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U.S. envoy in Kabul cautions on more troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, a former military commander there, has expressed deep concern to Washington about sending more U.S. troops, the Washington Post and The New York Times reported on Thursday.
November 12, 2009, 11:54 pm -
Israel open to Syria talks as Palestinians balk
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Thursday it was ready to talk peace with Syria, whose leader is visiting Paris on the heels of talks there between President Nicolas Sarkozy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
November 12, 2009, 11:49 pm -
Medvedev stresses modernization in Russia address
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev called on Russia on Thursday to refocus its economy away from Soviet-era energy and heavy industry toward information technology, telecommunications and space.
November 12, 2009, 11:39 pm -
Group decries China's "black jails"
BEIJING (Reuters) - China should abolish secretive "black jails" used to hold aggrieved citizens, an international human rights group said on Thursday, launching a push to end the shadowy detentions days before President Barack Obama visits.
November 12, 2009, 11:39 pm -
Rudd backs for India's APEC bid
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has reiterated Australia's support for India's membership of APEC, ahead of the meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in Singapore.
November 12, 2009, 11:19 pm -
APEC ministers reject early stimulus end
APEC finance ministers have rejected an early end to the huge stimulus packages they implemented to fight the global economic crisis.
November 12, 2009, 11:05 pm -
Rudd won't rethink uranium sale ban
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has used a speech in Delhi to reassure Indians his government wouldn't tolerate attacks against foreign students in Australia.
November 12, 2009, 11:02 pm -
"Clean coal will work:" IEA boss
An International Energy Agency executive has given an upbeat assessment of the prospects for new technologies to make coal more climate-friendly.
November 12, 2009, 10:52 pm -
Clinton urges Myanmar to free Suu Kyi
MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called again on Thursday for the unconditional release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, but suggested there could be high-level contacts with the country's military leaders at a summit this weekend.
November 12, 2009, 10:47 pm -
Dozens of China journalists beaten, sued
Dozens of China's increasingly assertive journalists have been beaten, detained or sued over the past two years, a new report says.
November 12, 2009, 10:43 pm -
Iran calls on Russia to fulfil missile sales deal
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia should honour a contract to sell a missile defence system to Iran and not bend to outside pressure, the Islamic Republic's defence minister said in remarks published on Thursday.
November 12, 2009, 10:21 pm -
Iran calls on Russia to fulfill missile sales deal
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia should honor a contract to sell a missile defense system to Iran and not bend to outside pressure, the Islamic Republic's defense minister said in remarks published on Thursday.
November 12, 2009, 10:21 pm -
At least 18 killed in Ghana gold mine
At least 18 illegal gold miners, including 14 women, have been killed in a collapse in an illegal gold mine in Ghana.
November 12, 2009, 10:11 pm -
China carefully navigates ties with Straits Chinese
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - When Chinese president Hu Jintao arrived in Singapore for a state visit this week, he announced China's favorite diplomatic gift -- two pandas -- but chose his words very carefully.
November 12, 2009, 9:52 pm -
NZ farmers want broadband 'for Facebook'
New Zealand farmers don't want access to broadband only for those worthy but dull things that can boost their on-farm productivity - they want Facebook.
November 12, 2009, 9:36 pm -
NATO expects more resources for Afghan training
LONDON (Reuters) - NATO's secretary-general said on Wednesday he expected alliance members to provide more resources for training Afghan troops and police, but would not comment on exact troop numbers.
November 12, 2009, 9:14 pm -
North Korea warns South it will pay for clash
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said the South will pay "an expensive price" for firing at Pyongyang's retreating patrol boat on Tuesday, keeping up its saber rattling two days after a naval gunfight raised tension between the rivals.
November 12, 2009, 9:13 pm -
Colombia takes Chavez war talk to Security Council
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia brought what it called threats of war from neighboring Venezuela to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday after Hugo Chavez, leader of the neighboring country, told his army to get ready to fight.
November 12, 2009, 9:13 pm -
Is Africa selling out its farmers?
BAKO, Ethiopia/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - For centuries, farmers like Berhanu Gudina have eked out a living in Ethiopia's central lowlands, tending tiny plots of maize, wheat or barley amid the vastness of the lush green plains.
November 12, 2009, 9:11 pm -
Pakistani Iranian consulate worker shot
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A gunman shot dead a Pakistani working at Iran's consulate in the city of Peshawar on Thursday, police said, in an attack likely to compound strains in relations between the Muslim neighbours.
November 12, 2009, 8:59 pm
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