Sunday, February 26, 2012

Attack near NATO base in Afghanistan kills nine

Attack near NATO base in Afghanistan kills nine


Attack near NATO base in Afghanistan kills nine

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 09:05 PM PST

Authorities say a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives Monday near a NATO-led International Security Assistance Force base at Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan, an attack that follows a week of deadly violence spurred by the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base.

Last missing U.S. soldier in Iraq ID'd

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 08:55 PM PST

The U.S. Army said Sunday it has identified the remains of the last missing U.S. service member unaccounted for in Iraq.

'The Artist' takes top Oscar honors

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 09:04 PM PST

The silent, black-and-white film "The Artist" took top honors at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, garnering five Oscars for best picture, best directing, best costume design, best original music score and best actor.

WikiLeaks discloses U.S. intel firm's e-mails

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:50 PM PST

The website WikiLeaks has begun releasing what it says are 5 million e-mails from the private intelligence company Stratfor, starting with a company "glossary" that features unflattering descriptions of U.S. government agencies.

Syria: Vote results coming Monday

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 02:06 PM PST

At least 34 people were killed across Syria on Sunday, opposition activists said, as voting began on changes to the country's constitution.

Canada train derailment kills three

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:52 PM PST

At least three people were killed Sunday when a passenger train derailed near Toronto, Canadian officials said.

Golf: Mahan wins WGC Match Play

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 08:15 PM PST

Hunter Mahan thwarted Rory McIlroy's bid to become World No.1 by beating the Northern Irishman 2&1 in the final of the WGC Match Play Championship in Arizona Sunday.

Rights activists demand Libyan militia turn over British journalists

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST

A militia in Libya is illegally holding two British journalists, refusing to turn them over to transitional government authorities and preventing international aid workers from visiting them, Human Rights Watch said Sunday.

Trial is adjourned after Americans fail to appear in Cairo court

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 11:18 AM PST

Egypt's criminal fraud case against 16 American aid workers is set to begin Sunday as a senior U.S. administration official said intense discussions are under way with Cairo to avert a trial that threatens U.S. military aid to the country.

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