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Trade ban has Russia's knickers in a twist

Trade ban has Russia's knickers in a twist

Trade ban has Russia's knickers in a twist

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:37 PM PST

This photo taken on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, shows women during a protest against the ban of lace underwear in Almaty, Kazakhstan. A trade ban on synthetic underwear has Russia and her economic allies with their knickers in a twist. Post-Soviet consumers reacted with dismay to news that synthetic underwear will be banned within the Eurasian Economic Commission, which regulates a customs union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, from July 1. Consumer outcry against the restrictions reached a fever pitch after a Sunday protest in the capital of Kazakhstan, where thirty women wore lace underwear on their heads and shouted MOSCOW (AP) — A trade ban on lacy lingerie has Russian consumers and their neighbors with their knickers in a twist.

Oil price above $100 on US heating fuel demand

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:37 PM PST

The price of oil extended gains above $100 a barrel Monday as the cold weather in the United States increased demand for heating fuels and solid Chinese credit numbers eased concerns over the world's second-biggest economy.

Israel's Netanyahu calls boycotters 'anti-Semites'

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:33 PM PST

In this Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 photo, Israeli workers inspects barrels in a winery in the West Bank settlement of Psagot. With Israel mired in a struggle to combat growing calls in Europe to boycott Israeli products and businesses with ties to the settlements, a quieter, subtler and more informal campaign is taking place at home among Israelis themselves. The Palestinians complain that the growing settler population makes it ever more difficult to partition the land. The issue has taken center stage in ongoing U.S.-mediated peace talks. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)JERUSALEM (AP) — It is time Israel fought back against those who boycott the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday, dubbing them "anti-Semites."

As NBA resumes, next James-Durant matchup nears

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:32 PM PST

West Team's Kevin Durant, of the Oklahoma City Thunder (35) heads to the hoop against =Team East during the NBA All Star basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bob Donnan, Pool)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — LeBron James won't assume the eventual date with Indiana that so many others expect.

Record-breaking Davis, White dance to gold for USA

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:31 PM PST

US Charlie White and US Meryl Davis compete in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014Sochi (Russia) (AFP) - Meryl Davis and Charlie White finally claimed a first Olympic ice dancing gold for figure skating powers the United States as they surged to victory with new world record scores on Monday. The Vancouver silver medallists led all the way to seal the title by a comfortable 4.53 points following a routine filled with difficult lifts and rapid footwork ahead of reigning Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada. Russia's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov won bronze after the free dance final at the Iceberg Skating Palace.

Davis, White of US win Olympic ice dance gold

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:29 PM PST

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Through 17 years of grueling practices, of defeats and victories, Meryl Davis and Charlie White insist they've never considered parting ways.

10 dead, dozens trapped in S. Korea building collapse

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:26 PM PST

File photo shows an ambulance (L) following a police car at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on July 30, 2007Ten people were killed and at least a dozen were trapped after an auditorium collapsed under heavy snow Monday at a resort in the southern South Korean city of Gyeongju, rescue workers said. As many as 450 students were believed to have been attending a concert in the building when the roof caved in around 9:15 pm (1215 GMT). Police officials quoted by the Yonhap news agency said ten people had been confirmed killed in the collapse and at least a dozen were thought to still be trapped inside the building, down from around 50 earlier in the evening. Rescue workers were continuing to search for any students who were feared trapped inside the collapsed structure, he said.

Belarus has big day at Sochi Olympics

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:18 PM PST

Belarus' Darya Domracheva celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's biathlon 12.5k mass-start, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — It was Belarus day Monday at the Sochi Olympics.

Ukraine opposition asks for Merkel help as Russia pledges aid

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:17 PM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) gestures as she talks with Ukraine opposition leaders Vitali Klitschko (L) and Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) on February 17, 2014 at the chancellery in BerlinUkraine's pro-EU opposition on Monday asked Angela Merkel for sanctions against embattled President Viktor Yanukovych and financial support during talks in Berlin, as Russia pledged a new $2 billion tranche of aid. "I believe that the EU and Germany in particular hold levers and mechanisms for imposing sanctions," Vitali Klitschko, a former champion boxer turned opposition chief, told Merkel. During the meeting -- that also included another opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk -- Klitschko called for EU bank accounts connected to Yanukovych, his entourage and "oligarchs who support the regime" to be frozen, a statement posted on his party's website said. He also said that Ukraine needed "financial assistance to overcome the crisis" in a plea for EU support to the German leader, according to the statement.

