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Pakistan’s Chief of Army Fights to Keep His Job

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 07:13 PM PDT

Pakistan's army chief, the most powerful man in the country, is facing seething anger from top generals and junior officers since the American raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

Czechs, Disliking Role, Pull Out of U.S. Missile Defense Project

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:35 PM PDT

The nation is frustrated at its diminished role in the system, which was conceived as a deterrent against a potential missile threat from Iran.

Top Agency Officials Knew of Disputed Gun Program

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 07:19 PM PDT

Knowledge of Operation Fast and Furious, a controversial border-security strategy, went to the top of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, lawmakers say.

Mortar Attack Shows Challenge of Afghan Police

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:45 AM PDT

It took the U.S.-led coalition $106 million to build Afghanistan's largest police training center, while insurgents needed only a single mortar shell to show the challenges facing the Afghan security forces.

Future Is Seen for a Reactor Long Forsaken

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 07:28 PM PDT

The Tennessee Valley Authority says a half-built nuclear plant shelved 23 years ago may be its best bet for generating economical new energy.

Cordova Journal: Around Tornado Deaths, a Nagging Tale of Shelter Denied

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 05:40 PM PDT

In Cordova, Ala., residents are divided over whether two blacks were turned away from a church just before a tornado on April 27.

Exit Near, Gates Speaks Bluntly of U.S. Allies

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:48 PM PDT

The departing secretary of defense, Robert M. Gates, is becoming ever more detached from the constraints of his job.

Social Media Help Keep the Door Open to Sustained Dissent Inside Saudi Arabia

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:20 PM PDT

Virtually any issue that contradicts official Saudi policy now pops up online, including more than 30,000 comments about a female driver's arrest.

Slap Shot: Live-Blogging Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 07:28 PM PDT

It's a winner-take-all Game 7 for the Stanley Cup. Who will raise Lord Stanley's trophy?

Moganshan Journal: Restoring Life to Mountain Retreat Where Mao Napped

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:48 PM PDT

A Welshman and his Chinese wife are reviving Moganshan, a mountainous retreat of villas where gangsters, dignitaries and foreigners enjoyed the good life.

Mandate for a New Turkish Era

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 12:09 PM PDT

With his victory speech, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan outlined a shift in Turkish foreign policy approach that could have wide-ranging consequences in a turbulent region.

Canada Suspends Mail Delivery After Strikes

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Canada Post shut down urban postal service after locking out 48,000 unionized workers, saying 12 days of strikes had cost it about 100 million Canadian dollars.

States Brace for End of Extra Payments for Medicaid

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT

More than $90 billion in federal largess will run out at the end of June, and benefits are being cut for millions of people.

Bits: Hackers Say They Attacked C.I.A. Site

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 05:28 PM PDT

Lulz Security, a group of hackers who have been responsible for some recent online data breaches, said it attacked the C.I.A.'s Web site.

The Caucus: Giffords Is Released From the Hospital

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Representative Giffords's rehab at the Houston hospital will continue, although she will be an outpatient.

China Takes a New Interest in Energy Efficiency

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:40 PM PDT

As the country's construction industry continues to barrel ahead, the government is considering giving developers a financial motivation to build in energy efficiency on new projects.

Swiss Commodities Trader Expands Into Ethanol in Africa

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT

The project by Addax Bioenergy has local and international backing, but comes at a sensitive time, with concerns being raised of exploitation of developing countries for resources.

Trial of Former Khmer Rouge Leaders in Turmoil

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT

The tribunal has been torn by conflict over what critics call interference by the Cambodian government and inaction by the United Nations.

Civilians Flee Another Northern Syria Town, Fearing a Military Assault

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:30 PM PDT

Hundreds fled a town in northern Syria on Wednesday that appeared to be the next target of a military seeking to crush a three-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

War Powers Act Does Not Apply to Libya, Obama Argues

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 06:49 PM PDT

The White House says the act requiring approval by Congress doesn't apply to the Libya operation because what United States forces are doing there doesn't amount to "hostilities."