KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan woman wearing a police uniform shot dead on Monday a civilian contractor working for Western forces in the police chief's compound in Kabul, NATO said. The incident is likely to raise troubling questions about the direction of an unpopular war. It appeared to be the first time that a woman member of Afghanistan's security forces carried out such...
Cricket: Eager fans await India-Pakistan matches
Label: Technology NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan will soon resume their competitive cricket ties with the upcoming series.The two sides continued to play each other in World Cup competitions and at third country venues.But this is the first time in five years that Pakistani cricketers are visiting India for an exclusive competition between the two rival nations.And that five-year gap has just understandably...
You can't march in protest to President's house: Shinde
Label: Lifestyle NEW DELHI: The government is not opposed to people holding peaceful protests, but staging a march to the presidential house is not right, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Monday. Shinde said he has been meeting student representatives since the day protests started in the capital against the gang-rape of a young woman on December 16. "I accept that calm and quiet protestors can demonstrate,...
Predicting who's at risk for violence isn't easy
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — It happened after Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo., and now Sandy Hook: People figure there surely were signs of impending violence. But experts say predicting who will be the next mass shooter is virtually impossible — partly because as commonplace as these calamities seem, they are relatively rare crimes.Still, a combination of risk factors in troubled kids or adults including...
Get 'em While You Can? Gun Sales Soar
Label: Business The National Rifle Association may still get its way and defeat the lawmakers calling for a ban on the sale of assault ridles, but some gun store owners say it seems their customers aren't taking any chances."We have never seen anything like this," said Larry Hyatt, who owns a gun shop in Charlotte, N.C. "We have the Christmas business, the hunting season business, and now we...
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Israel says Syria chemical weapons are secure for now
Label: WorldJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Syria's chemical weapons are still secure despite the fact that President Bashar al-Assad has lost control of parts of the country, a senior Israeli defense official said on Sunday. Amos Gilad told Army Radio that the civil war between Assad and opposition forces fighting to topple him had become deadlocked, but that the Syrian leader showed no signs of heeding international...
Lions receive roaring welcome in S'pore
Label: Technology SINGAPORE: The Lions returned from Bangkok to a hero's welcome at Changi Airport on Sunday, after lifting the AFF Suzuki Cup for an unprecedented fourth time.Singapore won the 2-leg final 3-2 on aggregate, against the more-fancied Thais."I am proud that to come back here. The fans are crazy, they welcome us back... for me, the only thing was to bring the Cup back to our homeland," said...
Native village prays for Delhi gang rape victim's recovery
Label: Lifestyle BALLIA, UTTAR PRADESH: Amid outrage across the country against the gang rape of a young woman student in Delhi, people in her native village are praying for her recovery and well-being.Since the news of the incident came, locals of Medwara Kalan village are praying day and night in the local temple for the early recovery of the 23-year-old and that she succeeds in overcoming this testing phase, former...
Predicting who's at risk for violence isn't easy
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — It happened after Columbine, Virginia Tech, Aurora, Colo., and now Sandy Hook: People figure there surely were signs of impending violence. But experts say predicting who will be the next mass shooter is virtually impossible — partly because as commonplace as these calamities seem, they are relatively rare crimes.Still, a combination of risk factors in troubled kids or adults including...
Obama, Congress Waving Bye-Bye Lower Taxes?
Label: Business The first family arrived in the president's idyllic home state of Hawaii early today to celebrate the holidays, but President Obama, who along with Michelle will pay tribute Sunday to the late Sen. Daniel Inouye at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, could be returning home to Washington sooner than he expected.That's because the President didn't get his Christmas...
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