Former French president Chirac in hospital with suspected gout

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:06 PM PST

Former French president Jacque Chirac (L) is pictured with then-Chinese president Hu Jintao in Beijing on April 28, 2009Jacques Chirac, who has been in poor health for several years, was hospitalised Monday near Paris for a suspected flare of gout, sources close to the former French president said. He was later checked into the American Hospital of Paris in the plush suburb of Neuilly, a government source told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Duke Energy to shed Midwest generation business

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 12:01 PM PST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy says it's starting to get out of the power-generation business in the Midwest.

US Navy ready to deploy laser for 1st time

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:52 AM PST

In this July 30, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, a laser weapon sits temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in San Diego. The Navy plans to deploy its first laser on a ship in 2014, and intends to test an electromagnetic rail gun prototype aboard a vessel within the following two years. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, John F. Williams)BATH, Maine (AP) — Some of the Navy's futuristic weapons sound like something out of "Star Wars," with lasers designed to shoot down aerial drones and electric guns that fire projectiles at hypersonic speeds.

Ethiopian co-pilot hijacks plane to Geneva

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:52 AM PST

Police stand on the stairs after passengers were evacuated from a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Plane on the airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. A hijacked aircraft traveling from Addis Abeda, Ethiopia, to Rome, Italy, has landed at Geneva's international airport early Monday morning. Swiss authorities have arrested the hijacker. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)GENEVA (AP) — It seemed like a routine overnight flight until the Ethiopian Airlines jetliner went into a dive and oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling. Only then did the terrified passengers — bound for Italy from Addis Ababa — realize something was terribly wrong.

Venezuela expels three U.S. diplomats it accuses of spurring protests

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:48 AM PST

By Girish Gupta and Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela ordered out three U.S. diplomats on Monday, accusing them of recruiting students to lead protests that were the OPEC nation's most serious violence since President Nicolas Maduro's April election and in which three people were killed. Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said the three consular staff had used visa visits to universities as cover for promoting opposition protests by students, adding they had 48 hours to leave the country. The demonstrations, which have energized the opposition but show few signs they can oust Maduro, continued on Monday with scattered protests in Caracas and various provincial cities. The U.S. State Department called the allegations "baseless and false," adding that Washington supported free expression and peaceful assembly in Venezuela and around the world.

Penn State names FSU's Barron its new president

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:48 AM PST

Eric Barron, left, answers questions from the media after being unanimously voted in to become the University's 18th president, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 in State College, Pa. Barron replaces current Penn State President Rodney Erickson, who will retire this summer. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson)STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Eric Barron, a former professor and dean at Penn State University and president of Florida State University, was chosen Monday to lead Pennsylvania's largest university as it continues grappling with fallout from the Jerry Sandusky scandal. He'll bring with him the experience of managing a major state university known as much for its for storied athletic program as its academic mission, as well as the fallout from a sex-abuse scandal with ties to big-time college football.

Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian plane to seek Swiss asylum

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:47 AM PST

Police evacuate passengers on February 17, 2014 from an Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Rome which was hijacked and forced to land in GenevaThe co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane hijacked his own aircraft Monday by threatening to crash it and forced it to land in Geneva so he could seek asylum, sparking what one passenger described as "pure fear". The man was swiftly arrested after scaling down a rope out of the cockpit window in Geneva and prosecutors said the chances of his demands being met were slim. "We thought the co-pilot had gone mad," Francesco Cuomo, a 25-year-old development economist who was on board, was quoted by Italian media as saying. "When we started circling over Geneva, there were moments of pure fear," he said.

