Pakistan has launched a major ground offensive against militants in the border area near Afghanistan. The BBCs Shoaid Pasan reports the army is meeting fierce resistance from the militants. The screws upturning in what appears to be the toughest tes...
A panel investigating allegations of fraud in Afghanistans presidential election is expected to release its conclusions this evening or tomorrow. The results will determine whether incumbent President Hamid Karzai won the August 20th vote or whether...
The House of Representatives has approved a bill to allow foreign terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay to be sent to the U.S. for trial. The measure passed 224 to 193, only one Republican voted for it. Opponents said transferring suspects to the ma...
Better-than-expected earnings reports from a couple of key sector companies help to send the most closely-watched stock market index above 10, 000 for the first time in more than a year. The upbeat assessment's pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Avera...
President Obama's effort to restructure the nation's health care system got a major boost today. The Senate Finance Committee voted to send its overhaul measure to the full Senate. One Republican, Maines Olympia Snowe, was among 14 committee members...
There are fresh signs the Senate could move forward with climate legislation in the next month or two. That would help the Obama administration negotiate an international climate deal in December. NPRs Richard Harris reports. Democrat Barbara Boxer...
The top UN official in Afghanistan Kai Eide is acknowledging that there was, what he called, widespread fraud in the country's recent presidential election. But Eide would not be more specific about how much fraud occurred. Any specific figure at th...
Pakistan's military is struggling to defuse a hostage standoff at the country's army headquarters which was attacked today by insurgents wearing military fatigues. At least six military personnel were killed, and gunmen are now holding up to 15 peop...
President Obama says he's humbled at being selected the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. He said he doesn't believe he deserves the award, but will accept it as a call to action for all nations. The Nobel Committee cited Mr. Obama for what i...
The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a revised version of the USA Patriot Act. Three provisions will sunset at the end of the year if the law is not renewed. NPRs Ari Shapiro reports. The committee voted eleven to eight in favor of the revision...
