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R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain | LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain to reduce costs. | The job cuts... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori) The New York Times Banking Britain Jobs Photos Wikipedia: Royal Bank of Scotland |
Tony Blair memoir reveals support for George W. Bush and Guantanamo Bay | TONY Blair admires George W. Bush more than almost any other politician in the world and uses his memoir, A Journey, to give a qualified endorsement of the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in Cuba and the... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) The Australian Iraq Photos Tony Blair War Wikipedia: A Journey |
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Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan | Sep 3, 2010 Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan | By Yong Kwon | American airmen sometimes call the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan "the ... (photo: AP / Azamat Imanaliev) Asia Times Democracy Kyrgyzstan Photos Politics US |
The degree zero of culture | Sep 3, 2010 LIFE IN TALIBANISTAN, Part 2 | The degree zero of culture | By Pepe Escobar | This is the second article in a three-part report. | ... (photo: AP Photo / Shah Khalid) Asia Times Afghanistan Culture Photos Taliban Wikipedia: Taliban |
Afghan fighting kills 2 US troops, 37 insurgents; Kabul says NATO strike killed civilians | KABUL, Afghanistan - Two American troops died in fighting in Afghanistan on Thursday, while NATO and local officials said coalition and Afghan forces killed dozens of i... (photo: Public Domain / Geo Swan) Star Tribune Afghan Fighting Insurgents Photos Wikipedia: NATO |
US defence chief Gates on surprise Afghan visit | US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise v... | US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a surprise visit followi... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mari Matsumoto) Breitbart Afghanistan Defence Photos US |
Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 | LAHORE—Three suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, polic... (photo: AP / Hamza Ahmed) Inquirer Defence Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
Blasts kill 18 in Pakistan's Lahore, 100 hurt | LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over 100... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary) The Star Defence Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
Pakistan's military rises to the fore | Sep 2, 2010 Pakistan's military rises to the fore | By Syed Saleem Shahzad | ISLAMABAD - Flood devastation has affected approximately 20 millio... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian) Asia Times Floods Military Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods |