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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2985 world World - McClatchy Newspapers en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:22:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2985 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091107/wl_mcclatchy/3351521 mcclatchy/20091107/3351521 McClatchy Newspapers world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:22:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091107/wl_mcclatchy/3351521"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.8228375600ce4e81a6234cb1006febbc.afghanistan_xdg107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jMSIUEiK.OZ8NArlMX2FyA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="SSG John Wade, a U.S. soldier from Bakersfield, Calif. and the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division takes an overwatch position on a mountain top in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)" border="0" /></a>McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091107/wl_mcclatchy/3351521"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.8228375600ce4e81a6234cb1006febbc.afghanistan_xdg107.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jMSIUEiK.OZ8NArlMX2FyA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="SSG John Wade, a U.S. soldier from Bakersfield, Calif. and the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division takes an overwatch position on a mountain top in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (McClatchy Newspapers) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091107/wl_mcclatchy/3351217 mcclatchy/20091107/3351217 McClatchy Newspapers world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:59:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091107/wl_mcclatchy/3351217"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r3641597869.jpg?x=115&y=130&q=85&sig=XucFc1QAHIlEwMTZUz_54Q--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in a mass shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 6, 2009. Investigators searched for the motive on Friday behind the mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which the Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people. Hasan, a Muslim born in the United States of immigrant parents, was shot four times by police, a base spokesman said. He was unconscious but in stable condition. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS" border="0" /></a>McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; The killings of 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, by an Army psychiatrist who also was a Muslim set off a rancorous debate Friday that once again spotlighted the fear among Muslims in America that they'll be collectively found guilty for the actions of one man.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091107/wl_mcclatchy/3351217"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r3641597869.jpg?x=115&y=130&q=85&sig=XucFc1QAHIlEwMTZUz_54Q--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="photo" title="Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in a mass shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 6, 2009. Investigators searched for the motive on Friday behind the mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. Army base in Texas, in which the Army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people. Hasan, a Muslim born in the United States of immigrant parents, was shot four times by police, a base spokesman said. He was unconscious but in stable condition. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/Handout (UNITED STATES MILITARY CRIME LAW HEADSHOT CONFLICT) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (McClatchy Newspapers) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091106/wl_mcclatchy/3350879 mcclatchy/20091106/3350879 McClatchy Newspapers world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:34:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; President Barack Obama will leave the country for a four-nation tour of Asia starting Wednesday despite a host of domestic concerns, including the massacre at Fort Hood, a sharply rising jobless rate, his health care legislation stalled in the Senate and his Afghanistan troop decision still pending. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091106/wl_mcclatchy/3350187 mcclatchy/20091106/3350187 McClatchy Newspapers world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; Taliban-led insurgents in Afghanistan have devised ways to cripple and even destroy the expensive armored vehicles that offer U.S. forces the best protection against roadside bombs by using increasingly large explosive charges and rocket-propelled grenades, according to U.S. soldiers and defense officials. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091105/wl_mcclatchy/3349935 mcclatchy/20091105/3349935 McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:14:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD &mdash; Iraqi lawmakers blew another deadline Thursday as they continued haggling over an election law that's crucial to the country's political stability and to the Obama administration's plans for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091105/wl_mcclatchy/3349851 mcclatchy/20091105/3349851 McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; A week after pre-dawn attack killed five members of its Kabul staff, the United Nations on Thursday announced plans to scale back its operations in the city temporarily while it re-evaluates dangers in the country. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091105/wl_mcclatchy/3349230 mcclatchy/20091105/3349230 McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:04:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - KARACHI, Pakistan &mdash; With paramilitary Rangers deployed to prevent terrorist attacks on the host hotel, Pakistani designers and models challenged firebrand mullahs and Taliban insurgents Wednesday by staging the country's first "Fashion Week" in Karachi. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091104/wl_mcclatchy/3349147 mcclatchy/20091104/3349147 McClatchy Newspapers world Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:39:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - CARACAS, Venezuela &mdash; A U.S.-mediated pact reached last week that aims to return deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to office and end the country's destabilizing political crisis is in danger of unraveling as Honduras' Congress takes its time to consider the deal. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091103/wl_mcclatchy/3348221 mcclatchy/20091103/3348221 McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:02:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; German Chancellor Angela Merkel made an impassioned plea Tuesday to a joint session of Congress to work together on efforts to curb global warming and to help forge a binding climate-change deal at an international meeting next month. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091103/wl_mcclatchy/3348025 mcclatchy/20091103/3348025 McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:56:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091103/wl_mcclatchy/3348025"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257270952109-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jfI5WR8E3nJdDVQhaNCvqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The Obama administration, which is considering boosting the number of troops in Afghanistan, has criticized Karzai's alliance with warlords accused of human rights violations and drug trafficking.