Afghan-US talks suspended
Afghanistan suspends talks on a bilateral security agreement with the US, citing confusion over the peace process.
Turkey's 'standing man' to join ranks of icons?
The image was stark — a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister’s demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul.
Father of Jill Meagher says justice has been done – Irish Times
Sky News Australia Father of Jill Meagher says justice has been doneIrish TimesJill Meagher’s father George McKeon said justice had been done after the man who murdered his daughter was jailed for at least 35 years today. Standing on the steps of the Victoria Supreme Court building in Melbourne with his wife Edith and son Michael, …Meagher killer may not walk… Read more →
Thousands of Hindu pilgrims stranded after monsoon floods kill 69 in India – Fox News
Livemint Thousands of Hindu pilgrims stranded after monsoon floods kill 69 in IndiaFox NewsLUCKNOW, India – India’s army and air force have evacuated nearly 12,000 Hindu pilgrims stranded in a mountainous area after torrential monsoon rains and landslides caused death and destruction in northern India. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde …North India floods: Army leads rescue operations BBC NewsMonsoon Triggers Floods in… Read more →
Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with US amid Taliban peace process – Reuters
Sydney Morning Herald Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with US amid Taliban peace processReutersKABUL | Wed Jun 19, 2013 3:45am EDT. KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the United States, accusing Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban, his …Taliban: We killed 4 US troops at Afghan… Read more →
Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with U.S. amid Taliban peace process
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the United States, accusing Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban, his spokesman said on Wednesday. “In a special meeting chaired by President Hamid Karzai, the president has decided to suspend talks about a security pact with the U.S. because… Read more →
Afghan Taliban say they killed 4 US troops
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country.
Germany's ruling coalition on course for re-election: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and their junior coalition partner, the Free Democrats (FDP), are on course to win enough votes to form a narrow majority, a poll showed on Wednesday, before an election on September 22. Together with the FDP, Merkel’s conservatives would take 46 percent of the vote in the parliamentary election, the Forsa poll… Read more →
UN Says 45.2 Million Refugees, Displaced Globally – ABC News
ABC News UN Says 45.2 Million Refugees, Displaced GloballyABC NewsThe Syrian civil war contributed to push the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million worldwide by the end of 2012, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday. Those are the highest numbers …UN Reports Increased Number of Displaced People New… Read more →
UN says 45.2 million refugees, displaced globally
GENEVA (AP) — The Syrian civil war contributed to push the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.2 million worldwide by the end of 2012, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday.
