The New York Times What the Russians Want | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - Despite all the promises about a "reset" in the U.S.-Russia relationship, the Obama administration still seems to be following a script crafted by its predecessor. | Washingt... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service )
The Guardian The soldiers give all, while the politicians starve them of cash | When you're left wounded on Afghanistan's plains | And the women come out to cut up what remains | Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains | And go to your Gawd like a soldier | There's no ... (photo: US Army / Spc. Karah Cohen)
The Miami Herald 16 UN deminers kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan | KABUL -- Gunmen abducted 16 mine-clearing personnel working for the United Nations in eastern Afghanistan, a provincial police chief said Sunday. | The men were kidnapped as they traveled between Pa... (photo: AP / Filip Horvat) AfghanistanAsiaPhotosUNWorld
BBC News US soldiers killed in Afghanistan | The US military in Afghanistan says two of its soldiers have been killed in an explosion in eastern Paktika province. | Four others were hurt in the blast, which a spok... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder) AfghanistanMilitaryPhotosTalibanUS
The New York Times Mr. Obama and Mr. Medvedev | By the time President George W. Bush left office, Russian-American relations had deteriorated alarmingly. Russia bore a good part of the blame, harassing opponents, sti... (photo: Public Domain / Happyme22) ElectionMinisterPhotosPoliticPresident
