Administration officials participating in the policy review meetings on Afghanistan this week told The Washington Post the conclusion is that however many U.S. troops are put one the ground, the Taliban cannot be uprooted as a political or military force in that country.
PLACENTIA, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Two months after Robert Harrod disappeared, California authorities still have no clue what happened to the rich octogenarian newlywed, police say.
SALINAS, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Authorities in Monterey County, Calif., say they suspect victims of a reported art theft may not be telling the entire truth about the missing artworks.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday he would accept the 2009 Nobel Pace Prize as a call to action to seek greater global engagement on issues.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A judge in Orange County, Calif., sentenced a woman to one year in jail for the accidental drowning death of her 13-month-old son.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Jurors in California deliberated for three hours before finding a Stockton bus driver responsible for a crash that killed 11 people, court records indicate.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The controversial governor of Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank says he will not resign despite his role in the collapse of the nation's economy.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The president of the European Commission says he doesn't want to see a "president of Europe" under the still-to-be-ratified Lisbon Treaty.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Airports in New Zealand have been placed on alert in case the abductor of 2-year-old Aisling Symes tries to take her out of the country, police say.
BANGKOK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.N. climate talks in Bangkok ended with developing countries wanting the Kyoto Protocol extended and developed nations wanting something new, attendees said.
ROME, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi should apologize for a remark he made to a female politician on a late-night talk show, opponents say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. House lawmakers want the Federal Communications Commission to help put the hush on noisy television commercials.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A driver for a local medical center was killed in Ingushetia Friday when his vehicle exploded as he drove out of the capital of Magas, police say.
TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Two Republicans locked in competitive gubernatorial races so far haven't taken former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's offer to stump for them, their campaigns said.
