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NATO and Afghan troops attend to casualties during a battle ...
Sep 14th, 2011
(Reuters) - NATO and Afghan troops attend to casualties during a battle with Taliban insurgentS who took over a building near the U.S. embassy in Kabul September 14, 2011. An assault by Taliban insurgents on the heart of Kabul's diplomatic and military enclave has ended after 20 hours, when security forces killed the last of six attackers, a spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) -
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber rammed his car into a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including two coalition troops, four civilian contractors and two children, officials said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief outside the council headquarters in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian state media say army units have pushed deeper into a strategic town near the Lebanese border and are fighting street battles with the rebels. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
STOCKHOLM (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, warning that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed at ending Syria's two-year war. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian state TV and residents of Damascus say a powerful explosion has hit the country's capital. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail. Activists said it was the fiercest fighting in Syria's two... [Full Article]