UN: Women have ‘long way to go’ in Afghanistan
The day after a provincial head of women’s affairs was gunned down in eastern Afghanistan, the United Nations issued a report saying there is still much work to be done to combat violence against women in Afghanistan.
11:49 December 11, 2012Obama: US recognizes Syria's main rebel group
President Barack Obama declared Syria's main opposition group the sole "legitimate representative" of its country's people Tuesday, deeming the move "a big step" in the international diplomatic efforts to end Syrian President Bashar Assad's embattled regime.
Fleet lifting some drinking restrictions on sailors in Japan
The U.S. Navy in Japan says it will ease one of its new behavioral restrictions, allowing sailors to once again drink alcohol at home after 10 p.m. All servicemembers in Japan still have to adhere to a curfew imposed after an Okinawa woman was allegedly gang-raped by two sailors in October.
18:22 December 11, 2012Taliban popular where US fought biggest battle
Nearly three years after U.S.-led forces launched the biggest operation of the war to clear insurgents, foster economic growth and set a model for the rest of Afghanistan, angry residents of Helmand province say they are too afraid to go out after dark because of marauding bands of thieves.
14:57 December 11, 2012
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