Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:17:31 -0400by By Mark Felsenthal, Warren Strobel and Hamid Shalizi WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents. The Taliban opened an office in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Tuesday to help restart talks and said it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation of Afghanistan. U.S. ...
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:16:56 -0400by By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows. The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Index climbed six points to 71 in June, its highest level in five quarters and the third consecutive quarterly rise. A reading above 50 indicates a generally positive outlook. ...
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:12:06 -0400by MIAMI (AP) — Tim Duncan scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 75-65 lead over the Miami Heat after three quarters in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:16 -0400by OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nick Vander Tuig scattered four hits over seven-plus innings and UCLA produced just enough offense to defeat North Carolina State 2-1 in the College World Series on Tuesday night.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:16 -0400by ATLANTA (AP) — After a long day at Turner Field, the future suddenly looks a lot brighter for the New York Mets.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:30:55 -0400by SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian markets opened mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve and for some clarity from the Fed about its future course.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:16 -0400by OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nick Vander Tuig scattered four hits over seven-plus innings and UCLA produced just enough offense to defeat North Carolina State 2-1 in the College World Series on Tuesday night.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:16 -0400by ATLANTA (AP) — After a long day at Turner Field, the future suddenly looks a lot brighter for the New York Mets.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:26:55 -0400by MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression is dumping heavy rains on Central America and could be near tropical storm-strength when it reaches the eastern coast of Mexico.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:19:45 -0400by LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:17:31 -0400by By Mark Felsenthal, Warren Strobel and Hamid Shalizi WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents. The Taliban opened an office in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Tuesday to help restart talks and said it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation of Afghanistan. U.S. ...
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:16:56 -0400by By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows. The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Index climbed six points to 71 in June, its highest level in five quarters and the third consecutive quarterly rise. A reading above 50 indicates a generally positive outlook. ...
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:12:06 -0400by MIAMI (AP) — Tim Duncan scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 75-65 lead over the Miami Heat after three quarters in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:16 -0400by OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nick Vander Tuig scattered four hits over seven-plus innings and UCLA produced just enough offense to defeat North Carolina State 2-1 in the College World Series on Tuesday night.
Posted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:16 -0400by ATLANTA (AP) — After a long day at Turner Field, the future suddenly looks a lot brighter for the New York Mets.
Posted : Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:17:31 -0400,By : By Mark Felsenthal, Warren Strobel and Hamid Shalizi WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents. The Taliban opened an office in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Tuesday to help restart talks and said it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation of Afghanistan. U.S. ...
Posted : Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:16:56 -0400,By : By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows. The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Index climbed six points to 71 in June, its highest level in five quarters and the third consecutive quarterly rise. A reading above 50 indicates a generally positive outlook. ...
Posted : Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:28:16 -0400,By : OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nick Vander Tuig scattered four hits over seven-plus innings and UCLA produced just enough offense to defeat North Carolina State 2-1 in the College World Series on Tuesday night.
Posted : Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:19:39 -0400,By : ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered off Yu Darvish and the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics beat Texas 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Posted : Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:18:34 -0400,By : SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jozy Altidore scored a goal in his fourth consecutive international match, enough for the United States to edge Honduras 1-0 in a World Cup qualifying game Tuesday night.
Posted : Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:26:06 -0400,By : OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers.
