BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhuanet) - The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency will visit South Korea this weekend. His purpose is to discuss developments in the DPRK after the death of its leader Kim Jong-Il in December. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency quotes a Seoul government source saying General David Petraeus will meet security and intelligence officials. It will be the first time the former US military commander in Afghanistan

By Gareth Porter* U.S. Army Pfc. Shawn Williams is evacuated after being injured by a roadside bomb in Kandahar Province on June 17, 2011. Credit:DoD photo WASHINGTON, Feb 11, 2012 (IPS) - An analysis by Lt.

Scouts to Complete First Service Project at National Cathedral During D.C. Visit IRVING, Texas, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A delegation of nine young people from across the country will represent the Boy Scouts of America╝ in Washington, D.C., February 11-15, to present the organization's annual Report to the Nation to top U.S.

By United Press International Today is Friday, Feb. 10, the 41st day of 2012 with 325 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning stars are Mars and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus. ~~~ Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius.

The Washington Post 02/09/2012 By Greg Miller The CIA is expected to maintain a large clandestine presence in Iraq and Afghanistan long after the departure of conventional U.S.

Steve Kraske; The Kansas City Star Steve Kraske McClatchy Newspapers There's a photo of Dennis Moore kneeling next to the hole in Iraq where Saddam Hussein was captured in 2003. There he is with Fidel Castro, Gen.

Syria: another US stepping stone By Ardeshir Ommani Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say.

By Bertil Lintner BANGKOK - Myanmar is winning more foreign friends while international criticism of the current and previous government's abysmal human rights records has all but ceased.

Share Wednesday, 08 February 2012 19:20 Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 February 2012 19:59 Written by Shakeela Abrahimkhil Afghan government has recently said that if the prisoners want to join their families in Qatar, it will agree to the decision. The Afghan government had previously opposed the transfer of Taliban prisoners to Qatar, but a government spokesman, Emal Faizi, says that if the prisoners want to be taken to Qatar, the government will not have any

Officials: CIA to Stay in Iraq, Afghanistan for Years After Wars Baghdad-Based CIA Spying on Maliki Government by Jason Ditz, February 07, 2012 US officials said today the CIA is planning to maintain a large and secretive presence inside both Iraq and Afghanistan long after the US occupations of those nations end. CIA Director David Petraeus In Iraq, which US troops have already left, the massive CIA presence in