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Map showing location of North and South Waziristan in northern Pakistan and bordering on Afghanistan.

Pakistani army seizes Taliban stronghold after week-long battle

October 26, 2009

Pakistani armed forces say they have captured the town of Kotkai on Saturday, the hometown of Taliban Chief Hakimullah Mehsud and one of his top officers, Qari Hussain. This comes after a week-long battle...

Ivan Rodriguez appears headed to the Houston Astros. Cole Hamels and Manny Ramirez aren't sure when they'll be back in spring training games. A 14-time All-Star catcher, Rodriguez was closing in on a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the Astros, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Monday. The deal would contain $1.5 million in performance bonuses based on games and plate appearances, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced by the team. "There isn't anything certain yet. Right now the only team I have is Puerto Rico," Rodriguez said in Spanish before a World Baseball Classic game against Venezuela in Miami. "There's interest, but I haven't received a call yet. Let's wait and see what happens in the coming hours or days." Houston needs a veteran catcher to replace Brad Ausmus, who signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Astros have several young catchers in camp who need time to develop. Humberto Quintero had been in line to start this season, but he'll likely move to a backup role.

Hopes for treaty on climate begin to wither

October 26, 2009

International climate negotiations for a global climate treaty are not producing the required results in the given amount of time left before the Copenhagen conference in December, diminishing the hopes...

Radovan Karadžić in Moscow on 3 March 1994.

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić boycotts genocide trial

By By Wikinews • October 26, 2009

The genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić began today at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. Karadžić faces 11 charges,...