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UN orders global sanctions against Haqqani network
Nov 06, 2012 04:03 EST
The UN Security Council ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani militant network in Afghanistan, a move welcomed by Kabul but dismissed as meaningless by the Taliban.
UN orders global sanctions against Haqqani network
Nov 05, 2012 21:21 EST
The UN Security Council ordered global sanctions against the Haqqani militant group in Afghanistan and its suicide attack mastermind.
Gloom and doom at Greek economic conference
Jul 03, 2012 08:17 EDT
It is not every day that the opinions of a top-flight financial economist begin to echo those of Greece's new opposition leader, one of the world's top leftist voices at the moment.
Taliban storm lakeside hotel in Kabul, eight dead
Jun 22, 2012 03:49 EDT
Taliban militants armed with guns and rockets attacked a lakeside hotel near Kabul overnight, seizing dozens of hostages including women and children and killing at least eight people.
Taliban storm lakeside hotel in Kabul, 4 dead
Jun 22, 2012 03:08 EDT
Taliban militants armed with guns and rockets attacked a lakeside hotel near Kabul overnight, seizing dozens of hostages including women and children and killing at least four people.
Asia loses its taste for shark fin
Jan 22, 2012 02:42 EST
As Asia's ethnic Chinese sit down for lavish banquets to usher in the Lunar New Year, a delicacy long considered a must at celebratory meals is fast disappearing from menus and dinner tables.
Timeline: Major attacks in the Afghan capital
Dec 06, 2011 07:15 EST
KABUL (Reuters) - Following is a timeline of attacks on government and foreign targets in Kabul since 2008:
25thanksgiving.ART
Nov 24, 2011 19:00 EST
On Thanksgiving Day, the quiet streets of Boston provided sporadic sightings of people marking the all-American holiday in less-than-predictable fashion.
Rocket 'fired near major Afghan meeting'
Nov 17, 2011 07:31 EST
Insurgents on Thursday fired a rocket near the venue of a major meeting in the Afghan capital Kabul discussing the controversial presence of US troops after NATO combat forces leave in 2014.
Rocket hits near major Afghan meeting
Nov 17, 2011 02:19 EST
Insurgents on Thursday fired a rocket near the venue of a major meeting in the Afghan capital Kabul discussing the controversial presence of US troops after NATO combat forces leave in 2014.
US demands Pakistan act against Haqqani insurgents
Sep 23, 2011 14:25 EDT
The United States demanded Friday that Pakistan "break any link they have" with the insurgent group that attacked the US embassy in Kabul and take immediate action against them.
After militant siege, questions hang over Kabul security
Sep 16, 2011 06:20 EDT
KABUL (Reuters) - Two days after a 20-hour siege in Afghanistan's fortified capital, security appeared to have lapsed back to normal, with just three policemen guarding the building from where insurgents showered the city's diplomatic enclave with rockets and gunfire.
Kabul raid a tactical victory for Taliban: analysts
Sep 15, 2011 03:55 EDT
A dramatic Taliban assault on the heart of Kabul inflicted relatively little damage, but scored an important strategic victory for insurgents who showed again they can strike at will, analysts said.
Kabul Taliban siege ends with at least 15 dead
Sep 14, 2011 12:46 EDT
A brazen Taliban assault on the Afghan capital was quelled Wednesday after raging for 19 hours in a hail of rockets, grenades and suicide blasts that left at least 15 dead and six foreign troops wounded.
Kabul Taliban siege ends with 14 dead
Sep 14, 2011 07:07 EDT
A brazen Taliban assault on the Afghan capital was quelled on Wednesday after raging for 19 hours in a hail of rockets, grenades and suicide blasts that left 14 dead and six foreign troops wounded.
Battle in Kabul heightens Afghan security fears
Sep 14, 2011 05:58 EDT
A deadly 19-hour Taliban assault on Kabul that turned its most heavily secured district into a battle zone has heightened fears the government is unable to protect the country as foreign troops depart.
Seven dead in deadly Taliban assault on Kabul
Sep 13, 2011 23:22 EDT
Afghan forces Wednesday struggled to dislodge the last of the Taliban fighters who mounted a spectacular assault on Kabul, targeting the US embassy and NATO headquarters with rockets and suicide bombs and killing at least seven people.
Seven dead as Taliban target US embassy, troops in Kabul
Sep 13, 2011 15:45 EDT
Taliban gunmen with suicide vests and rockets launched spectacular, coordinated attacks in Kabul Tuesday, targeting the US embassy and NATO's headquarters and killing at least seven people.
Spirited Traveller: Drinking in Boston's rum-soaked history
Sep 13, 2011 06:06 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of America's oldest cities, Boston is practically drenched in history. Much of that history took place in New England's taverns and bars, lubricated by venerable rum. To a more moderate degree, that tradition continues today.
Twin suicide blasts rock Kabul
Aug 18, 2011 23:10 EDT
Two large explosions rocked the Afghan capital Kabul near a hotel popular with Westerners and the home of the vice president in what police said was a double suicide attack.
