US Marines gather at their tents at Belleau Wood outpost outside Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Monday. (David Guttenfelder/AP)
Q&A: Why the Marjah offensive matters
After weeks of publicizing, US troops are set to launch one of the biggest offensives of the Afghanistan war, against the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in Helmand Province. Here’s a briefing on just how important this town is and why NATO gave the Taliban so much advance warning.
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Nigeria lawmakers vote to make VP acting president
Nigeria’s parliament today voted to hand Vice President Goodluck Jonathan the powers of president, a move intended to fill the vacuum left by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua's hospitalization in November.
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Rep. John Murtha: lifelong hawk, military backer, brazen earmarker
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China sentences quake activist Tan Zuoren
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New Orleans at the ready to help Haiti rebuild
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The US Chemical Safety Board, citing seven instances where workers died purging gas lines, released urgent new recommendations just three days before the Middletown explosion in Connecticut Sunday that killed at least five people.
France agrees to arm Russia with assault ships
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Sri Lanka crackdown goes beyond arrest of Sarath Fonseka
The arrest of Sri Lanka’s former Army chief Sarath Fonseka, who challenged the president in recent elections, comes soon after the detention of former military members tied to him.
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Case against Michael Jackson's doctor centers on gross negligence
Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter Monday. Legal experts – and doctors – will be watching to see if new standards are set for future cases of alleged medical negligence.
Iran nuclear program takes another step up escalation ladder
Iran announced its intentions Monday to begin processing its uranium stockpile to a higher level of enrichment. Experts say the country is taking yet another step toward producing a nuclear weapon.
New Somalia government offensive against Al Shabab
The weak, transitional Somalia government may finally bring President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed some badly needed legitimacy if newly trained forces can push back the militant Islamist group, Al Shabab.
Global recession ends, economists predict recovery in 2010
Top economists from Moody's and the International Monetary Fund say Asia and Latin America will lead the world's economic recovery in 2010, and the United States will mount comeback, too.
GOP cool to Obama’s offer to meet on healthcare reform
The GOP has asked to start with a clean slate on healthcare reform, but that’s not how Obama wants to approach it.
President Obama wants to discuss healthcare reform with both sides.
