Afghan plan to test limits of nation-building

From Somalia to Iraq, world powers have at best a mixed record in establishing functional stable governments in war-devastated countries.

Obama, Karzai hold hour-long call

Obama, Karzai hold hour-long call

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and President Barack Obama discussed the new U.S. policy for Afghanistan during an hour-long video conference call, a spokesman said.

Afghan plan to test limits of nation-building

NYT: With Iraq foothold, oil giants eye future

Major oil companies are finally gaining access to Iraq’s petroleum reserves, but at far less advantageous terms than they once envisioned.

Dubai debt plan fails to soothe Gulf markets

Saints throttle Pats, stay unbeaten

Drew Brees threw five touchdown passes and the New Orleans defense came up big as the Saints improved to 11-0 with a 38-17 victory over the New England Patriots on Monday night.

Brady sets Patriots career passing mark

Scoop: Tiger mess not that shocking

Multiple sources who have known the golfer have now come forward saying that news of trouble at home comes as no surprise.

Tidbits: Reese-Jake rumors persist

7 items you didn’t know were in the Senate bill

Little-publicized provisions in the Senate health care bill include breast-pumping rooms and bone scans.

Divided Senate opens health care debate

8 ‘extinct’ species found alive and kicking

Amid all the doom and gloom of an extinction crisis, a bit of fleeting good news appears every now and again, when a species thought gone for good surprisingly reappears.

World’s scariest ski slopes

Icy crevasses, monster moguls, soaring cliffs, and avalanche risks: for some skiers, these are all part of the fun.

7 presents we wish the airlines would give us