Afghan President Hamid Karzai says trying to talk peace with the Taliban is futile, and that Afghanistan’s best option is to negotiate with Pakistan. Mr. Karzai says he prefers holding talks with Pakistani officials, following the murder of his top peace negotiator with the Taliban, former Afghan President (Burhanuddin) Rabbani. A suicide bomber used a […]
Karzai: Talking Peace With Taliban Is Futile
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
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Syrian Forces Advance Into Rebellious Town
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
Syrian forces appear to be regaining control of the central town of Rastan, where troops have engaged in several days of intense fighting with army defectors who sided with the opposition. Activists said Saturday that troops had pushed into the town and had begun conducting searches for the deserters. Meanwhile, Syrian opposition groups are meeting […]
Top Haqqani Leader Captured in Afghanistan
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
NATO says the senior leader of the Taliban-allied Haqqani network has been captured in Afghanistan. The alliance announced Saturday that joint Afghan and coalition security forces captured Haji Mali Khan on Tuesday in Afghanistan’s Paktiya province near the Pakistani border. A NATO statement says Khan managed Haqqani bases and oversaw operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan, […]
Kenya: Pirate-Kidnappers Surrounded at Sea
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan authorities are in pursuit of suspected pirates blamed for kidnapping a wheelchair-bound French woman from her beach house. Kenyan Tourism Minister Najib Balala said the pirates’ ship has been surrounded by two Kenyan ships and that Kenya is also following the pirates from the air. Earlier, officials said shots had been fired during the […]
Senior Haqqani Leader Captured
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
NATO says a joint Afghan and coalition security force has captured the senior Haqqani network leader in Afghanistan. The international alliance says the senior commander was captured Tuesday during an operation in the Paktiya province. The coalition says Haji Mali Khan, the uncle of Siraj and Badruddin Haqqani, had established a militant camp in Paktiya […]
Basque Separatist Support Group Disbands
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
A Basque-language newspaper in Spain said Saturday a banned civic support group for the separatist group ETA has disbanded. The Gara newspaper, an ETA mouthpiece, said the group formed in November of 1999 to act as an organizer for ETA, stirring up street protests and spreading the militants’ message. Spain banned the organization in 2001, […]
Suspected Pirates Kidnap French Woman From Kenyan Island
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Kenyan authorities say suspected Somali pirates have kidnapped a French woman from a beach house on Manda Island, near the resort town of Lamu. Reuters reports the woman’s fiance says the gunmen targeted the woman when they broke into the couple’s house. The woman, who uses a wheelchair, was carried by the kidnappers to a […]
Obama, Republicans Clash on Jobs
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to quickly pass his jobs bill. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said “It time for Congress to get its act together and pass this jobs bill so I can sign it into law.” The president sent Congress the $447 billion bill three weeks ago. Mr. […]
Afghanistan Gives Pakistan Evidence in Rabbani Killing
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said Saturday it has handed over evidence to Pakistan that the assassination of former Afghan president Burhanuddin Rabbani was planned in Pakistan. Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, or NDS, said the September suicide bombing that killed Mr. Rabbani was plotted in Satellite, a suburb of the Pakistani city of Quetta. Taliban leaders […]
Obama Hails Death of Radical US-born Cleric in Yemen
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has hailed the killing of radical U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki as a significant milestone in the fight against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. Awlaki was killed early Friday, along with several other militants, in a suspected CIA drone strike in eastern Yemen. Mr. Obama said the U.S.-born cleric was responsible for […]
