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Voting Underway in Afghanistan’s Presidential Runoff Election

Voting Underway in Afghanistan’s Presidential Runoff Election


Voting Underway in Afghanistan’s Presidential Runoff Election

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:24 AM PDT

As voters chose Saturday between an ex-finance minister and an opposition politician, the Taliban appeared not to have launched any major attacks, at least in urban areas.






Kings 3, Rangers 2, Double Overtime: Kings Beat Rangers for Cup, Ending Short Series of Long Games

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:52 PM PDT

The Los Angeles Kings won their second Stanley Cup in three years with a four games to one series win over the Rangers.






Military Analysis: U.S. Airstrikes Could Help in Reversing Insurgent Offensive, Experts Say

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 09:27 PM PDT

Advisers and better intelligence could improve United States air power in an effort to assist the Nuri Kamal al-Maliki government.

Spain Was Asking for Trouble

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 08:29 PM PDT

Spain played a high defensive line in its first match, which gave the Netherlands opportunities for long passes to streaking forwards, resulting in many high-quality chances — and many goals.






From Untended Farmland, Reserve Tries to Recreate Wilderness From Long Ago

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 07:06 PM PDT

A reserve in western Spain is at the forefront of Europe's "rewilding" effort, which seeks to restore species and ecosystems that vanished centuries ago.

DealBook: Citigroup and U.S. Deadlocked in Settlement Talks

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:12 PM PDT

Talks between the Justice Department and Citigroup have deteriorated in recent days, as the sides are deadlocked on how much money the bank should pay to settle a civil investigation into its sale of shoddy mortgage investments.






Taliban Run Into Trouble on Battlefield, but Money Flows Just the Same

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:10 PM PDT

Rising revenues from opium trafficking and other such ventures could increase the longevity of the insurgency, Afghan and Western officials say.

Beleaguered Iraqis Court Iranian Mastermind of the Shiites Who Fought the U.S.

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:09 PM PDT

Iraq may see the possibility of significant aid from Iran as a means of pressuring the United States to come to Iraq's defense with aid of its own.

Netherlands 5, Spain 1: World Cup 2014: Netherlands Trounces Spain

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 06:00 PM PDT

Spain, winners of the last World Cup, limped off in defeat as the Dutch triumphed in the remake of the 2010 final as a horror film.

In Shadow of Brazil World Cup’s Premier Stadium, a Hulking Ruin

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 05:49 PM PDT

In the shadow of the newly renovated Maracanã Stadium, where the World Cup final will be played, stands a crumbling building that was once devoted to the indigenous people of Brazil.

G.M. Recalls Camaros to Replace Faulty Keys

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 05:45 PM PDT

The action covers half a million 2010 to 2014 Camaros, which can stall if their key fobs are jostled.






No Ceremony for Bowe Bergdahl Upon Return to U.S. Soil

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 05:16 PM PDT

Exactly 1,809 days after he was captured, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl returned to a homecoming void of any relatives and dampened by a controversy over his capture and release.






Russia Sent Tanks to Separatists in Ukraine, U.S. Says

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 04:46 PM PDT

After the State Department said that Russia had sent weapons to rebels in Ukraine, separatists using antiaircraft and heavy machine guns fired on a military transport plane in Luhansk, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said.






Israeli Teenagers Said to Be Kidnapped in West Bank

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 04:30 PM PDT

Initial reports said the three teenagers, one with American citizenship, were last heard from on Thursday on their way to a hitchhiking area south of Jerusalem.






Oil Industry in Iraq Faces Setback to Revival

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 04:18 PM PDT

"The collapse of Iraq would bring an international oil crisis," an expert says, but so far the oil markets are taking the growing unrest in stride.

At War Blog: Reactions to the Turmoil in Iraq From Those Who Served

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 03:49 PM PDT

The New York Times asked veterans of the war in Iraq to share their reactions to the news this week that Sunni extremist militants had seized broad stretches of the country.






News Analysis: Obama Finds He Can’t Put Iraq War Behind Him

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:59 PM PDT

Iraq continues to shape President Obama's tenure, as he concludes that American interests there prevent him from fully leaving the country to the Iraqis themselves.






Russia Sent Tanks to Separatists in Ukraine, U.S. Says

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:28 PM PDT

A State Department spokesman said that claims of heavy weapons crossing the border into Ukraine were correct.






Cultured Traveler: London’s Legacy in the Slave Trade

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 02:01 PM PDT

Learning about the city's role in the slave trade through its monuments, museums and historic houses.

The Halal Guys: Cashing In on Street Cred

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 01:58 PM PDT

More than a decade after three Egyptian men switched from selling hot dogs from their Midtown cart to serving halal food to Muslim cabdrivers, the Halal Guys are about to become a fast-food chain.






Open Source: Iraq Reportedly Blocks Social Networks

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:21 PM PDT

Seeking to stem the flow of militant propaganda, Iraq on Friday reportedly cut off access to social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

DealBook: Deal Would Make Amaya the World’s Largest Online Gambling Company

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 12:16 PM PDT

The Amaya Gaming Group will acquire the Oldford Group for $4.9 billion and pave the way for the brands Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars to re-enter the United States market.






China to Prosecute Pu Zhiqiang for Activism

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:49 AM PDT

The decision to prosecute Pu Zhiqiang, a widely respected figure, provides more evidence of the Chinese government's determination to silence reform advocates.

Iraq May Turn to Iran for Help, Maliki Aide Says

Posted: 13 Jun 2014 11:26 AM PDT

The aide also criticized what he called the Obama administration's failure to better prepare the Iraqi military for an emergency.

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