KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government has hit a grim record in its quest to take over the country’s security from coalition forces: more than 1,000 soldiers died in 2012, a roughly 20 percent increase from 2011. Though the Afghan Army’s death rates have outstripped those for international forces in recent years, the new figures show the widest margin yet, as more and more Afghan units...
Can Samsung survive without Android?
Label: TechnologySamsung (005930) is the world’s top Android smartphone vendor by a staggering margin. Aside from LG (066570), which managed a small $ 20 million profit from its mobile division last quarter, no other global Android vendor can figure out how to make money selling Android phones. Meanwhile, Samsung posted a $ 6 billion profit on $ 47.6 billion in sales in the third quarter, thanks largely to record...
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Expecting a Child
Label: Lifestyle Update By Mike Fleeman UPDATED 12/31/2012 at 10:05 AM EST • Originally published 12/31/2012 at 03:45 AM EST Kim Kardashian and Kayne West Splash News Online Talk about onstage pyrotechnics!Kanye West dropped a bombshell during an Atlantic City...
FDA approves 1st new tuberculosis drug in 40 years
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a Johnson & Johnson tuberculosis drug that is the first new medicine to fight the deadly infection in more than four decades.The agency approved J&J's pill, Sirturo, for use with other older drugs to fight hard-to-treat tuberculosis.Sirturo is the first medicine specifically designed for treating multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis....
Wall Street up slightly in choppy trade over "cliff" worry
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street edged higher in a choppy session on Monday, with the S&P 500 on track for double-digit gains for the year, as politicians bargained for a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff." Taxes were set to rise for many Americans this week unless U.S. lawmakers could cut a last-minute deal, an outcome that was possible but seemed unlikely. Senate Majority...
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Drone War Spurs Pakistan Militants to Deadly Reprisals
Label: WorldISLAMABAD, Pakistan — They are dead men talking, and they know it. Gulping nervously, the prisoners stare into the video camera, spilling tales of intrigue, betrayal and paid espionage on behalf of the United States. Some speak in trembling voices, a glint of fear in their eyes. Others look resigned. All plead for their lives. “I am a spy and I took part in four attacks,” said Sidinkay, a...
NASA Sets Record with Ion Thrusters Test
Label: TechnologyNASA has completed a 43,000 hour stress test — a record for ion thrusters — on a new rocket propulsion system that could extend future space travel to farther reaches of the solar system.Developed by NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster Project, the 7-kilowatt ion thruster can burn 10-12 times longer than the conventional chemical thrusters used today. Though not practical for manned-spaceflight, the...
Aloha, Baby! Jessica's Hawaii Holiday
Label: Lifestyle Follow the second-time mom's tropical Christmas vacation – and big pregnancy reveal Credit: Courtesy of Jessica Simpson Updated: Saturday Dec 29, 2012 | 06:00 AM EST By: Brooke Showell Subscribe Now ...
Kenya hospital imprisons new mothers with no money
Label: HealthNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The director of the Pumwani Maternity Hospital, located in a hardscrabble neighborhood of downtown Nairobi, freely acknowledges what he's accused of: detaining mothers who can't pay their bills. Lazarus Omondi says it's the only way he can keep his medical center running.Two mothers who live in a mud-wall and tin-roof slum a short walk from the maternity hospital, which is affiliated...
Obama says failure to reach fiscal deal would hurt markets
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial markets would be affected adversely if U.S. lawmakers fail to agree on a "fiscal cliff" deal before Tuesday, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Sunday, while urging Congress to act quickly to extend tax cuts for middle-class Americans. Lawmakers are seeking a last-minute deal that would set aside $600 billion in tax increases and...
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