USA, Canada set for another gold medal hockey clash

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:46 AM PST

US Kacey Bellamy (R) celebrates with her teammates after scoring a goal during the Women's Ice Hockey Semifinals USA vs Sweden at the Shayba Arena during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 17, 2014Sochi (Russia) (AFP) - Defending champions Canada and reigning world champions the United States will square off in their second-straight Olympic Games women's hockey gold medal clash. The US clobbered Sweden 6-1 in the semi-finals Monday while Canada rolled over Switzerland 3-1 to set the stage for another superpower showdown in Thursday's final. I don't think I am going to realize I was here until the Olympics are over," said Canadian forward Natalie Spooner, who scored two goals on Monday. Canada has won the last three Olympic gold medals while the Americans have won four of the last five Women's World Championships, but they're hungry to end that Olympic drought.

Merkel meets Ukrainian opposition leaders in Berlin

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:44 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with two Ukrainian opposition leaders on Monday, in a sign of support, but did not appear to have given concrete backing to their pleas for immediate sanctions on President Viktor Yanukovich Ukraine has been hit by three months of unrest at perceived corruption in the Yanukovich administration, sparked by his decision not to pursue trade and other deals with the European Union. The Ukrainian opposition has been urging the EU to go beyond vocal support for its fight for more democracy. On Monday, it also pressed Yanukovich to accept curbs on his powers that would allow it to form an independent government to defuse the protests and save the economy from collapse. At a news conference in the German parliament, opposition leaders Vitaly Klitschko and Arseny Yatsenyuk said they were pleased with the talks with Merkel.

Another gold for Belarus in aerials at Olympics

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:43 AM PST

Anton Kushnir of Belarus jumps during men's freestyle skiing aerials qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.(AP Photo/Sergei Grits)KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — When it comes to going big when the stakes are large on the Olympic aerials course, nobody's better than Belarus.

Bomb attacks kill at least 24 in Iraq capital

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:42 AM PST

At least 24 people were killed in bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital late on Monday, including blasts near two Shi'ite Muslim mosques and at a busy bus station, police and medics said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for any of the attacks, but Shi'ites are often targeted by Sunni Islamist insurgents who have been regaining ground in Iraq over the past year and overran several towns in recent weeks. In Monday's deadliest attack, a minibus packed with explosives blew up at a bus station in the mainly Shi'ite district of Ur in northern Baghdad, killing at least 11 people, police and medical sources said. A further nine people were killed in car bomb attacks targeting mosques in Baghdad's predominantly Shi'ite districts of Amil and Karrada, police and medical sources said.

Egypt: Sinai bombing raises worries on tourism

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:39 AM PST

An image made from a video provided by the Israeli Airports Authority shows smoke, white area at upper right, from the bombing of the bus carrying South Korean sightseers near the tip of the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. At least three South Korean tourists were killed and 12 seriously wounded, according to Egyptian security officials. (AP Photo/Israeli Airports Authority)CAIRO (AP) — A deadly suicide bombing that hit a bus of South Korean Christians visiting Biblical sites in Egypt and Israel has raised fears that Islamic militants battling security forces in the Sinai Peninsula are turning to target foreign tourists, a potential new blow to a struggling industry vital to Egypt's economy.

Gay-rights activist detained at Olympic Park

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:35 AM PST

Vladimir Luxuria, a former Communist lawmaker in the Italian parliament and prominent crusader for transgender rights, is detained by police after entering the Shayba Arena at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — An Italian activist shouting "It's OK to be gay" and dressed in a rainbow-colored outfit and large headdress was detained Monday as she entered an arena to watch an Olympic hockey game.

US women coast past Sweden 6-1 in Olympic hockey

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:31 AM PST

Lyndsey Fry of the United States celebrates Megan Bozek's goal as Goalkeeper Valentina Wallner of Sweden sits on her knees during the second period of the 2014 Winter Olympics women's semifinal ice hockey game at Shayba Arena, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bruce Bennett, Pool)SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The work began before the U.S. women's hockey team reached the medal round, before it arrived in Sochi, before the roster was even selected.

