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Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home. Complete Story...
The walls that the rockets blew out have not been repaired, and the plaster is a dense scattershot of bullet holes. Dozens of holes, blasted by grenades, pockmark the linoleum floors.
A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.
A passenger train derailed after Maoist rebels blew up a key track in eastern India, killing two people and injuring at least 30 others, a police official said Friday.
Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.
Washington's ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
China raised electricity rates for businesses and industries Friday, part of a long-term effort to adjust prices to reflect costs and promote energy saving as the country struggles to meet soaring demand.
France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to bypass corrupt officials and bring aid directly to those who need it.
A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan on Friday, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.
Confronted with an ever-growing pile of old newspapers, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin came up with the idea of using them to make shoes and tote bags for her environmentally friendly footwear company.
South Korea's foreign minister ruled out Friday additional negotiations with the United States over a free trade agreement, a day after presidents of the two countries vowed cooperation to push the stalled deal forward.
China's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up.
A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention.
Faced with an escalating insurgency, Pakistan increasingly views U.S. efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan as critical to its own security — but is worried enough about the chances of American failure that it continues to hedge its bets.
The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.
Afghan police say Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a parliamentarian and powerful former warlord, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt near Kabul.
Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.
Some basic facts and figures about Afghanistan, where President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated Thursday to a second five-year term:
An exiled former leader of the 1989 student pro-democracy movement went on trial on financial fraud charges Thursday in southwestern China, a case highlighted by his controversial handover to the mainland from Hong Kong.
A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality.
Singapore said its economy would expand as little as 3 percent in 2010, well below the high growth rates of past years because of a sluggish recovery in the U.S. and other developed countries.
Sony's new online service connecting the whole range of its gadgets to downloadable content like movies and games should help build brand loyalty, a top executive said Friday.
Japanese police said Thursday that an American soldier is the prime suspect in a fatal-hit-and-run accident on the southern island of Okinawa and asked the U.S. Army to bring him in for further questioning.
President Barack Obama told U.S. troops stationed in South Korea that their service has ensured peace in Asia and around the world.
Our beloved Post office general got a PERFORMANCE bonus of over $140,000, and the post office LOST Millions of dollars last year. Some of the government staff even got $14,000 in bonus money.
CAPE WIND AS PROPOSED FOR NANTUCKET SOUND POSES A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY Zoning is Police Power intended to create order by law to prevent chaos that results in public safety hazards.
A's shut out Rangers again to cap sweepTrevor Cahill combined with two relievers on a one-hitter and the last-place Oakland Athletics completed a three-game series sweep, their first in more than three months, with a 4-0 victory Wednesday night.
Serena tries second time to 'sincerely apologize'Over many years I have watched poor people yelling and slapping their children in public. I am sorry to say, this is a very serious problem particularly with Black Women and their children.
Peter Mackler Award given to Sri Lankan JournalistJ. S. Tissainayagam, a respected Tamil journalist and editor for the North Eastern Monthly magazine, and contributor to the local Sunday Times newspaper, is the recipient of the 2009 Peter Mackler Award for courageous and ethical journalism.
Report calls for overhaul of California community colleges' transfer processCommunity college student Kristen Grand dreams of transferring to Cal State Long Beach so she can earn a bachelor's degree in social work and become an adoption caseworker.
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide car bomb exploded Saturday outside the main gate of NATO's headquarters five days before Afghanistan's presidential election, killing seven and wounding 91 in the biggest attack in the Afghan capital in six months.
Dogs as Smart as 2-year-old Kids The canine IQ test results are in: Even the average dog has the mental abilities of a 2-year-old child.
Borrowing from China to fund our flailing empire is starting to show some really bitter fruit back here at home, so, it's time to leave the sands of Afghanistan and Iraq, before we break the national piggy bank beyond repair.
Parenting Multitples as Individuals. The Bless, The Mess and The myth.The Bless and the Blast of that road.
Are your Federal Taxes Lower Today?In order to confront the five major problems confronting America we have to provide workable solutions. Words & Promises Do Matter. Missouri Will Show The Way!
Brainy Baseball Players = Last Place TeamsInteresting analysis by the WSJ reveals:
Officer Manor didn't have any lights and sirens on"Officer Manor was speeding over 100 miles per hour in that residential neighborhood and was not wearing a seatbelt" "the decision whether to use lights and sirens is left to the discretion of each individual officer" My heartfelt condolences go out to the loved ones of Officer …
Is the Book of Judith, held as canonical by the Catholic Church but not so by Protestants and Jews, historical fact or literary fiction? It seems the Catholic Church wants to have it both ways.
Whenever I broach the fact that from 1991-2007, Massachusetts had a cavalcade of Republican Governors, I am met with bewilderment.
Report: Israeli Use of Palestinians As Human ShieldsGaza Strip, April 29 (Pal Telegraph) - The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights is a Gaza-based Palestinian NGO mandated "to promote, protect and prevent violations of human rights in general, and economic, social and cultural rights in particular, to provide effective aid to those v …
Trevor Cahill was the hard-luck loser in his home debut Sunday afternoon, as the 21-year-old right-hander lost to Seattle despite seven innings of one-run ball that included a dozen ground-ball outs.
My favorite breakout pick among pitchers this season, Yovani Gallardo, held the Giants to two runs over 6.2 innings Wednesday and smacked a three-run homer off none other than Randy Johnson in a 4-2 win.
Republicans Try to Block Guantánamo Detainees From State PrisonsWASHINGTON - Republicans in at least six states are seeking to block the White House from transferring Guantánamo Bay detainees to their districts, in what critics call an effort to stymie Barack Obama's efforts to close the prison.
Army Investigating Teen's Death As Drug Casehe death of a 16-year-old girl at Fort Lewis is being investigated as a drug case, an Army spokesman said Wednesday"
Germany Set to Appoint Special Afghan Envoy to Work with US Emissary to the Region, Richard HolbrookeGermany is considering appointing a special envoy on Afghanistan to liaise with the new US emissary to the region, Richard Holbrooke, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman confirmed in Berlin.
Home Run Statistics For MLB Ballparks - 2008 Season You've all heard the terms and know what they mean, but I'm here to show you what it means when a player calls a "pitchers park" home vs. taking most of their cuts in a "hitters park".
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