Karzai holds secret talks with Taliban: Afghan president Hamid Karzai has reportedly met with the Taliban's most senior commander Serja-eddin Haggani in Kabul as UK calls for peace with the militants.
Taliban switch to long-range fire in fight against UK troops: "We are all vulnerable to IEDs [improvised explosive devices], but the insurgents are increasingly using long-distance small arms." Major General Gordon Messenger, the Ministry of Defence's chief military spokesman, said Taliban-led insurgents were resorting to what he described as an "increasing use of single shots at range".
CIA: At most, 50-100 Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: “I think the estimate on the number of Al Qaeda is actually relatively small,” Panetta said. “At most, we’re looking at 50 to 100, maybe less. It’s in that vicinity.
US Gen. fired for 'grim' war assessment: US General Stanley McChrystal issued a very critical assessment of the war in Afghanistan just days before he was relieved of his command, a report says
Report: Toronto police rough up journalists, arrest peaceful protesters at G20: More than 500 people have been arrested in Toronto after a night of rioting that saw police cars burned in the financial district and storefront windows broken as leaders of the world's largest economies gathered in the city for the G20 summit.
When police stick to phony script: Information warfare. This starts weeks before the event. Protesters are criminalized and dehumanized, and described as dangerous “anarchists” and “terrorists” the city needs to defend against.
G20 summit: Rifts in Toronto as US warns EU of double-dip recession risk: Divisions add to financial market jitters, with David Cameron praised by Canadian counterpart for budget to slash deficit
Greece starts putting island land up for sale to save economy: Desperate attempt to repay debts also driven by inability to find funds to develop infrastructure on islands
400k unemployed in MI to lose benefits: More than 400,000 unemployed Michigan workers will lose their employment benefits by the end of the year as a result of the US Senate's failure Thursday to pass an extension of Federal emergency help, according to Michigan unemployment officials.
Defeat of jobs bill in Senate costly to California: Some 200,000 jobless Californians have already lost their unemployment benefits, and that figure is expected to rise to 1.5 million by the end of the year without an extension from Congress. California's unemployment rate stands at 12.4 percent, among the highest in the nation.
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