(AFP/Shah Marai)" border="0" /></a>McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan &mdash; President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday that he'd work to curb corruption in his next five years in office, but he gave no specifics about how that would be accomplished or which Cabinet members might be fired to clean up his administration.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091103/wl_mcclatchy/3348025"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091104/capt.photo_1257270952109-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=jfI5WR8E3nJdDVQhaNCvqg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Afghan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The Obama administration, which is considering boosting the number of troops in Afghanistan, has criticized Karzai's alliance with warlords accused of human rights violations and drug trafficking.(AFP/Shah Marai)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (McClatchy Newspapers) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091103/wl_mcclatchy/3347341 mcclatchy/20091103/3347341 McClatchy Newspapers world Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:47:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON &mdash; The Obama administration has been quietly working with U.S. allies and Afghan officials on a package of reforms and anti-corruption measures that it hopes will boost popular support for President Hamid Karzai and erase the doubts about his legitimacy raised by his fraud-marred re-election. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091102/wl_mcclatchy/3346971 mcclatchy/20091102/3346971 McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:53:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan &mdash; At least 35 people were killed Monday in a bombing near Pakistan's military headquarters in Rawalpindi, with army personnel among the victims. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091102/wl_mcclatchy/3346891 mcclatchy/20091102/3346891 McClatchy Newspapers world Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:58:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai was vested with another five years in office Monday as an Afghan election commission canceled next Saturday's runoff and declared the incumbent the winner by virtue of the votes he gained in the first-round election in August. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091101/wl_mcclatchy/3346376 mcclatchy/20091101/3346376 McClatchy Newspapers world Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:35:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091101/wl_mcclatchy/3346376"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091101/capt.f00a451146fb45cfa73edb5fcc6373de.aptopix_afghanistan_election_kab115.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=cmJRwBKSrYq3ekcl27IMyg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Afghanistan's presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah is seen after announcing his decision not to participate in Afghanistan's run-off election during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. President Hamid Karzai's challenger withdrew Sunday from next weekend's runoff election, effectively handing the incumbent a victory but raising doubts about the government's credibility at a time when the U.S. is seeking an effective partner in the war against the Taliban. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)" border="0" /></a>McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan -- As he announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff Sunday, Abdullah Abdullah refused to concede that his rival, President Hamid Karzai, could be the legitimate winner of Afghanistan's marathon election.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091101/wl_mcclatchy/3346376"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091101/capt.f00a451146fb45cfa73edb5fcc6373de.aptopix_afghanistan_election_kab115.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=cmJRwBKSrYq3ekcl27IMyg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Afghanistan's presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah is seen after announcing his decision not to participate in Afghanistan's run-off election during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. President Hamid Karzai's challenger withdrew Sunday from next weekend's runoff election, effectively handing the incumbent a victory but raising doubts about the government's credibility at a time when the U.S. is seeking an effective partner in the war against the Taliban. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (McClatchy Newspapers) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091031/wl_mcclatchy/3345978 mcclatchy/20091031/3345978 McClatchy Newspapers world Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:59:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan-Challenger Abdullah Abdullah and Afghan President Hamid Karzai failed Saturday to agree on conditions for their Nov. 7 presidential runoff, setting the stage for Abdullah to drop out of the race, senior aides to Abdullah said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091031/wl_mcclatchy/3345943 mcclatchy/20091031/3345943 McClatchy Newspapers world Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:22:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan--Unless President Hamid Karzai agrees to urgent steps to combat fraud, challenger Abdullah Abdullah will not participate in the Nov. 7 presidential runoff, senior aides to Abdullah said Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091030/wl_mcclatchy/3345550 mcclatchy/20091030/3345550 McClatchy Newspapers world Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:26:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- After three days of encounters with America-bashing Pakistanis -- who rejected her contention that the U.S. and Pakistan face a common enemy -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that "we're not getting through." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091030/wl_mcclatchy/3344733 mcclatchy/20091030/3344733 McClatchy Newspapers world Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:17:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- Congress's law library is rebuffing calls from the chairmen of the House and Senate foreign relations committees to retract a report on the military-backed coup in Honduras that the lawmakers charge is flawed. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091029/wl_mcclatchy/3344700 mcclatchy/20091029/3344700 McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:53:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military on Thursday released the names of the seven soldiers from the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, based in Fort Lewis, Wash., who were killed Tuesday in a sophisticated Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mcclatchywl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20091029/wl_mcclatchy/3344641 mcclatchy/20091029/3344641 McClatchy Newspapers world Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:46:00 GMT McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan -- In a rebuff to the United Nations, an Afghan commission named by President Hamid Karzai disclosed Thursday that centers rife with fraudulent votes during the summer's presidential election will remain open for the Nov. 7 runoff against challenger Abdullah Abdullah.