U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he will meet with military leaders and troops, as the U.S. mulls the scope of its presence in the country after the international combat mission ends in 2014. Panetta is holding talks, on Thursday, with Major General Robert Abrams, the head of the Regional […]
US Defense Secretary Holds Talks in Kandahar
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
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Top Music Acts Hold Concert for Sandy Relief Efforts
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 1:30 am (UTC-5)
The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and many other musical acts performed in an hours-long concert aimed at raising money for the victims of the Atlantic superstorm Sandy in the New York and New Jersey region. Rock-and-roll legend Bruce Springsteen, a native of the hard-hit New Jersey shore, was the opening act at the […]
EU Reaches Eurozone Bank Supervision Deal
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
European Union finance ministers have reached a deal to create a single supervisor for eurozone banks, in a bid to address a key component of the continent’s financial struggles. The agreement reached early Thursday gives the European Central Bank broad powers to oversee banks in the 17 nations that use the euro currency, as well […]
Japan Scrambles F-15s After Chinese Plane Enters Disputed Territory
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 1:20 am (UTC-5)
Japanese media reports say Tokyo has scrambled F-15 fighter jets after a Chinese plane entered disputed airspace near contested islands in the East China Sea. The reports quote Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura as saying the jets were sent in response to a Chinese Oceanic Administration airplane that was spotted near the islands on Thursday. […]
Pakistani Military, Taliban, Blamed for Abuses in Northwest Region
Posted December 13th, 2012 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
An international rights group is blaming Pakistan’s armed forces and the Taliban for human rights abuses, including arbitrary detentions, torture and unlawful killings, in the northwestern tribal region. In a report released Thursday, Amnesty International said millions of Pakistanis are affected by a “legal wilderness” in the region near the Afghan border. The rights group […]
