Afghan Taliban attack aid group, 2 guards killed
Kay Johnson and Amir Shah, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 11:48am
A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group's guest house in the Afghan capital on Friday, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighborhood, authorities said.
Obama's drone speech could improve Pakistan ties
Sebastian Abbot, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 11:18am
President Barack Obama's decision to impose more restrictive rules governing U.S. drone strikes and his prediction that they will be used less could pave the way for better relations with the new government of key ally Pakistan, officials and analysts said Friday.
World stocks lower after big sell-off
Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 10:13am
World stocks edged lower on Friday, a day after markets around the world dropped sharply on concerns global growth is slowing and the Federal Reserve could start scaling back its monetary stimulus.
NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's president
Louise Watt, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 9:51am
A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for Beijing's efforts to coax its unruly ally into lowering tensions.
Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years
Aye Aye Win, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 7:47am
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Myanmar on Friday on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military regime.
2 former sex slaves demand Japan mayor quit
Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 6:24am
Two Korean former sex slaves demanded the resignation of an outspoken Japanese mayor and canceled a meeting with him Friday for justifying Japan's wartime practice of forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into prostitution for its military.
Obama's speech welcomed in Pakistan, Yemen
Sebastian Abbot, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 6:18am
President Barack Obama's speech on the use of drones and the fate of Guantanamo prisoners was largely welcomed Friday in two key countries affected by the policies_ Pakistan and Yemen.
Oil falls below $94 on weak outlook for demand
Pablo Gorondi, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 6:13am
The price of oil was knocked below $94 a barrel Friday by a combination of ample supplies and lukewarm demand.
5 climbers feared dead on world's 3rd highest peak
Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 6:09am
Five climbers including two Hungarians and a South Korean are missing on the world's third-highest mountain and feared dead, a mountaineering official said Friday.
US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports
Ashok Sharma, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 4:41am
A senior American official on Friday praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi's request to renew a waiver from sanctions on Tehran.
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