Election workers loyal to President Hamid Karzai set up hundreds of fictitious polling sites that delivered votes for the incumbent, according to officials.
Nearly 2,000 pieces of debris from the disaster, some weighing tons, others the size of a street sign, are being given away to towns across the country.
AP - As crews contained more than half of a deadly wildfire near Los Angeles, authorities found two more burned homes amid a trail of destruction that has already included dozens of scorched residences and the lives of two firefighters.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has approved the construction of 455 housing units in the West Bank, his office said today. The move comes as Israel and the United States have become increasingly at odds over the settlements. U.S. President Barack Obama has insisted Israel freeze all settlement activity as a necessary step toward advancing negotiations with Palestinians.
U.S. soldiers searched a hospital in central Afghanistan for Taliban fighters, tying up hospital guards and entering women's wards in violation of local customs, an aid worker said Monday.
A journalist faces a sentence of up to 40 lashes as she goes on trial today in Sudan for wearing pants, clothing that the government deems indecent. At the time of her arrest, Lubna al-Hussein said, police accused her of wearing trousers that were too tight and a blouse that was too sheer.