By Sayed Salahuddin and Jonathon Burch KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an air strike by NATO-led forces which he said killed ... More
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an air strike by NATO-led forces which he said killed 10 campaign workers for this month's election, a sour note as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived for talks. Civilian casualties caused by foreign forces while hunting militants have been ...More
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Dismal conditions in flood-hit areas in southwest Pakistan could force thousands of Pakistanis and Afghan refugees to cross the border into Iran, the U.N. refugee agency warned Thursday. Baluchistan province was the first to be hit by the country's worst floods, initially displaced some 200,000 ...More
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday he had gone public to deny rumors he was gay and in a relationship with an aide because he and his wife were fed up of the allegations. Suggestions about Hague's sexuality surfaced in recent days after newspapers ...More
SARATOV, Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev ordered law enforcement agencies on Thursday to prevent speculators driving up food prices after the worst harvest in years and pledged help to ensure affordable food staples. Russia's leaders are worried that recent price rises for staples such as flour, buckwheat, pasta and ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick stumbled to a bad-tempered early exit from his home grand slam on Wednesday, the American losing 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6 to unseeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic in the final match of the day. The 44th-ranked Tipsarevic served magnificently and peppered all ...More
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Critics hoping for more from Apple Inc's Web-to-TV plans -- a device, say, that would revolutionize living room entertainment the way the iPad changed tablet computing -- may just need to wait a bit longer. Shortly after Apple unveiled its latest Apple TV product on Wednesday, complaints surfaced ...More
TALOOQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An apparent air strike by foreign forces killed 10 election campaign workers in Afghanistan's north on Thursday, a government spokesman said, and NATO-led forces said they were investigating the incident. Civilian casualties caused by foreign forces while hunting militants have been a major source of tension ...More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Automaker General Motors Co plans to begin courting investors for its initial public offering immediately after the November 2 U.S. midterm congressional elections, two sources familiar with the plans said on Wednesday. GM's roadshow is set to begin on November 3 and will last two ...More
