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Moscow mayor vows to stay after Medvedev attack - Reuters

Sep 10, 2010 — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov visit Moscow's south-western water supply station May 27, 2010. By Gleb Bryanski YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - Moscow's powerful mayor said on Friday he plans to stay in office after

Obama says he'll stay engaged in Mideast talks - The Associated Press

Sep 10, 2010 — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pledged Friday to help keep fast-track Mideast peace talks from breaking down, and said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas knows "the window for creating a Palestinian state is closing." Obama said at a White House

Iran's president intervened in American's release - The Associated Press

Sep 10, 2010 — TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president intervened to secure the release of Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, in part because of her gender, a news agency reported Friday. Iranian officials have announced that on Saturday

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Amid Kabul Bank meltdown, Afghans question US-style capitalism - Washington Post

Sep 8, 2010 — The rapid turnabout in Kabul Bank's fortunes has led Afghans to question Western-style free-market capitalism. By David Nakamura and Ernesto Londoño KABUL - Kabul Bank became the pride of Afghanistan's financial system by offering the conveniences and

 

 

Sep 8, 2010 — Prime Minister David Cameron's father died Wednesday shortly after the British leader joined other family members at his hospital bedside in Toulon, France. His father, Ian Cameron, 77, had suffered a stroke while on vacation.

 

 

Missing Mexico Investigators Believed to Be Dead - New York Times

Sep 8, 2010 — MEXICO CITY — The authorities said Wednesday that they thought they had found the bodies of two law enforcement officials who were involved in the investigation of the massacre of 72 migrants last month.

 

 

Report: 2000 more NATO troops may be Afghan-bound - The Associated Press

Sep 6, 2010 — BRUSSELS — NATO may deploy 2000 more soldiers to Afghanistan to join the 140000-strong international force already there, an official said Monday. Top US and NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus asked for the additional troops, nearly half of whom will

 

 

Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops - The Associated Press

Sep 6, 2010 — KABUL, Afghanistan — The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could endanger US troops in the country and Americans worldwide.

 

 

UN report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium - Washington Post

Sep 6, 2010 — Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a UN inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the nation's nuclear program that