Al Jazeera UN says bribe payments soar in Afghanistan | A new United Nations report on corruption in Afghanistan has found that $3.9bn, twice the nation's domestic revenue, was paid in bribes in 2012. | The report, titled "", released on Thursday, found ... (photo: US Army)
Reuters CIA nominee pressed on U.S. drone policy, waterboarding | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Brennan, President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, said on Thursday he did not try to stop waterboarding, an interrogation technique that some consider torture, ... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)