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Military Operation Targets Taliban Before Afghan Election 400 US Marines, 100 Afghan soldiers launch operation 'Eastern Resolve 2' Wednesday, in restive Helmand province Lawyer Says Aung San Suu Kyi Will Appeal Latest Sentence 18-month sentence sparked outpouring of angry criticism from many world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Six Foreign Captives Released in Somalia Four European aid workers, two Kenyan pilots held since November 2008 by kidnappers Nigerian Amnesty Boosting Oil Production Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is discussing the issue with Nigerian officials Iran's Parliament Speaker Rejects Detainee Rape Claims Ali Larijani says investigation by parliament found 'no cases of rape or sexual abuse in Iran's Kahrizak and Evin prisons,' where most protesters were initially detained More Than 1,000 Taiwanese Villagers Rescued in Typhoon Aftermath Rescuers search for survivors, deliver relief supplies to Kaohsiung county, cut off from outside world after mudslides washed out roads and bridges Chinese Police Detain Quake Activist Supporters Well-known artist, government critic Ai Weiwei detained in effort to keep him, others from testifying at trial of person who investigated collapse of schools in last year's earthquake Honduran Capital Under Curfew Interim government reinstates nighttime curfew in Tegucigalpa, after thousands of protesters march on capital city, burn bus, destroy business GM Launches Online Car Market Online auction giant eBay teams up with General Motors to try to help boost business and perhaps, change the way consumers shop for new cars Scientists: Australian Aboriginal Knowledge Could Curb Carbon Emissions Scientists note indigenous techniques have limited severity, scale of brushfires that break out every year across northern Australia's vast savannahs