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- Shooting hurts Afghan war effort
- Killing probe finds alcohol use
- Suspect ID'd in Afghanistan shooting
- Irish diplomats launch holiday offensive
- Mexico prepares for upcoming papal visit
- Sobbing families identify Swiss bus crash victims
| Shooting hurts Afghan war effort Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he's at "the end of the rope," and a majority of Americans feel the same way.Of all the past decade's setbacks in the endeavor to form a solid alliance with Afghanistan and defeat the Taliban, the war ... |
| Killing probe finds alcohol use Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. military bans alcohol for its troops in Afghanistan, but that doesn't stop some soldiers from having a bottle or two stowed away in their gear -- a fact highlighted by investigators' probe into whether alcohol played a ... |
| Suspect ID'd in Afghanistan shooting Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:19 PM PDT SEATTLE -- The attorney for a soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan said Friday the suspect is 38-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales from Lake Tapps, Wash. The military had earlier declined to name the suspect. A senior U.S. of ... |
| Irish diplomats launch holiday offensive Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:17 PM PDT DUBLIN -- Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny is leading a global St. Patrick's Day charm offensive that seeks to woo investment from the United States, China and other countries to debt-crippled Ireland. Kenny arrived Friday in Chicago to begin a fiv ... |
| Mexico prepares for upcoming papal visit Posted: 16 Mar 2012 05:18 PM PDT LEON, Mexico -- One hundred fifty-thousand communion wafers? Check. Campsites for 350,000? Check. Three hand-embroidered papal souvenir sombreros? Check. Official song? Check. It takes a lot to prepare for the coming of the pope and the 3 milli ... |
| Sobbing families identify Swiss bus crash victims Posted: 16 Mar 2012 02:51 AM PDT SIERRE, Switzerland -- Relatives of the 28 people killed when a bus from Belgium crashed inside a Swiss tunnel endured a heartbreaking task Thursday: identifying the bodies of their loved ones ahead of their repatriation. Most of the dead were childr ... |
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