In a speech to Afghan students Saturday, President Hamid Karzai said approvingly that the United States had opened up talks with the Taliban on ending its 10-year war against his government and international forces. “Peace talks have already started with them and it is running smoothly,” he stated.
The United States is collecting information on possible war crimes by Syrian security forces amid a violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators, a senior Obama administration official claimed Friday.
A Marine reservist taken into custody under suspicious circumstances at Arlington National Cemetery early Friday sparked a hostile police response that resulted in road closures near the Pentagon and massive traffic tie-ups throughout morning rush hour.
Players get ready in lots of ways for major championships. Some choose to enter tournaments. Some like to take the week before off, resting and practicing at their own pace before the stress commences.
The well known rogue hacker group, Lulz Security, is back yet again with claims of packet-flooding the CIA’s Web site and leaking another lengthy list of email addresses and passwords. Subsequent their recent exploits using the U.S. Senate website, LulzSec has now made the CIA their target via a packet-flooding attack. While it’s highly unlikely [...]
Pandora (NYSE:P) shares delved over 9 percent on Thursday from the Wednesday debut closing. It’s now exchanging below $16, the initial price of the Pandora IPO. Obviously, for retail investors, $16 isn’t the relevant price because they can’t actually buy the IPO itself (that’s reserved for institutional participants). They probably paid larger prices and a [...]
Saudi Arabian women are slated to come out in protest of the fatwa- or religious decree, forbidding women from driving this Friday. The decree has sparked a major debate in the Muslim world, as many theologians argue there is no evidence in the Qur’an that female drivers are haram, or sinful. Guiding the protest is [...]
