Indonesian police say they have DNA evidence identifying the man they killed this week as Noordin Top, the nation’s most-wanted terror suspect.
An undated photo of terror suspect Noordin Mohamad Top obtained from police in Jakarta in November 2003.
“We have matched this Malaysian man’s DNA against his family Read More
WASHINGTON — Even before President Obama reached the lectern to announce his plans to reconfigure missile defense plans in Europe, critics at home and abroad were accusing him of knuckling under to Russia. And to be sure, Russia was happy to be rid of former President George W. Bush’s planned missile shield.
But does the new missile defense architecture outlined by Mr. Obama actually satisfy Russian objections? That remains a more complicated question. Read More
The US envoy to the Middle East has arrived in Israel where he hopes to finalise an initial meeting between Palestinian and Israeli leaders.
George Mitchell’s visit coincides with meetings between Israel’s prime minister and Egypt’s leader on Sunday.
The US hopes the Palestinians and Israelis can meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this month.
The key stumbling block remains Israel’s expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Read More
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SMITH CENTER, Kan. — They had kissed and hugged their mothers on the field and were now crowded in the locker room with their fathers and grandfathers and brothers. The Smith Center Redmen crossed their arms in front of them and locked fingers with the person on each side.
Did you see outside in the stands tonight?” Coach Roger Barta asked, referring to another standing-room-only crowd at Hubbard Stadium. “Look around in here; do you think you have enough support?” Read More
Two rockets have been fired into northern Israel from Lebanon.
The Israeli military responded with eight shells fired into a fruit plantation near the city of Tyre, reports said.
Remnants of a Katyusha rocket were found in Israel, police said. There were no reports of casualties.
Israel and the Lebanese militant and political group Hezbollah fought a devastating 34-day war across the border Read More
PITTSBURGH — The bedrock upon which the Pittsburgh Steelers have always been built — and upon which their hopes for repeating as Super Bowl champions rest — is their suffocating defense, which confounds opponents with a beguiling mix of violence and deception.
But on Thursday night, in the N.F.L.’s season opener, it fell to the Steelers’ offense — and to the sure-footed kicker Jeff Reed — to conjure a victory out of precious little production from a classic slugfest. When Hines Read More
Slovenia says it is ready to lift its block on Croatia’s bid to join the European Union.
The announcement came after talks between Prime Minister Borut Pahor and his Croat counterpart Jadranka Kosor.
They also said they had agreed that a continuing 18-year-old border dispute would not prejudice Croatia’s accession talks with the EU.
Slovenia had blocked Croatia’s EU negotiations since December because of the border dispute. Read More
China and the US will open a dialogue on counter-terrorism issues this year, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.
She said the two powers must cooperate closely on a wide range of topics.
The head of China’s Congress, Wu Bangguo is visiting Washington, where he has met US President Barack Obama and called for closer economic ties. Read More