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Report: 2000 more NATO troops may be Afghan-bound - The Associated Press

Sep 6, 2010 — BRUSSELS — NATO may deploy 2000 more soldiers to Afghanistan to join the 140000-strong international force already there, an official said Monday. Top US and NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus asked for the additional troops, nearly half of whom will

Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops - The Associated Press

Sep 6, 2010 — KABUL, Afghanistan — The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could endanger US troops in the country and Americans worldwide.

UN report says Iran is stockpiling enriched uranium - Washington Post

Sep 6, 2010 — Iran is steadily stockpiling enriched uranium, even in the face of toughened international sanctions, according to a UN inspection report that raises new concerns about the ability to monitor parts of the nation's nuclear program that

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UN Seeks to Calm Tensions on Israel-Lebanon Border

Aug 5, 2010 — Photo: AP Relatives and friends of Lieutenant-Colonel Dov Harari react during his funeral at the military cemetery in the coastal city of Netanya, Israel, 4 Aug 2010.

 

 

Pakistan floods threaten to bring food crisis

Aug 3, 2010 — Children play amidst tents after residents shifted to camps to take refuge from heavy floods in Nowshera, located in Pakistan's northwest Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province August 3, 2010.

 

 

Karachi Erupts in Violence for Second Night After Lawmaker's Assassination

Aug 3, 2010 — Pakistani policemen identify bodies at a morgue following overnight violence in Karachi on August 3, 2010. Photographer: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images A man runs beside a burning bus set alight by ...

 

 

New Democratic strategy for creating jobs focuses on a boost in manufacturing

Aug 3, 2010 — President Obama and congressional Democrats -- out of options for another quick shot of stimulus spending to revive the sluggish economy -- are shifting toward a longer-term strategy that promises to tackle ...

 

 

Afghan Governor Avoids Blast, but 6 Children Are Victims

Aug 2, 2010 — GUSH KHANA, Afghanistan - To residents of this farming village just outside Kandahar City on Monday, the erratic driver of a white Toyota Corolla appeared to be a learner, or possibly a drunk driver, swerving from one ...

 

 

Loopholes Let Iran Off the Hook

Aug 2, 2010 — LONDON - Geopolitical psychoanalysis can be a lazy and futile staple of international affairs. But the judgment of Robert M. Gates, the US defense secretary, that Russia's relationship with Iran is “schizophrenic” is hard to fault these ...