Police: Accused U.S.-born drug kingpin moved tons of cocaine to U.S.
Authorities in Mexico revealed additional details Tuesday about an accused American-born drug kingpin detained Monday who they say moved tons of cocaine into the United States.
Afghan attacks kill US soldiers
Four US soldiers have been killed in two separate bomb attacks in eastern Afghanistan, Nato said.
Afghanistan: war, media, and the rebirth of embedding
Reporters from International News Network interview a US soldier from 2nd Battalion. Image: US Army on Flickr War reporting is the litmus test of good journalism. On the Afghan war, the jury is still out.
Afghan corruption thwarts war effort
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) — A lack of commitment to address government corruption in Kabul is undermining the war effort there, a security analyst said. Kabul – Afghanistan – Political corruption – Hamid Karzai – United States
Mexico lauds capture of top drug lord as violence rages
Mexican authorities on Tuesday paraded a top drug lord in public, presenting his capture as a much-needed victory in the growing battle against the country’s vicious traffickers.
Afghan authorities take over biggest bank to avoid meltdown
KABUL – Afghanistan’s Central Bank has taken control of Kabul Bank, a politically potent financial institution partly owned by President Hamid Karzai’s brother, and ordered its chairman to hand over $160 million worth of luxury villas and other property purchased in Dubai for well-connected insi… Afghanistan – Asia – Banking Services – Business – Financial Services
Taliban’s Afghan footprint ‘spreading’: Petraeus
The US commander of the Afghan war acknowledged Tuesday that the Taliban were expanding their footprint across the country even as foreign forces close in on their traditional southern strongholds.
Execs see quiet waiver trade deadline
Most baseball executives expect that only a couple of bullpen and bench pieces will get moved before the waiver trade deadline at midnight tonight. Multiple major trades are unlikely, and certainly nothing will come close to the deal that sent Manny Ramirez from the Dodgers to White Sox on Monday. In fact, some see this as the quietest Aug. 31 deadline in years.
Afghan authorities take over biggest bank to avoid meltdown
KABUL – Afghanistan’s Central Bank has taken control of Kabul Bank, a politically potent financial institution partly owned by President Hamid Karzai’s brother, and ordered its chairman to hand over $160 million worth of luxury villas and other property purchased in Dubai for well-connected insi… Afghanistan – Asia – Banking Services – Business – Financial Services
Petraeus: Taliban Retain Initiative in Some Areas- 4 U.S.Troops Killed by Bomb in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS — Taliban guerrillas still retain the initiative in some parts of Afghanistan despite recent successes by coalition forces, the top U.S. and NATO commander in the country said Tuesday.
Drug cuts stroke risk by half vs aspirin: study
An experimental drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer reduces the risk of stroke by more than half compared with aspirin, with no significant rise in major bleeding, researchers said on Tuesday.
