Jong-il. Ties between the North and South have been frozen …
- From Dear Leader to Marilyn Monroe, defector mocks Kim Reuters - 6 hrs ago
SEOUL (Reuters) - Above the ballooning dress of Marilyn Monroe is the face of the late North Korean despot Kim Jong-il. A pigeon flies overhead and a feather lies nearby on the ground. North Korean artist Song Byeok once proudly drew the "Dear Leader" in propaganda paintings. But he was sent to labor in one of the reclusive …
- Hackers hit security think tank Stratfor's website Reuters - 15 hrs ago
(Reuters) - U.S. security think tank Strategic Forecasting Inc (Stratfor) said its website had been hacked and that some of the names of corporate subscribers had been made public. Stratfor said the breach came from an unauthorized party, while activist hacker group Anonymous claimed responsibility. "As a result of this …
- Powerful Darfur rebel chief killed, Sudan says Reuters - 12 hrs ago
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's military has killed the leader of Darfur's most powerful rebel group, dealing a severe blow to insurgents in the remote western region and complicating a nearly decade-long war with Khartoum in which hundreds of thousands are believed to have died. The Darfur conflict has rumbled on since mainly …
- Web gambling gets boost from Obama administration Reuters - 15 hrs ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration cleared the way for states to legalize Internet poker and certain other online betting in a switch that may help them reap billions in tax revenue and spur web-based gambling. A Justice Department opinion dated September and made public on Friday reversed decades of previous …
- Mortars hit Iranian dissident camp in Iraq: Iraqi army Reuters - 12 hrs ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two mortars hit an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq just days after Baghdad extended a year-end deadline for the camp to be closed as the U.N. negotiated resettlement of 3,000 residents there, the Iraqi military said Sunday. The mortars landed on Camp Ashraf, home to the People's Mujahideen Organization …
- North Korean power-behind-throne emerges as neighbors meet Reuters - 14 hrs ago
SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korean television Sunday showed power-behind-the-throne Jang Song-thaek in the uniform of a general in a sign of his growing sway after the death of Kim Jong-il, and Japan's prime minister said the region faced a new phase with Kim's demise. Footage that North Korean television said was shot …
- Back in campaign mode, presidential hopefuls focus AP - 1 hr 18 mins ago
Republicans in search of their party's presidential nomination are returning to campaign mode after a brief Christmas respite, with Rick Santorum planning a hunting trip with conservatives in Iowa and Mitt Romney phoning supporters.
- Nigerians fear more church attacks after 39 killed AP - 3 hrs ago
At a Nigerian Catholic church where a terror attack killed 35 people on Christmas, women tried to clean the sanctuary ahead of Mass on Monday while one man wept uncontrollably amid the debris.
- US weighing travel request for Yemen's president AP - 1 hr 28 mins ago
The Obama administration is considering whether to allow Yemen's outgoing president into the United States for medical treatment, as fresh violence and political tensions flare in the strategically important Middle East nation.
- Kim Jong Il's son meets with SKoreans AP - 34 mins ago
A private delegation of South Koreans paid their respects to Kim Jong Il's son and heir Monday during a visit to Pyongyang.
- Fire at Conn. home kills ad exec's 3 kids, parents AP - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
Fire swept through an advertising executive's Victorian home along the Connecticut shoreline, killing her three children and her parents.
Chelsea's Andre Villas-Boas will not recall Alex despite defensive injury concerns @ Yahoo! Sports - 9 mins ago
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has insisted he will not recall defender Alex to the first team during the Christmas period despite his side’s mounting injury problems at the back.David Luiz faces a … More »Chelsea's Andre Villas-Boas will not recall Alex despite defensive injury concerns
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has insisted he will not recall defender Alex to the first team during the Christmas period despite his side’s mounting injury problems at the back.David Luiz faces a race to be fit ahead of the Blues’ Boxing Day clash against Fulham, with Branislav Ivanovic also a doubt after sustaining …
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