Afghanistan is located in southern Asia, sharing its southeastern border with Pakistan, its western border with Iran, and its northern and eastern borders with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China. The capital city is Kabul.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's army has begun a massive operation to wipe out rebel bases in Darfur's far north, two Darfur rebel factions said on Wednesday. The army attacked with more than 200 vehicles in Wadi Atron, near the Sudanese-Libyan border on Tuesday and took control of areas which had for years been under the control of rebels who want more autonomy for the region. "They came with more than 200 vehicles and killed seven people," commander Suleiman Marajan told Reuters from Darfur. He i
By ALECKS P. PABICO Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism GLORIA Arroyo will go down in Philippine history as the president with an inglorious track record, at least, on two counts. First, her popularity rating has hit the pits of negative 38 percent, the worst scored by a president since Ferdinand Marcos. Second, in just six years in office or until 2007, Arroyo has incurred a record P3.54 trillion in domestic and foreign debt, more than twice the combined total borrowings of the three
President Gloria Arroyo met with her East Timorese counterpart Jose Ramos-Horta on Tuesday and signed three bilateral agreements on academic cooperation, fishing and diplomat training. The...
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Tuesday said there will be no prosecution of former Justice Department employees who improperly used political litmus tests in hiring decisions, saying he had already taken internal steps in response to a "painful" episode. Two recent reports from the Justice Department...
WASHINGTON - Is Barack Obama just too sexy to be president of the United States? It's the question at the heart of a mocking new ad from Republican John McCain, which declares the Democratic candidate "dreamy" but unprepared for the Oval Office. Buoyed by the apparent success of a recent spot likening Obama's pop culture appeal to that of celebrity Paris Hilton, McCain's latest ad proclaims that "hot chicks dig Obama." It features young women praising his "soft eyes" and positive "aura."Presumpt
