Archive for January 17th, 2010
Troops to help keep order in Haiti following earthquake – BBC News
 BBC News | Troops to help keep order in Haiti following earthquake BBC News UN peacekeepers in Haiti will be joined by thousands of US troops to help keep order, so aid agencies can deliver much-needed supplies. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Haitians to be patient as the aid operation is organised, ... UN chief arrives in quake-hit Port-au-Prince UN Aims to 'Better Coordinate' Rescue Efforts UN chief tours destroyed areas in Haitian capital |
U.S. poll: Fewer see Obama advancing racial ties (Reuters)
Reuters - Fewer Americans believe the presidency of Barack Obama, the first African American elected to the White House, has helped advance race relations compared with a year ago, a Washington Post-ABC News poll suggests.
Taliban launches attacks on central Kabul (AFP)
AFP - Taliban fighters launched a wave of attacks on government buildings and the central bank in the highly fortified centre of the Afghan capital on Monday, the militia said.
Obama in King’s shadow a year after historic first – Dallas Morning News
 ABC News | Obama in King's shadow a year after historic first Dallas Morning News A speech at one end of the National Mall in 1963, an inauguration at the other in 2009 – the transition from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to President Barack Obama was, to many black Americans of King's era, ... President preaches in King's footsteps 'The Concise King' offers inspiration any day Groups honor King with service projects |
Suicide attackers, gunmen hit central Kabul (Reuters)
Reuters – Several gunmen, some wearing suicide vests, attacked locations in central Kabul, including a store and government ministries, on Monday morning, government officials, security forces and local television said.
Taliban claim attacks on central Kabul (AFP)
AFP - The Taliban said they had launched a wave of attacks on government buildings and the central bank on Monday in Kabul, rocked by a series of blasts and gunfire.
