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Posted On: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:57:08 GMT+00:00

Pakistan's South Waziristan operation: defeat or dispersal?
Reuters Blogs (blog)
Pakistan's military offensive in South Waziristan appears to be showing considerably more success than earlier attempts to take control of the tribal region on the Afghan border, at least according to army accounts which are the only real source of ...
Pakistan Army: 12 Militants Killed in Recent FightingVoice of America
US military out of Pakistan!The Militant
Taliban attack kills three Pak soldiers: officialsAFP
PRESS TV -Los Angeles Times -New York Times
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Posted On: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:33:34 GMT+00:00

NATO Airstrike Killed 7 Afghan Soldiers, Officials Say
New York Times
KABUL, Afghanistan â The Afghan Defense Ministry and local officials in Badghis Province said on Saturday that seven members of the Afghan security forces had been killed in a NATO airstrike the day before that was part of an effort ...
Afghanistan: NATO Strike Kills 7 Afghan Security MembersVoice of America
NATO probes possible Afghan 'friendly fire' deathsCNN International
NATO airstrike mistakenly kills 7 Afghan soldiers and policemen, officials sayLos Angeles Times
Reuters India -Xinhua -BBC News
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Posted On: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:02:33 GMT+00:00

Beware the Revisionists
Newsweek
Henry Griffin / AP By Sen. John Kerry | NEWSWEEK We must dispense with a dangerous myth. In an effort to pressure the president to send 40000 more troops to Afghanistan, armchair commanders have dusted off the old canard that "we could have won in ...
Afghanistan Rejects UN Criticism of KarzaiVoice of America
Ex-defence chiefs attack Gordon Brown over Afghanistanguardian.co.uk
Afghan gov't says UN representative out of lineThe Associated Press
AFP -Aljazeera.net -Times Online
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Posted On: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:01:58 GMT+00:00

With the Berlin Wall Just a Memory, German Divisions Fade
New York Times
BERLIN â âThe Quiz of the Germans,â a lighthearted entry amid a crush of serious examinations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, pitted three West German celebrities seated behind the sloping hood of an old ...
Study shows high cost of German reunification: reportReuters
As the Berlin Wall collapsed, Angela Merkel stayed cool in the saunaTelegraph.co.uk
In unified Germany, split over the pastWashington Post
Wall Street Journal -Voice of America -guardian.co.uk
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Posted On: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:53:50 GMT+00:00

Honduran rivals signal new bid to solve crisis
Reuters
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier. ...
Winners and losers in HondurasAljazeera.net
Zelaya Says Honduras Deal Is Off, as Election NearsWall Street Journal
Zelaya: US-brokered pact did not resolve crisisWashington Post
Voice of America -AFP -Xinhua
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Posted On: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:15:44 GMT+00:00

Kenya PM blasts African tactics at climate talks
AFP
NAIROBI â Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga Saturday criticised a walkout by African states during climate talks in Barcelona as "grandstanding," and said it did not help developing countries' case. "I believe for example that grandstanding ... like ...
World leaders hope for climate dealAljazeera.net
us singled out for delay of climate pactReuters
World leaders needed at talks to cut climate dealThe Associated Press
Xinhua -BBC News -Telegraph.co.uk
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Posted On: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:03:10 GMT+00:00

Stop seeking compromise with Israel: Hamas leader
Reuters
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to stop seeking compromise with Israel but offered him an olive branch, saying Palestinians must end their divisions. ...
Fatah considers reverting to popular warfareYnetnews
Abbas' move reflects deep Palestinian despairThe Associated Press
World urges Abbas to rethink decisionJerusalem Post
Xinhua -Newsweek -New York Times
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Posted On: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:25:40 GMT+00:00

UN not evacuating from Afghanistan despite dangers: Ban
Xinhua
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on Friday that the world body is not evacuating staff from Afghanistan despite the dangerous security situation there. Ban, who has just returned from an overseas tour that ...
Ban Ki-moon: Contrary to reports, UN not leaving AfghanistanJerusalem Post
Taliban turns screws on UN in AfghanistanAFP
UN Dials Down Afghan PresenceWall Street Journal
MiamiHerald.com -New York Times -Los Angeles Times
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Posted On: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:21:13 GMT+00:00

Gordon Brown: I will not risk British lives if Afghans do not end corruption
guardian.co.uk
This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 15.09 GMT on Friday 6 November 2009. It was last modified at 18.11 GMT on Friday 6 November 2009. In order to post a comment you need to be registered and signed in. "Cronies and warlords should have no ...
Brown Warns Afghan Leader on CorruptionNew York Times
UK prime minister promises commitment, demands reform in AfghanistanCNN International
Gordon Brown threatens to end Afghan mission unless corruption is tackledTimes Online
Bloomberg -Los Angeles Times -Voice of America
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Posted On: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:26:40 GMT+00:00

Israel complains to U.N. over alleged Hezbollah arms
Reuters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Israel's UN ambassador complained to the United Nations on Thursday about what she said was an Iranian attempt to skirt a UN arms embargo and supply weapons to the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah. ...
An endless game of cat and mouseJerusalem Post
Report: US stopped Israeli attack on weapons shipJewish Telegraphic Agency
Israel says seized ship contained Iranian armsWashington Post
Voice of America -Ynetnews -guardian.co.uk
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