KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO says three international service members have been killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan.
The military alliance says in a statement that the troops died on Sunday.
The coalition did not provide their nationalities or further details about the bombing. Most of the troops in eastern Afghanistan are American, but there are also service members in the region from other countries.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday signed into law the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling. "This new law will unlock the potential for thousands of jobs in Southern Illinois and ensure that our environment is protected," Quinn said in a news release announcing his widely expected signature on the bill that he pushed for and that the Legislature [...]
Read more →NEW YORK (AP) — He really is more than a businessman. Jay-Z's partnership with Samsung for his new album, "Magna Carta Holy Grail," is another sign of how musicians are finding new ways to push, sell and promote their music, and how the multiplatinum performer — whose famously rapped "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man" — continues to leverage his enduring popularity into a [...]
Read more →MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (AP) — William Mukurazita's deposit at the bank has four legs and moos. Zimbabwe's first "Cattle Bank" has just opened its books in a unique kind of banking where owners bring in their animals as collateral against cash loans. For many rural poor in this southern African country once wracked by world-record inflation, it's the first bank account they've ever had. "Cattle [...]
Read more →SYDNEY (AP) — Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex. The discovery was announced late Monday in a peer-reviewed paper released early by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The laser scanning revealed a previously undocumented formally planned urban [...]
Read more →Ever since Greg Norman's memorable final-round implosion let Nick Faldo win the Masters in 1996, a generation of fine English talent has come up short in golf's four major championships. With his seven top-3 finishes, Lee Westwood's near misses are a thing of golfing folklore. Luke Donald has been ranked No. 1 but never come that close down the stretch in a major tournament. Ian Poulter saves his [...]
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