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NATO honing in on Afghan exit strategy at summitAP LISBON, Portugal -- NATO is expected to set itself a 2014 target for handing over security to Afghans at a summit that starts here Friday, as the alliance's appetite for the conflict dwindles after nine years of ... Ahmadinejad: Sanctions Won't Affect Iranian PeopleVoice of America - 21 minutes ago Photo: AP Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday world powers should stop trying to pressure Iran with sanctions over its nuclear program. Terror Verdict Tests Obama's Strategy on Civilian TrialsThe mixed verdict in the case of the first Guantánamo detainee to be tried in a civilian court on Wednesday quickly re-ignited a fierce debate over the Obama administration's effort to restore the role of the traditional criminal... Video: Guantanamo detainee guilty  ITN NEWSWhat now for Barack Obama and Guantánamo Bay? The Guardian Suspected bomb bound for Germany found in NamibiaBERLIN - A suspected bomb in a suitcase that was to be put on a German-bound plane was intercepted in Namibia, German police said Thursday, a day after Berlin issued an alert on a tip about an imminent attack. 'Suspect bomb' on German flight Aljazeera.net 'Suitcase bomb' on flight to Germany The Australian US Stocks Climb on Jobless Claims, Prospects for Irish Financial RescueNov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Irish central bank Governor Patrick Honohan said he expects the country to ask for a loan from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund worth "tens of billions” of ... Gaza mortar fire hits Israel, no casualtiesAFP - 2 hours ago JERUSALEM - Two mortar shells fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Thursday without causing casualties or damage, an Israeli military spokeswoman said. 'PA detains Hamas members planning J'lem bombing' Jerusalem Post Sarah Palin believes she can beat Obama in 2012Economic Times - 10 hours ago NEW YORK: Amid growing speculation that she will run for the American Presidency in 2012, Republican leader Sarah Palin believes she can beat President Barack Obama in the race for the White House. I can beat Obama Sydney Morning Herald Suu Kyi defends election boycottAljazeera.net - 4 hours ago Myanmar's pro-democracy leader tells Al Jazeera people have to stand up for themselves if they want change. Myanmar's pro-democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi says she has no regrets over her party's decision to boycott the general election held on ... Suu Kyi release sparks sanctions debate Financial Times Florida woman diagnosed with choleraBy the CNN Wire Staff A Haitian Ministry of Health worker hands out an informational pamphlet about cholera in Port-au-Prince. (CNN) -- A woman who recently returned to Florida from Haiti has been diagnosed with cholera, the Florida Department of ... Case of Cholera in Florida Is Linked to Haiti Outbreak New York Times Hajj and disabilityBBC News - 3 hours ago The annual Hajj pilgrimage - a religious duty that every adult Muslim is expected to do once in their lives - can be a tough challenge. Video: Saudi Hajj Continues With Stoning Ritual The Associated PressRain soaks pilgrims on Muslim hajj in Saudi Arabia The Associated Press Nigerian military frees 19 hostagesOil workers taken hostage by Niger Delta militants sit during a press presentation after being released on November 18. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigerian authorities have freed 19 hostages seized by rebels in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, ... Madagascar regime in talks with dissident officersANTANANARIVO - Authorities in Madagascar held talks Thursday with a group of dissident soldiers who claim to have seized power, in the latest twist to a prolonged political crisis on the Indian Ocean island. Madagascar in limbo after attempted coup The Guardian Officers take refuge after coup bid The Press Association 'Ilyas Kashmiri plotting attacks in Germany'Times of India - 14 hours ago BERLIN: German intelligence agents have received evidence from the US that al-Qaida has sent two to four terrorists to Germany and UK via India and the UAE, media reported on Wednesday. Video: Germany on high alert Al JazeeraGermany tightens security after receiving attack threat Telegraph.co.uk Guinea boosts security under state of emergencyAFP - 1 hour ago CONAKRY - Scores of soldiers and police patrolled hotspot areas of Conakry on Thursday after Guinea was placed under a state of emergency following deadly clashes over disputed election results. Second man arrested in S.Africa honeymoon murderAFP - 1 hour ago CAPE TOWN - Police in South Africa have arrested a second man in connection with the murder of a Swedish newlywed on her honeymoon in Cape Town, national police Commissioner Bheki Cele said Thursday. SAfrica's top cop: 2nd arrest in tourist's death Washington Post Family waits to see if mother, accused of blasphemy, will be hangedAsia Bibi's 12-year-old daughter Isham Masih (center) sits with her sister and their father Isham Masih in Itan Wali, Pakistan. Video: Pope calls for release of Christian woman condemned to death in Pakistan Rome Reports TV News AgencyRajapaksa names new port after himselfHindustan Times - 1 hour ago Three ships for the first time entered the newly Chinese-built port in southern Sri Lanka on Thursday, marking President Mahinda Rajapaksa's 65th birthday on the eve of his swearing-in ceremony for the second Presidential term. Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa to be sworn in BBC News Once-outlawed Peruvian dance now world heritageLIMA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Peru's "Scissors Dance," once banned for centuries, was declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday. Video: Dance, Medicine, Food Added to UN Culture List The Associated PressMexicans celebrate food as intangible heritage Washington Post Putin to choose name for new puppy next weekRIA Novosti - 1 hour ago MOSCOW, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will choose a name for his new dog next week, his press secretary said on Thursday. Putin's puppy needs a name Globe and Mail US wants tribesmen to fight Taliban in AfghanistanAP SANGIN, Afghanistan -- When members of the Alikozai tribe rose up against the Taliban in this critical insurgent stronghold, neither coalition forces nor the government in Kabul lifted a finger to help them. Taliban 'are on the run' Mirror.co.uk |
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