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...losing, was greeted with some raised eyebrows in the region. However, his suggestion was welcomed by Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai, who has been advocating a similar approach for some time. "This is approval of our previous stance, and we accept and praise it," Karzai said on Sunday. But Karzai's own exhortations to the Taliban to come to the negotiating table have always carried an air of desperation (in the context of the militants' steady advances across much of the country), while his authority doesn't extend much beyond the capital. And Karzai's proposals have been vague over...
...recent saber-rattling from the North is standard operating procedure is murkier: questions still surround the health of the North's Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il. Kim suffered a stroke late last summer, and since then he has been seen in public even more rarely than usual. On Sunday he was photographed "voting" in North Korea's sham parliamentary elections, and he looked noticeably older and thinner than he did just six months ago. There are conflicting opinions about his level of involvement in managing the country since the stroke. (See pictures of Kim Jong...
Tuesday's strike was the second major attack in a week, raising fears of a return to Iraq's bad old days when such deadly blasts were daily occurrences. On Sunday, a suicide bomber wearing an explosives belt and riding an explosives-laden motorcycle targeted recruits outside Baghdad's Police Academy, leaving some 28 dead. The spike in violence comes as the U.S. prepares to reduce its troop numbers here from 140,000 to 128,000 by September. It also follows Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's attempt to cobble together a semblance of pan-Iraqi political solidarity...
...Sunday the White House unveiled three assistant secretaries for the Senate's consideration, and a new slate that includes replacements for Annette Nazareth and Caroline Atkinson, who withdrew their names for deputy secretary and undersecretary for international affairs, respectively, is apparently on its way. Meanwhile, Treasury officials correctly point out that Geithner is filling out top slots faster than previous Democratic and Republican Administrations...
...Sights. Qantas is starting up service from seven Australian cities - including Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney - to Mumbai starting June 2. The flights take off three times per week, connecting through Singapore. Outbound flight to Mumbai leave on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Return flights operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday...