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Key Karzai nominees rejected »
Afghanistan’s parliament shows its teeth by rejecting majority of President Hamid Karzai’s nominees for cabinet posts.
Japan to double credit line for troubled JAL »
The Japanese government agreed Sunday to double a state-funded credit line for troubled Japan Airlines to 200 billion yen (2.2 billion US dollars), local news agencies reported.
Afghan parliament challenges Karzai »
Afghan President Hamid Karzai suffered a new blow to his authority with the rejection by parliament of most of his choices for cabinet.
Roadside bomb kills former Pakistan minister »
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A bomb attack in northwest Pakistan killed a former minister on Sunday, officials said, keeping up pressure on a government struggling to contain a raging Taliban insurgency and stabilize the country.
Mexico detains brother of slain drug boss »
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican forces have detained the brother of a powerful drug boss killed two weeks ago in a movie-like raid that landed a key victory for President Felipe Calderon’s drug war, the security ministry said on Saturday.
Iranian opposition leader prepared to die for cause »
Mir Hossein Mousavi has said he is ready to sacrifice his life in his campaign to have the disputed June re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad overturned.
Yemen president to work with U.S. to boost security »
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s president met a top U.S. general on Saturday to discuss boosting military cooperation, after President Barack Obama tied al Qaeda’s regional arm to the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a U.S. passenger jet.
Obama points to al-Qaeda for air attack »
US President Barack Obama has accused an al-Qaeda affiliate of arming and training a young Nigerian man for a thwarted suicide mission to blow up a US airliner.
Obama blames Al-Qaeda affiliate for airliner attack »
US President Barack Obama Saturday for the first time accused an Al-Qaeda affiliate of arming and training a young Nigerian man for a thwarted suicide mission to blow up a US airliner.
Afghan parliament rejects justice minister nominee »
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan parliament on Saturday rejected President Hamid Karzai’s nominee for justice minister, Sarwar Danish, the first prospective minister not to be confirmed in his role.