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U.S., Taliban to start talks in Qatar office
posted: 06/18/2013 11:11 a.m. Discuss
KABUL — In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan as the Islamic militant movement opened an office in Qatar.
10 things to know for Tuesday
posted: 06/18/2013 8:20 a.m. Discuss
Your daily look at late-breaking news, coming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
Death toll at Pakistan funeral blast jumps to 20
posted: 06/18/2013 8:08 a.m. Discuss
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A police officer says the death toll from a bomb that ripped through a crowded funeral in northwest Pakistan has risen to 20 people.
Suicide bombers target Baghdad mosque, killing 26
updated: 06/18/2013 8:11 a.m. Discuss
BAGHDAD — Two suicide bombers blew themselves up inside and near a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 26 people and wounding 55, Iraqi officials said.
Assad: Arming rebels will backfire
posted: 06/18/2013 4:44 a.m. Discuss
Syria’s president warned that Europe “will pay a price” if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him, saying in an interview published Monday that arming them would backfire as the “terrorists” return to their countries with extremist ideologies.
Unionists add to Turkey dissent
posted: 06/18/2013 4:43 a.m. Discuss
Riot police in Istanbul fired water cannons and tear gas Monday to disperse pockets of protesters on the sidelines of a demonstration called by labor groups that hope to capitalize on weeks of initially small-scale activism to register broader discontent.
Iran’s president-elect vows openness, repairing relations
posted: 06/18/2013 4:40 a.m. Discuss
Iranian President-elect Hasan Rowhani said he will make the country’s nuclear program more transparent as he seeks to ease tension with the U.S. and reduce “brutal” sanctions that have crippled the economy.
The world in brief
posted: 06/18/2013 4:38 a.m. Discuss
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We do have different perspectives on the problem.” U.S. President Barack Obama, on his view of involvement in the Syrian civil war and that of Russian President Vladimir Putin Article, 1A
Names and faces
posted: 06/18/2013 4:36 a.m. Discuss
Kris Jenner says her daughter Kim Kardashian is thrilled to have a new baby. Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West were keeping silent in the wake of multiple reports that Kardashian gave birth over the weekend — about a month premature.
In the news
posted: 06/18/2013 4:35 a.m. Discuss
Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks website, is prepared to stay holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for as long as five years if necessary to avoid extradition to Sweden to face what he says are politically motivated allegations of sexual assault, said Ricardo Patino, the Ecuadorean foreign minister.
Rifts over Syria cloud G-8 summit in Ireland
posted: 06/18/2013 midnight Discuss
Deep differences over Syria’s fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s regime.
Report: U.K. spies hacked foreign diplomats
posted: 06/17/2013 11:04 a.m. Discuss
LONDON — The Guardian newspaper said the British eavesdropping agency GCHQ repeatedly hacked into foreign diplomats' phones and e-mails when the U.K. hosted international conferences, even going so far as to set up a bugged Internet cafe in an effort to get an edge in high-stakes negotiations.
Bomb in Syrian capital kills 10 soldiers
posted: 06/17/2013 7:52 a.m. Discuss
BEIRUT — A car bomb targeting a checkpoint near a military airport in an upscale neighborhood of the Syrian capital has killed 10 soldiers, activists said Monday as President Bashar Assad's troops pressed ahead with an offensive to regain territory they lost to rebels trying to topple his regime.
Iran's Rowhani urges 'path of moderation'
posted: 06/17/2013 7:44 a.m. Discuss
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's newly elected president says he will follow a "path of moderation" and urges his country not to be held back by past policies, emphasizing messages from Western leaders since his victory that have brought hope of new openings with Tehran.
Syria, tax cheats atop G-8 agenda
posted: 06/17/2013 4:46 a.m. Discuss
Europe is mired in debt and recession. Financial markets have hit violent ups and downs on fears that U.S. stimulus efforts could soon be scaled back.
