Diplomats are gathering for a conference in Turkey focusing on the future of security and economic development in Afghanistan, as foreign troops prepare to leave the country by the end of 2014. The talks Wednesday include officials from 14 countries in the region, as well as representatives from Western nations taking part in the NATO […]
Diplomats Discuss Future in Afghanistan
Diplomats Discuss Future in Afghanistan
Diplomats are gathering for a conference in Turkey focusing on the future of security and economic development in Afghanistan, as foreign troops prepare to leave the country by the end of 2014. The talks Wednesday include officials from 14 countries in the region, as well as representatives from Western nations taking part in the NATO […]
Diplomats Discuss Future in Afghanistan
Diplomats are gathering for a conference in Turkey focusing on the future of security and economic development in Afghanistan, as foreign troops prepare to leave the country by the end of 2014. The talks Wednesday include officials from 14 countries in the region, as well as representatives from Western nations taking part in the NATO […]
Ship Grounded Off New Zealand in Danger of Breaking Apart
Maritime authorities in New Zealand say the container ship that has been grounded on a reef for nearly a month could soon break apart. Salvage crews say a large crack in the hull of the Liberian-flagged container ship Rena worsened after another night of bad weather. The Rena has leaked more than 300 tons of […]
Japan Reports Possible Fission Inside Crippled Nuclear Reactor
Nuclear officials in Japan are reassuring the public after scientists at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant detected small amounts of xenon — a radioactive gas that could indicate nuclear fission is taking place — inside one of the plant’s reactors. Officials said Wednesday there has been no increase in temperature, pressure or radiation levels at […]