Explosions and gunfire shattered the early morning calm in Kabul, just 90 minutes after President Obama ended his surprise visit to Afghanistan where he signed a pact with President Hamid Karzai outlining the U.S. role there after NATO troops leave…
In other news Tuesday, a rare bombing in southern Iraq killed at least 22 people and wounded 37. Officials said at least one suicide car bomber struck as security forces were changing shifts. Also, Leon Panetta's nomination to be defense…
In other news Thursday, more than 3,000 Iraqis protested prisoner abuse and court-system corruption in the streets of Baghdad. The demonstrations were one of the biggest since political unrest began in Egypt and Tunisia. In northwestern Pakistan, a suicide bomber…
In other news Friday, the latest unemployment reading helped push Wall Street higher, with the Nasdaq and Dow Jones industrial average each up more than 1 percent for the week.
In other news Friday, suicide bombers targeted an office building in Pakistan, killing 62 people and wounding more than 110 others.
In other news Friday, comments about the Afghan war by GOP Chairman Michael Steele drew rebuke from both Republicans and Democrats. Also, Gen. David Petraeus landed in Kabul to take over command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
In other news Wednesday, suicide bombers killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 175 in Lahore, Pakistan. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to renew jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed.
Violence raged in Afghanistan this week, just ahead of the launch of a major NATO offensive in the country's Taliban-held south. Ray Suarez talks to GlobalPost reporter Jean MacKenzie in Kabul for the latest.
In other news Monday, at least 99 people were killed in a series of violent attacks across Iraq, with hundreds more wounded. Also, Gordon Brown agreed to step aside as Britain's prime minister in a bid to keep his party…
In other news Monday, U.S. troops are preparing to wrest control of Kandahar, Afghanistan's second-largest city, from Taliban control with a gradual buildup. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in an unannounced visit to the…
