KABUL, Afghanistan — Sometime before midnight Saturday, a pair of rights groups — one Afghan, the other American — quietly posted online a repor… Read more: World News from The Huffington Post News Team via http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/us-still-sending-detainees-to-afghan-jails_n_1363026.html
The U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a shooting spree in southern Afghanistan earlier this month is to meet his lawyer for the first time on March 19. from (author unknown) via http://www.rferl.org/content/us_soldier_afghan_killings_lawyer/24520727.html
A German-Afghan man whose information sparked terrorism warnings across Europe in 2010 went on trial in Germany on charges that he was a member of terrorist groups. from RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan via http://www.rferl.org/content/german_afghan_man_goes_on_trial_for_al_qaeda_links/24520731.html
Capitulation by Western leaders in the face of pressure or bullying from Islamic leaders who, with their misguided actions, betray a great world religion, is bad for the West and bad for Islam. Read more: Afghan War, Karzai, Afghanistan War, Hamid Karzai, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai,…
The grisly search for thousands of people missing from the conflict from (author unknown) via http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-17429113
Prime minister echoes Tony Blair as he pledges to follow footsteps of Victorian pioneers to rebuild infrastructure The White House really does have an intoxicating effect on visiting British prime ministers. Still heady from his reception on the South Lawn of the White House five days ago, the prime minister…
Pakistan has called off the search for three mountain climbers who went missing in the country’s northeast some 10 days ago. from (author unknown) via http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan_calls_off_search_for_missing_mountain_climbers/24520594.html
Asked if the Pakistani government or the ISI could have possibly been involved in harboring Osama bin Laden, the former PM replies, “This is totally untrue.” Read more: India, Afghanistan, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, 9/11, Afghanistan Withdrawal, Pervez Musharraf, Iran, Osama Bin Laden Dead, Osama Bin Laden Pakistan, War…
SEATTLE — A Seattle defense attorney prepared to meet Monday with Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is facing formal charges in an attack on two slum… Read more: Robert Bales, Afghanistan Killings, Afghanistan, Robert Bales Afghanistan, Afghanistan Shooting, Robert Bales Soldier, Afghanistan War, World News from The Huffington Post…
Shareholders to receive dividends for first time since 1995, as Apple announces plans for $98bn cash reserve. from (author unknown) via http://www.aljazeera.com/business/2012/03/201231974823312103.html