Pakistani officials say they set out to capture Abdul Ghani Baradar because they wanted to shut down secret peace talks he had been conducting with the Afghan government.
AP - It would take "a complete failure" of the Iraqi security forces for the U.S. to resume combat operations there, the top American commander in Iraq said as the final U.S. fighting forces prepared to leave the country.
AP - For 33 men found alive after 17 days trapped deep in a copper and gold mine, the toughest challenge now may be preserving their sanity during the months it may take to carve a tunnel big enough for them to get out.
AP - The proposed mosque near ground zero drew hundreds of fever-pitch demonstrators Sunday, with opponents carrying signs associating Islam with blood, supporters shouting, "Say no to racist fear!" and American flags waving on both sides.
Thirty-three miners trapped underground in Chile have sent a note saying they are alive. "Now we know the most important thing. They are alive," said President Sebastian Pinera.
The companies that have recalled more than half a billion eggs after a salmonella outbreak fell short of safety standards at their farms, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said.
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