Dempsey: Afghans Share Concern Over Insider Attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2012 – Afghan leaders are just as concerned as coalition authorities are about insider attacks, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said today after meetings here.
China's Gu Given Suspended Death Sentence for Murder
BEIJING — A court in China has sentenced the wife of disgraced politician Bo Xilai to death for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
UN Observers Pull Out of Syria
CAIRO — Members of the United Nations observer mission wound down their operation in Damascus Monday, packing their bags and leaving Syria for Lebanon.
60 Dead in Mine Collapse in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Government officials in the DRC say 60 miners have been killed as a mine collapsed in a remote northeast part of the country.