Two US troops killed as NATO calls for revised Afghan strategy

KABUL - Two US soldiers were killed Monday by roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan, as NATO’s top commander in the country, US General Stanley McChrystal, called for a revised strategy in the war against terrorism.

NJ town goes to court to block a Gadhafi stay by halting Libyan mansion renovations

ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — Officials in a northern New Jersey town are expected in court to try to halt work on a mansion owned by the Libyan government.

Accident triggers violence in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD - A 23-year-old man was allegedly crushed to death by a speeding truck triggering a violent protest near this Uttar Pradesh city Monday. Five policemen and a senior government official were injured innthe violence.

Asarco awaits bankruptcy court recommendation to determine future of AZ copper miner

DENVER — A court will soon decide if Asarco LLC, the nation’s third-largest copper producer, will leave bankruptcy protection and return to Grupo Mexico’s control or be sold to India’s Sterlite Industries.

Pentagon, NATO receive assessment by Gen. McChrystal of strategy in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS — The strategic review of the war in Afghanistan prepared by the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces there has been received by commands on both sides of the ocean, officials in Brussels said Monday.

Federal appeals court says Delaware sports betting must be limited to parlay bets on NFL games

DOVER, Del. — A federal appeals court on Monday dealt another body blow to Delaware’s plans for a new sports betting lottery, saying it must be limited to parlay bets on professional football games.

‘Congress has nothing to do with Press Club politics’

NEW DELHI - The Congress Monday said its president Sonia Gandhi’s accepting the honorary membership of the Press Club of India had nothing to do with the internal politics of the club.

Marital strife? Blame your cell phone, say police

NEW DELHI - Guess who - or rather what - is playing villain in marriages nowadays? The mobile phone, says Delhi Police’s Crimes Against Women (CAW) cell.

5 CRPF troopers injured in Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR - Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured Monday after separatist guerrillas struck in two separate localities of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.

NATO: 2 US service members killed in separate bombings in southern Afghanistan

KABUL — The U.S. military says two U.S. service members have been killed in separate bombings in southern Afghanistan.

Analysis: Obama hit by GOP for steering left, but gives top posts on war, economy to Bushites

WASHINGTON — For all the GOP howling about Barack Obama radically steering the government to the left and leading the nation toward socialism, some of his major appointments are Republican men and women of the middle.

US general sends Afghan war review to Pentagon, asks for newer strategies

KABUL — The top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan said Monday the situation in the country is “serious” and a new strategy is needed to defeat the Taliban.

Pakistani army kills 45 Taliban in Swat battles; border reopens after NATO convoy bombed

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army said Monday.

UN urges nations to share data on hurricanes, droughts, floods to better fight global warming

GENEVA — The world needs more innovative projects — like putting weather stations on cellular phone towers across Africa — to help it better predict the increased hurricanes, tsunamis, droughts and floods that climate change will bring, Kofi Annan said Monday.

Cardinal Health refocuses on core business after more than a decade of diversification

WASHINGTON — Drug and medical supplies distributor Cardinal Health will spin off its medical device division this week, streamlining operations after more than a decade of diversified growth, a strategy which analysts say never quite panned out.