Exclusive: Afghan peace team seeks Dubai meeting with Taliban figures

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:28 AM PST

Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai speaks during an interview in KabulBy Hamid Shalizi and Missy Ryan KABUL (Reuters) - A delegation from Afghanistan's High Peace Council has travelled to Dubai to meet former and current Taliban figures, in the hope of laying the groundwork for peace talks to end Afghanistan's long conflict, sources familiar with the move told Reuters. Officials led by Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, a senior aide to President Hamid Karzai, travelled on Sunday to the United Arab Emirates, officials from the High Peace Council and the Afghan government confirmed. The delegation planned to meet a group of Taliban figures led by Agha Jan Mutassim, who was a finance minister during the Taliban's 1996-2001 government, the officials said on condition of anonymity.

20 S Sudan soldiers charged for killing civilians

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:28 AM PST

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — More than 20 South Sudanese soldiers have been charged with murdering civilians, a South Sudanese military official said Monday.

Afghan leader orders changes to women's rights law

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:27 AM PST

In this Wednesday, Feb 12, 2014 photo, Afghan widow, Zar Afshan, 21, holds her daughter as she shows her father's picture, at her parents' home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afshan's in-laws forced her to return to her parents' home after her husband was killed during an attack on the Taverna du Liban restaurant few weeks ago in Afghan capital Kabul. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered changes to a draft of new criminal legislation in response to an international outcry warning it would severely limit justice for victims of domestic abuse, his spokesman said Monday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday ordered changes to a draft of new criminal legislation in response to an international outcry warning it would severely limit justice for victims of domestic abuse, his spokesman said.

South Korea resort roof collapses, 9 dead

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:27 AM PST

A woman trapped in the rubble of a collapsed resort building waits to be rescued in Gyeongju, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. South Korean police and news reports say that dozens of university students are feared trapped after a building's roof collapsed because of recent heavy snowfall.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hyun) Korea OutSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The roof of a resort auditorium collapsed during a welcoming ceremony for South Korean university freshmen, killing nine and likely trapping about 10, officials said Tuesday.

UN letter to Kim Jong Un warns on accountability

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:19 AM PST

Retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, center, chairperson of the commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, takes off his glasses after delivering the commission's report during a press conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. A U.N. panel has warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he may be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation. Kirby told the leader in a letter accompanying a yearlong investigative report on North Korea that international prosecution is needed "to render accountable all those, including possibly yourself, who may be responsible for crimes against humanity." (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)GENEVA (AP) — A U.N. panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he may be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ranging from systematic executions to torture, rape and mass starvation.

Syrian rebels name new military commander

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:11 AM PST

In this photo taken in 2013 and provided by the anti-government activist group of the Media Office for the Revolutionary Command Council in Quneitra and Golan, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Brig. Gen. Abdul-Ilah al-Bashir, the new military chief of the Free Syrian Army, posing for a picture in Jordan. The Western-backed Free Syrian Army has appointed a new military chief, opposition groups announced Monday as they try to restructure a rebel movement that has fallen into disarray as it faces rampant infighting and declining international support for its fight to topple President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Media Office for the Revolutionary Command Council in Quneitra and Golan)BEIRUT (AP) — After losing ground to Syrian forces and Islamic extremists for months, the Western-backed rebel movement announced Monday it was replacing its military chief with an experienced, moderate field commander from the south.

Holcomb and Langton win 2-man bronze for US

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 11:11 AM PST

The team from the United States USA-1, pilot Steven Holcomb gets hugged by teammates after his bronze medal finish during the men's two-man bobsled competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — The first thing Steven Holcomb noticed when he crossed the finish line Monday night was that the Russian fans were wildly cheering.

Ravens await details on Rice arrest

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:55 AM PST

FILE - In this March 11, 2013 file photo, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, left, poses with his daughter, Rayven, and Janay Palmer as they arrive for a screening of a new film released on DVD that chronicles the team's championship NFL football season in Baltimore. Police in Atlantic City say Ray Rice and his fiance, Janay Palmer, were released on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, after they were arrested when an argument turned physical at the Revel Casino. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens intend to talk to Ray Rice before deciding how to deal with the running back's arrest in a New Jersey casino.

