U.S Council on Foreign Relations

Afghan govt held peace talks with Taliban No. 2; Karzai said to be 'very angry' at his arrest. The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is a former nuclear plant worker under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.

President Barack Obama appears near a compromise to allow military tribunals to move forward for the alleged September 11 plotters in exchange for a deal to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

Israeli spy David Kimche, who played key role in Iran-Contra scandal, dead at 82. David Kimche, the Israeli spy-turned-diplomat who played a key role in the Iran-Contra scandal that rocked President Ronald Reagan's administration, has died. He was 82.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Banks that are seen as too large to fail should be broken up in order to make the financial system more stable, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flies to Latin America on Sunday for a trip which includes a stop in quake-ravaged Chile and talks in Brazil over Iran's nuclear program.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flies to Latin America on Sunday for a trip which includes a stop in quake-ravaged Chile and talks in Brazil over Iran's nuclear program.

WASHINGTON - At first, the trip went smoothly: Five US congressmen, led by William Delahunt, a Quincy Democrat, drank tea last week with the king of Jordan, ate breakfast with an Israeli settlers' group, and lunched with Palestinian officials, encouraging all sides to move toward peace. But then controversy erupted: Delahunt woke to a headline in Israel's largest newspaper stating that the Israeli Foreign Ministry was ``boycotting'' his delegation and that some meetings Delahunt hoped to have would not take place. The reason, according to the newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, was that the trip had been sponsored by J Street, a liberal Jewish group that is often critical of Israeli government policies. The diplomatic imbroglio, which Israeli officials have portrayed as exaggerated by the press, has helped spark a vigorous debate both in Israel and the United States over whether Israel is alienating allies by responding too fiercely to criticism and perceived slights. It has also added fuel t

US officials are hailing a new spirit of cooperation with Pakistan against the Taliban, but many remain skeptical whether its powerful spy agency has made a clean break with Islamic hardliners.

Finally, progress on both sides of Afghan-Pakistan border gives glimmer of hope for US in war. The arrests of key Taliban leaders in Pakistan and slow but steady progress on the battlefield of Helmand province have offered the first flicker of hope in years that the U.S. and its allies may be able to check the rise of an insurgency that seemed unstoppable only a few months ago.

Nigeria's acting president has long way to go to convince masses he'll make the country work. Since becoming acting president, Goodluck Jonathan has removed a senior official and insisted on punctuality, but the country is waiting to see if he can tackle bigger issues like rampant corruption and bringing peace to troubled regions.

Time Warner names Gary Ginsberg EVP in charge of marketing, public relations, communications. Time Warner Inc. said Thursday that it named Gary Ginsberg to the new position of executive vice president. He will supervise marketing, public relations and communications for the media conglomerate.

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Iran remains on an "unacceptable" path to nuclear weapons, despite its denials, and that the U.S. and like-minded countries will soon produce a set of punishing sanctions against the Islamic republic.

Obama says US developing 'significant' sanctions for Iran in response to nuclear program. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Iran remains on an "unacceptable" path to nuclear weapons, despite its denials, and that the U.S. and like-minded countries will soon produce a set of punishing sanctions against the Islamic republic.

As Taliban grows stronger, looming US offensive may open new chapter in Afghan war. A new and possibly decisive chapter of the Afghan war is unfolding. The U.S. is preparing a major attack on the Taliban, the militants are being squeezed in their Pakistani sanctuaries, and the Afghan government is trying to draw them into peace talks.