US faces 'utter defeat' in Afghanistan: TalibanUS forces face "utter defeat" in Afghanistan and Americans are unsafe wherever they go in the world, the Taliban said ahead of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Vinikourov likely to become MPIf Alexandre Vinokourov agrees it is quit likely that he would become a Majilis (lower chamber) deputy soon.
11 September 2012
Obama nominates new US ambassador for Iraq President Barack Obama nominated a career diplomat as the new US ambassador to Iraq on Monday, after the previous candidate withdrew amid allegations of sexual impropriety.
11 September 2012
Ground Zero cancer victims to get compensation About 50 types of cancer have been added to the list of diseases eligible for coverage in a compensation program for people who became sick after the World Trade Center collapse on September 11, 2001.
11 September 2012
Liberated town turns to Islamic law until end of Syria chaos Judge Mahmud Aqeed listens sympathetically to the woes of a tenant locked in a dispute with his landlord before turning to Islamic sharia law for a ruling in this liberated, rebel-held northern Syria town.
US rebuffs Israel over Iran 'red lines' Tensions between Israel and the United States over how to deal with Iran's nuclear program resurfaced Monday, as Washington rebuffed calls to set "red lines" for action.
11 September 2012
OIC tours unrest-hit western Myanmar: official Members of an influential Islamic body have visited Myanmar's Rakhine state, a government official said Tuesday, to survey fallout from deadly sectarian unrest between Buddhist and Muslim communities.
11 September 2012
Exorcism boom in Poland sees magazine launch With exorcism booming in Poland, Roman Catholic priests here have joined forces with a publisher to launch what they claim is the world's first monthly magazine focused exclusively on chasing out the devil.
11 September 2012
Study says wind could power the whole world There's enough wind to power the world many times over, according to a study out Monday, but it would take a massive infrastructure investment to harness it that analysts say is not realistic.
Motherhood makes actress Alba in tech entrepreneur Film star Jessica Alba swapped Hollywood for Silicon Valley on Monday, introducing fellow technology entrepreneurs to her new Internet firm, inspired by motherhood.
Wave of attacks kills 88 in Iraq A wave of more than 30 attacks across Iraq killed 88 people and wounded more than 400 on Saturday and Sunday, security and medical sources said, with the security forces and markets among the targets.