- Karzai says U.S., Afghanistan in secret talks with Taliban Reuters - 34 mins ago
The U.S. and Afghan governments have begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told The Wall Street Journal, in a move that could bolster U.S.-led efforts to convene fully fledged peace … More »Karzai says U.S., Afghanistan in secret talks with Taliban
The U.S. and Afghan governments have begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai told The Wall Street Journal, in a move that could bolster U.S.-led efforts to convene fully fledged peace talks within months.
- Foreclosure crisis hits Beverly Hills mansions Reuters - 1 hr 24 mins ago
Some 180 houses in Beverly Hills, the storied Los Angeles enclave, have been foreclosed on by lenders, scheduled for auction, or served with a default notice. More »Foreclosure crisis hits Beverly Hills mansions
Some 180 houses in Beverly Hills, the storied Los Angeles enclave, have been foreclosed on by lenders, scheduled for auction, or served with a default notice.
- Nigerian underwear bomber to be sentenced in Detroit Reuters - 7 hrs ago
A federal judge is set to decide if the Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit in 2009 will spend the rest of his life in prison. More »Nigerian underwear bomber to be sentenced in Detroit
A federal judge is set to decide if the Nigerian man who pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit in 2009 will spend the rest of his life in prison.
- Organic brown rice syrup: Hidden arsenic source @ Good Morning America - 32 mins ago
Consumers may be exposed to arsenic in some organic baby formulas, energy bars and energy gels. More »Organic brown rice syrup: Hidden arsenic source
Consumers may be exposed to arsenic in some organic baby formulas, energy bars and energy gels.
- Syrian troops launch attack, day after referendum offer Reuters - 1 hr 19 mins ago
Syrian troops attacked Deraa to try to stamp out rebels in the border city where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule began last March, residents and opposition activists said.
- Neighbors had reported possible abuse of Wis. girl AP - 20 mins ago
Neighbors of a severely malnourished Wisconsin teenager found wandering outside, her bare feet purple and her face bleeding, say they rarely saw the girl leave home, and that when she did emerge she would scavenge through the trash and eat discarded scraps.
- Deadly alcohol needs global regulation, health expert says LiveScience.com - 1 hr 46 mins ago
Alcohol kills more than 2.5 million people annually, more than AIDS, malaria or tuberculosis.
- NJ gov strongly defends lowering flags for Houston AP - 5 hrs ago
Gov. Chris Christie defended his decision to have flags lowered to half-staff for Whitney Houston, saying he rejects criticism that she "forfeited the good things" she did because of her struggles with substance abuse.
- Ecstatic Taiwanese claim Knicks' Lin as their own AP - 5 hrs ago
With only a handful of foreign embassies, and a political leadership forced into international invisibility, it's not surprising that Taiwan's 23 million people feel their island home doesn't get the respect it deserves.
- Vietnam man next to crying child opens plane door AP - 1 hr 15 mins ago
A mom with a screaming child wanted a quick getaway from a plane on the tarmac in Vietnam and asked for help. The man next to her obliged by opening the emergency exit and triggering the escape slide.
- Report: Most Honduras fire inmates never charged AP - 6 hrs ago
The prisoners whose scorched bodies were carried out piece by piece Thursday morning from a charred Honduran prison had been locked inside an overcrowded penitentiary where most inmates had never been charged, let alone convicted.
- Romney struggling to attract white working class AP - 5 hrs ago
Mitt Romney is faltering with white working-class voters crucial to his party's drive to capture the White House, even as he tries to fend off a rising GOP challenger, Rick Santorum, who wields strong blue-collar appeal.
- Thailand: Iranians planned to attack Israelis AP - 29 mins ago
Three Iranians detained after accidentally setting off explosives in Bangkok were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, Thailand's top policeman said Thursday in the first confirmation by local officials that the group was plotting attacks in Thailand.
- Ex-Maryland man faces Guantanamo war crimes trial AP - 11 hrs ago
A Pentagon legal official approved war crimes charges Wednesday for a Pakistani detainee at Guantanamo who is accused of joining al-Qaida and taking part in a series of post-Sept. 11 terror plots after spending much of his youth in Maryland.
- US missile strike kills 6 people in NW Pakistan AP - 9 hrs ago
A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles at a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, killing six people, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
- Cognac of Napoleon's army for sale with collection Reuters - 2 hrs 3 mins ago
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch antique trader is selling his collection of over 5,000 unopened bottles of Cognac and other liquors, which he claims is the biggest of its kind. The most precious bottle in Bay van der Bunt's collection, which is valued at 6 million euros ($7.84 million), dates back to 1795 and was a Cognac …
Messi shirt row to profit charity: Leverkusen AFP - 2 hrs 17 mins ago
Bayer Leverkusen director of sport Rudi Voeller says he is going to make two of his players sell off the Lionel Messi shirts that they obtained during the German side's 3-1 Champions League defeat to … More »Messi shirt row to profit charity: Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen director of sport Rudi Voeller says he is going to make two of his players sell off the Lionel Messi shirts that they obtained during the German side's 3-1 Champions League defeat to Barcelona.
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