Secret NATO Taliban report revives Pakistan fears
The Taliban in Afghanistan depend on Pakistan for support, even though they do not necessarily welcome it, a secret NATO report says, according to a journalist who has read it. “It is a marriage of convenience,” Times of London reporter Jerome Starkey said Wednesday, citing the report. The Taliban see…
U.N. Security Council at standstill on Syria, reports of deaths rise
At least 48 people were killed across Syria Wednesday, opposition activists said, as diplomats at the United Nations prepare to debate once again how to respond to the mounting crisis in the country. The number killed in Wadi Barada, in the Damascus suburbs, rose to 21 according to the Local…
Tevez stays put on transfer deadline day
After a frantic final day of dealing twelve months ago, this year’s January transfer window has passed off in a far less febrile atmosphere. Despite not going anywhere, Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez still managed to hog the headlines as he lodged an appeal with the English Premier League over his…
New York-Frankfurt stock exchange merger blocked
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange said Wednesday that it plans to end its proposed merger with the parent of the Frankfurt exchange, after European officials blocked the deal. NYSE Euronext (NYX, Fortune 500) said it will instead repurchase shares, as a way…
U.S. Peace Corps pulls out of Honduras
Tegucigalpa, Honduras (CNN) — The U.S. Peace Corps has pulled more than 150 volunteers out of Honduras while the organization reviews security in the Central American country, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. The 158 volunteers attended a conference over the weekend and have safely left Honduras, spokeswoman Kristina Edmunson said in…
China’s urban explosion: A 21st century challenge
Beijing (CNN) — Until about four years ago, farmer Zhou Jie and his family had been living in rural Anhui province, growing grain and other staples on a small plot of land. Now they live in the outskirts of Beijing, renting a tiny house owned by a local farmer. In…
