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Obama meets with top advisers on Afghan policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met with top advisers on Afghanistan for almost two hours on Monday night as he nears a decision on whether to send thousands of additional U.S. troops to confront a growing insurgency.
November 24, 2009, 5:27 pm -
Commonwealth faces crisis summit: chief
Commonwealth leaders meeting this week face a "crisis summit" as they consider the global recession and calls for climate change action, the body's chief says.
November 24, 2009, 5:09 pm -
Belgian pleads guilty in U.S. jet parts sale to Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Belgian man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiring to illegally export F-5 fighter jet engines and parts from the United States to Iran, the Justice Department said.
November 24, 2009, 5:06 pm -
Tsunami victims attack Rudd
The Australian owners of a Samoan resort destroyed by the recent tsunami have lashed out at the Australian government for "abandoning" them.
November 24, 2009, 4:10 pm -
Japanese hostage freed in Yemen
A Japanese engineer freed after nine days held hostage by tribesmen near the Yemeni capital Sanaa has expressed relief about his release.
November 24, 2009, 4:08 pm -
Eight charged in U.S. for Somali war recruiting
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Authorities unsealed terrorism-related charges Monday against eight defendants they said recruited young Somali-American men to return to their homeland to fight for an Islamist militant group.
November 24, 2009, 3:54 pm -
Fort Hood suspect mulls insanity defence
An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people in Texas will likely plead not guilty and may use an insanity defence at his trial, his lawyer says.
November 24, 2009, 3:36 pm -
Obama meets with advisers on Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama began a meeting on Monday night with top advisers on Afghanistan as he closes in on a decision about whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to confront a growing insurgency.
November 24, 2009, 2:57 pm -
Not guilty plea in US 'honour killing'
An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernised has pleaded not guilty in a US court.
November 24, 2009, 2:48 pm -
'Dreamgirls' revival hits many right notes
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Any staging of the musical
November 24, 2009, 2:13 pm
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Petrol inhalation 'makes rats aggro'
Breathing in fumes from petrol made lab rats more aggressive, a finding that has wide implications for urban pollution, according to a study.
November 24, 2009, 2:12 pm -
Man discovers he's the son of Charles Manson
An adopted US man researching his roots was horrified to discover his biological father is Charles Manson.
November 24, 2009, 1:55 pm -
Dying girl had ants crawling in her mouth
A girl dying from blood poisoning was 'failed by the state' after she was left outside her foster home with ants crawling in her mouth.
November 24, 2009, 1:50 pm -
'Godfather of Spam' jailed in US case
A Hong Kong resident and three other men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in an email stock fraud scheme.
November 24, 2009, 1:45 pm -
Woman wins $US75m Prempro case: report
A US jury has ordered Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to pay a woman $A81 million in damages, finding a link between her breast cancer and a hormone-replacement drug.
November 24, 2009, 1:39 pm -
Tajikistan fails to curb abuse of women: Amnesty
ALMATY (Reuters) - The government of the Central Asian state of Tajikistan is failing to protect women from violence and abuse, human rights group Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.
November 24, 2009, 1:14 pm -
Japanese hostage in Yemen freed
SANAA (AFP) - A Japanese engineer kidnapped by tribesmen near the Yemeni capital on November 15 was released on Monday, Sanaa's governor Numan Duid announced.
November 24, 2009, 12:58 pm -
Defending champ Djokovic downs Davydenko again
LONDON (AFP) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic handed Nikolay Davydenko another painful defeat at the ATP World Tour Finals as the Serb secured a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory on Monday.
November 24, 2009, 12:57 pm -
US to set CO2 target before Copenhagen
The United States will announce a target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions before the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, a senior official says.
November 24, 2009, 12:50 pm -
Eight charged in US-Somali youth terror network
CHICAGO (AFP) - Eight people face terrorism charges in the case of 20 young men missing from Minnesota after allegedly being recruited to fight for an Islamist militia in Somalia, officials said Monday.
November 24, 2009, 12:35 pm
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