On his third trip to Afghanistan since taking office, Obama met with President Hamid Karzai and will make a televised address at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Tuesday's visit comes at a particularly delicate time in relations b
Obama lands in Afghanistan in surprise visit
On his third trip to Afghanistan since taking office, Obama met with President Hamid Karzai and will make a televised address at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Tuesday's visit comes at a particularly delicate time in relations b
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North Korea rocket breaks up in flight
"It flew about a minute, and it flew into the ocean," said Noriyuki Shikata, a spokesman for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.
He added that Japanese authorities "have not identified any
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Quake off Indonesia triggers tsunami alert
The quake struck about 434 kilometers (270 miles) southwest of Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, and had a magnitude of 8.6, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It took place at a depth of 23 kilometers (14 miles).
A second q
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Rescuers reach trapped honeymooners inside Italian cruise ship
The South Korean passengers, each 29, heard searchers calling out on the Costa Concordia, Italy's ANSA news agency reported early Sunday. They were located in a ca
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Kim Jong il North Korean leader dead after heart attack
Kim, 69, died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, according to state media.
A tearful broadcaster reported that Kim died due to "overwork" after "dedicating his life to the people."
Kim suffere
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Breaking News - Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya - ForexSQ
He was captured by revolutionary fighters in the western town of Obari, near the Algerian border, Libyan senior military commanders in Tripoli told CNN.
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, who was named in an Interpol arrest warra
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Gaddafi dies of wounds: NTC official
National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters earlier that Gaddafi was captured and wounded in both legs at dawn on Thursday as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked.
"He was als
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Gadhafi captured, says military council on Libyan TV
That report, however, could not be independently confirmed.
Horns blared and celebratory gunfire burst into the air in Tripoli.
"It's a great victory for the Libyan people," said Libyan Information Minister Mahmoud Shammam.
Gadhafi ruled Lib
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Top Al Qaeda Figure Anwar al-Awlaki Killed
Mr. Awlaki, who has been on the run and hiding in Yemen's remote tribal highlands for years, was killed at approximately 9:
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More than two dozen U.S. deaths in Afghan copter crash , U.S. official said
Many, if not all, were special operations forces, the official said. If the numbers are confirmed, the incident would be the most deadly for coalition forces in the Afghan war, according to a CNN count of international troop deaths.
Afgha
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Giant blast hits government buildings in Oslo, Norway
Windows in several buildings had been blown out, and people were in the street bleeding, NRK said on its website. The cause of the blast remains unknown.
There are conflicting reports about whether a second blast followed the first, which occurred
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Afghan president's half-brother shot dead
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the Kandahar provincial council chief, was killed during a gathering, said provincial governor Tooryalai Wesa. He did not know a motive.
While the governor initially said a friend killed Karzai, his spokesman later clarified that the death was at the hands
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The Euro Weakened against the dollar to a 3-week low of Greece Debt Crisis-related
Euro zone currency fell into a three-week lows against the US dollar, penetrating below the moving average of 50 days about $ 1.43-, which traders tend to take this as a sign of the downfall of more to come.
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Non-Farm Employment changes will strong USD or
This is economic data released after the month ends, first Friday of next month. Job creation is an important leading indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for a majority of overall economic activity of the country;
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Osama bin Laden Dead
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil, is dead, officials said -- almost 10 years after the attacks that killed about 3,000 people.
The founder and leader of al Qaeda was killed by U.S. forces Monday in a mansion in Abbottabad, north of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, along with other family members, a senior U.S. official told CNN.
