U.S seeks signed Afghan pact while Karzai withholds
U.S. officials press for Foreign Minister Osmani or another Kabul official to sign the security pact before year end, after Karzai said he would not sign before Afghan elections. Failure to enact could trigger a 2014 troop withdrawal and risk Taliban gains and al Qaeda resurgence.
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Connecticut mother under scrutiny in Newtown killings report
Investigators detail Nancy Lanza's close bond with Adam Lanza, her son who kept mass killing materials and a violence list. The final report probes her role and whether she enabled his access to guns, prompting renewed gun safety debate.
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Archaeologists at the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini report a timber temple beneath brick layers, with mineralized tree roots and an open space likely once holding a sacred tree. The find supports a sixth century B C birth window for Buddha, though a precise date remains unknown.
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