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China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosionBEIJING (AP) _ A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked...
The latest news and best bets from all the day's races around the country Racing live - the latest news from around the tracks 4pm Star refuses to be dimmed Will Hayler reports : Kauto Star gained the hardest fought of his 12...
KABUL, Afghanistan - A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital late Saturday, wounding two people, the Interior Ministry said. The heavily guarded Serena regularly houses visiting diplomats,...
An Afghan senator, who was once the governor of Helmand province, has claimed that he encouraged 3,000 of his followers to join the ranks of Taliban after he was sacked from his job under pressure from British officials.
The US investigators have zeroed in on a Pakistani national, who is suspected to be a key link between LeT operatives David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana about whom India is expected to know in a week whether they...
Nov. 20 (UPI) -- At least 25 people were killed in four bombings Friday in Afghanistan, including an attack on a politician who survived. The wave of violence came the day after President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated to a...
Bloomberg - Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services...
By JOHN NELANDER Special to the Daily News Friday, November 20, 2009 United States efforts at nation building in Afghanistan won't work unless the country is committed for the long haul, author Rory Stewart said in a luncheon...
David Miliband says UK needs more time to shore up Afghan government The Afghan government could fall within weeks if Nato pulled out troops now, David Miliband warned today as he urged British opponents of the war to give the...
Robert Gates said writing cheques gave donors leverage over corruption US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said international donors must do more to ensure their aid does not encourage corruption in Afghanistan. Robert Gates...
