Times Online | Suicide Blast Kills at Least Seven, Injures Dozens in Kabul Washington Post KABUL, Aug. 15 -- Just five days before a presidential election that the Taliban has vowed to thwart, a massive suicide car bomb exploded outside the US military headquarters in Kabul on Saturday morning, killing seven people and ... Bomb in Kabul targets NATO headquarters, near US Embassy Huge car bomb kills 7 near NATO headquarters in Kabul Taliban claim blast at NATO base in Kabul |
guardian.co.uk | National Air Traffic Controllers Association: Don't blame ... New York Daily News The National Air Traffic Controllers Association condemned the suspension of two Teterboro controllers, one of whom was talking to his girlfriend on a phone at the time... ... at the time of the last week's mid-air collision over the ... Flight controllers suspended over NY midair collision 2 Air Traffic Workers Suspended in Inquiry on Hudson River Crash Skies over Hudson have seen many close c » |
The Associated Press | Retail Sales in US Unexpectedly Declined in July Bloomberg Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Sales at US retailers unexpectedly fell in July as a boost from the cash-for-clunkers automobile incentive program failed to overcome cuts in other spending. The 0.1 percent decrease in sales, the first drop ... Despite 'Cash for Clunkers,' Retail Sales Decline in July US retail sales in surprise f » |
Globe and Mail | Eunice Kennedy Shriver dies CNN (CNN) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of President John F. Kennedy and a champion of the disabled who founded the Special Olympics, died Tuesday, the Special Olympics said. She was 88. Eunice Kennedy Shriver speaks at a dinner in honor of the ... Eunice Shriver dies at 88 Eunice Ken! nedy Shriver dies at 88 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Dies at 88 |
FOXNews | US general warns that Taliban is expanding aggressively in Afghanistan Telegraph.co.uk The commander of Nato-led forces in Afghanistan has said the Taliban have the upper hand in the country. By Ben Farmer in Kabul General Stanley McChrystal said aggressive Taliban tactics meant he would have to move troops from remote regions to the ... REFILE-US commander says Taliban have Afghan momentum UN voices concern over Afghan poll US: Mighty Taliban gaining upper hand |
Times Online | Fourth body located after New York midair collision CNN NEW YORK (CNN) -- Investigators have located the body of a fourth victim in the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed after colliding with a plane over the Hudson River in New York, a source close to the investigation said. Crews will resume the search ... Tragic » |
