The dark truth behind the man who claimed he had Bin Laden in his sights The Independent | Variously described as a conman, a fantasist, a sociopath, and a super-patriot, Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema died alone on Saturday of complications relating to Aids, a police official in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo said. The authorities were slow to announce his death as they had t...
Obama renews anti-Iran war rhetoric Pakalert Press Share US President Barack Obama has once again renewed threats against Iran, saying that Washington will maintain pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program. | “America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and I will take no options off the table to achie...
French announce Afghan troop exit Irish Times | PARIS - French troops will start handing over security to the Afghan army in March and focus on training until pulling out of Afghanistan completely at the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday. | Mr Sarkozy said French troops would resu...
Herbert wary of fearless Heart Sydney Morning Herald | AAP | The fearlessness of youth has Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert on edge ahead of Sunday's A-League match against Melbourne Heart at Westpac Stadium. | The Phoenix are riding high, third on the table after picking up back-to-back wins acr...
Sarkozy and Karzai agree to press Nato for earlier Afghanistan handover The Guardian | French and Afghan presidents call for withdrawal of all Nato troops in 2013 - a year earlier than US goal Link to this video | The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, said on Friday that France and Afghanistan have agreed to ask Nato to bring forwar...
British soldier killed in Afghanistan The Australian | A BRITISH soldier has been shot dead in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, becoming the 397th serviceperson to die since the military mission there started in 2001, the defence ministry said. | The soldier from the 1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regi...
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State of the Union speech CBC | Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Last month, I...
Somalia May Be Kenya's Afghanistan, but Its Army Doesn't Get It All Africa iMaverick (Johannesburg)- Kenya just doesn't seem to get it. Lost in the minutiae of military detail, a Kenyan army colonel claimed they were at the halfway point of their mission ...
Iran slams EU oil embargo, warns could hit U.S. The Star | TEHRAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, and U.S. President Barack Obama said Wa...
France to cut Afghan combat role The Star | PARIS (Reuters) - French troops will start handing over security to the Afghan army in March and focus on training until pulling out of Afghanistan completely at the end of 2013, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday. Afghanistan's President Ham...
France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit Zeenews Paris: France and Afghanistan will ask NATO to hand over all combat missions to the Afghan military in 2013, a year earlier than planned, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday. | It signaled a sharp break by France, the fourth-largest troop contri...
Louis Vuitton to unveil jewellery studio, perfume Jakarta Globe French luxury brand Louis Vuitton will open a boutique and jewellery studio on Paris' Place Vendome this spring and is preparing its first perfume, the label's head Yves Carcelle told AFP Friday. | "In April we will have our own jewellery workshop an...
How an embargo of Iranian oil could affect markets The Boston Globe | NEW YORK-The U.S. and Europe are trying to stop Iran, the world's third-biggest oil exporter, from selling crude. Iran's response is to threaten to disrupt shipments from the entire Middle East. | Yet oil prices have hardly budged. They're at $98.95, up just 12 cents since the start of year. | Just a year ago, uprisings in far less important oil-...
Why Is This Soccer Star Moving to Angola? Wall Street Journal By GABRIELE MARCOTTI | It's not a mystery why Rivaldo, FIFA's 1999 World Player of the Year, is still playing soccer a few months shy of his 40th birthday. As long as you love the game—and your body allows you to do so—you'll keep going. And Rivaldo was good enough to play 37 times last season for Sao Paulo, one of Brazil's biggest club...
