Afghan war kills thousands in 2010
The number of Afghan police killed during 2010 fell about seven percent to 1,292, the government said on Monday, despite violence spreading across the country as the war entered its tenth year. Foreign military and civilian casualties are at record levels despite the presence of about 150,000 NATO-led troops, with 2010 the bloodiest year on...
Obama Appoints Francis Joseph Ricciardone as New Ambassador to Turkey
U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Wednesday Francis Joseph Ricciardone as his country’s new ambassador in the Turkish capital city. U.S President President Obama, using his special authority, appointed Ricciardone during the recess in legislative year at the U.S. Senate. Ricciardone, who had been previously nominated for the ambassador’s...
Obama travels to Ohio for health plan
U.S President Barack Obama flies to Ohio as he tries to drum up more support for his health insurance overhaul. Obama will speak Monday at a recreation and senior center in Strongsville, outside Cleveland. Strongsville is the home of cancer patient Natoma Canfield, who wrote the president she gave up her health insurance after it rose to $8,500...
Iran says makes arrests before revolution day rally
Iran has arrested several people who were preparing to disrupt rallies on February 11 marking the 1979 Islamic revolution, police said on Wednesday, in a clear warning to opposition supporters planning new protests. Opposition leaders have called on supporters to take to the streets on Thursday, raising the risk of renewed violence eight months...
Vladimir Putin says U.S. missile shield hinders nuclear deal
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said U.S. plans for a missile defense system were hindering talks on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty. Speaking to reporters in the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok, Putin said U.S. plans for the missile shield in Europe would destroy the strategic balance between the United States...
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