Ahmadinejad sends letter, offers to resume nuclear talks

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• Ahmadinejad sends letter, offers to resume nuclear talks
• Taliban reject Karzai claim of secret meetings
• Is Mexico's drug war strategy working?
• 'Underwear bomber' sentenced to life in prison
• Accusations fly as Honduran death toll rises
• Thai police: Israeli diplomats were targeted
• North Korea marks 70th anniversary of dead leader's birth
• U.S. man wrongly imprisoned in Nicaragua?

Ahmadinejad sends letter, offers to resume nuclear talks Posted: 16 Feb 2012 12:58 PM PST Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is offering to resume talks over his country's nuclear program as soon as possible, according to a letter he sent to the European Union.

Taliban reject Karzai claim of secret meetings Posted: 16 Feb 2012 08:41 AM PST The Taliban rejected a claim Thursday by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that it was taking part in secret talks with the Afghan government.

Is Mexico's drug war strategy working? Posted: 16 Feb 2012 09:42 AM PST Mexico has landed some hard punches against the drug cartels that have stirred violence in parts of the country -- at least on paper.

'Underwear bomber' sentenced to life in prison Posted: 16 Feb 2012 12:29 PM PST The man who smuggled a bomb in his underwear aboard a commercial airliner on Christmas Day in 2009 has been sentenced to life in prison, months after he pleaded guilty for his role in what officials later determined was an al Qaeda plot.

Accusations fly as Honduran death toll rises Posted: 16 Feb 2012 11:26 AM PST The death toll from a prison fire in central Honduras rose to 382 Thursday, as new narratives emerged about what happened that night in the overcrowded facility.

Thai police: Israeli diplomats were targeted Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:47 PM PST A group that set off explosions in Bangkok this week intended to strike Israeli diplomats, a Thai police official said, intensifying a heated argument between Israel and Iran about a string of bombings in different countries.

North Korea marks 70th anniversary of dead leader's birth Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:17 AM PST North Korea on Thursday marked the 70th anniversary of the birth of its late leader Kim Jong Il with an array of dedicated programming on state television.

U.S. man wrongly imprisoned in Nicaragua? Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:11 AM PST Since last summer, a former Peace Corps volunteer from Washington state has been wasting away in a Nicaraguan prison, wrongfully convicted of international drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, his supporters say.

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