Cyprus President trumpets energy boost for Turkey

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:52 AM PST

Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades speaks during an interview with Associated Press at his office in the presidential palace in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. Cyprus' president says an agreement reunifying the ethnically-divided island nation would allow energy hungry Turkey to be supplied with newly found Cypriot and Israeli natural gas and would contribute to mending broken-down relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An agreement to end the 40-year division of Cyprus could give Turkey access to ample supplies of gas and reboot its relations with Israel, the president of the small Mediterranean island nation said Monday.

Germany stepping up role to resolve Ukraine crisis

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:51 AM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, welcomes Ukraine opposition leaders Vitali Klitschko, left, and Arseniy Yatsenyuk, right, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 at the chancellery in Berlin to discuss the country's crisis. The former Soviet nation has been in chaos since November when President Viktor Yanukovych ditched a planned EU trade and political pact in favor of closer ties with Moscow. (AP Photo/Jogannes Eisele, Pool)BERLIN (AP) — Germany is seeking to play good cop to America's bad cop in Western efforts to mediate between the government and protesters in Ukraine in an early test of the German government's efforts at a more robust foreign policy role.

Pope opens big week with sex, divorce on agenda

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:49 AM PST

Pope Francis delivers his blessing to the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend the Angelus noon prayer he celebrated from the window of his studio, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Meetings this week between Pope Francis and his cardinals will deal with some of the thorniest issues facing the church, including the rejection by most Catholics of some of its core teaching on premarital sex, contraception, gays and divorce.

NYC ME: More tests needed for NY fashion designer

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:48 AM PST

This undated photo provided by the New York City Police Department on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, shows fashion designer Michele Savoia. Police say Savoia's body was discovered off Chelsea Piers, Sunday, Feb. 16, not far from where he lived aboard his boat. The cause of death has not yet been determined. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City medical examiner says autopsy results are inconclusive for a fashion designer found floating on the Manhattan side of the Hudson River.

Bombings in Iraqi capital kill at least 23 people

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:39 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of explosions rocked mainly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad shortly after sunset on Monday, killing at least 23 people and wounding dozens, officials said.

White House: Stimulus bill was good for economy

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:39 AM PST

FILE This Feb. 17, 2009 file photo shows President Barack Obama picking up the first pen to sign the economic stimulus bill during a ceremony in the Museum of Nature and Science in Denver. The White House says a costly spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law five years ago Monday was good for the economy and helped the U.S. avoid another Great Depression. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — The White House says a costly spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law five years ago Monday was good for the economy and helped the U.S. avoid another Great Depression.

Italy's premier-to-be Renzi prepares for coalition talks

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:38 AM PST

The head of the leftist Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi speaks to reporters at Quirinale Palace in Rome on February 17, 2014Italy's Matteo Renzi was nominated to be the European Union's youngest prime minister on Monday and immediately outlined an ambitious reform plan, promising "energy, enthusiasm and commitment" to revitalise the eurozone's third largest economy. Renzi said he would begin formal coalition talks on Tuesday and predicted they would take "a few days" as he negotiates to form a stable government that can survive until the next scheduled elections in 2018. "We will take the time we need, with the knowledge that there is a sense of urgency out there and this is an extremely delicate and important time," Renzi said after being given the mandate by President Giorgio Napolitano. Still, the web-savvy Renzi -- who would be Italy's youngest-ever prime minister -- has no previous experience in national government or parliament.

Afghan Taliban shot dead in Pakistan's northwest

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:37 AM PST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A former Afghan Taliban minister who was among a powerful faction of the Taliban calling for direct talks with President Hamid Karzai's government was shot and killed Monday in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar, on the border with Afghanistan.

Harry Styles, Bradley Cooper front row at Burberry

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 10:36 AM PST

Model Jourdan Dunn wears a design created by Burberry Prorsum Womenswear during London Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2014, at Perks Field, Kensington Palace, in Hyde Park, central London, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)LONDON (AP) — Harry Styles, Bradley Cooper and Naomie Harris led an all-star front row Monday at Burberry Prorsum's runway show, a display featuring luxurious painted jackets and thick wool blankets.
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