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Afghanistan NATO Photos US War | Asia Times
Afghan numbers don't add up
| By Syed Saleem Shahzad | KARACHI - The United States plans to bolster the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Afghanistan with an additional 12,000 to 15,000 troops to confront the Taliban-... (photo: (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)) | |
 San Diego
Court says Guantanamo documents should be released
LONDON - A British court on Thursday gave Foreign Secretary David Miliband a week to reconsider his decision to withhold secret documents that could prove that a man held in Guantanamo Bay was torture... (photo: GNU / )
Court Government Guantanamo Photos leader |
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Rice says U.S., Iraq coming together on timetables
| BAGHDAD: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said today U.S. and Iraqi officials agree that timetables should be set for a U.S. troop withdrawal, but conceded tha... (photo: AP / Oded Balilty, Pool)
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GLOBAL: Cyclones, storms and hurricanes
web | Photo: UNOSAT JOHANNESBURG, 21 August 2008 (IRIN) - One symptom of climate change is more severe tropical cyclones, hurricanes and typhoons, featuring in the headli... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
Climate Hurricanes Johannesburg Photo Photos Tropical |
 The Independent
Karzai teases Brown on Afghanistan visit
| Gordon Brown visited Afghanistan today to praise British troops, but couldn't escape questions about his leadership. | To his obvious irritation, the news conference wa... (photo: AP / Sang Tan)
Afghanistan Kabul Media Photos Politics UK |
 IRINnews
ISRAEL-OPT: Palestinians return to school despite hardships
web | Photo: Shabtai Gold/IRIN RAMALLAH, 21 August 2008 (IRIN) - As one million Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza Strip prepare to return to school next week... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)
Gaza Israel Mideast Palestine Photos |
 Independent online
Seif to follow father's footsteps?
| Tripoli - Seif al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, is increasingly seen as the successor to his father, despite publicly ruling out any dynastic ambitions i... (photo: EC)
Father Photos Politic Tripoli leader |
 Middle East Online
High food prices hit Moroccans’ pockets
| RABAT - With the holy month of Ramadan approaching, Moroccans are stocking up on increasingly expensive foodstuffs, while their government resorts to special measures t... (photo: WN/Hend Fawzi)
Food Health Photos Ramadan Society |
 Globe and Mail
Sarkozy's resolve sets an example
| The news from Afghanistan this month has been disheartening, to say the least. Canadian humanitarian workers slain. Multiple suicide bombings around a U.S. military bas... (photo: EC / EC)
Afghanistan Canada Photos Politics Sarkozy |
