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  1. 71% support Afghan withdrawal: pollRead the original story

    6 min ago | Buchan Observer

    A large majority of voters wants British troops out of Afghanistan within a year, according to a new poll.

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    Related Topix: Afghanistan, World News

  2. Obama boosts hopes for free trade in Asia-PacificRead the original story

    6 min ago | KAIT-TV Jonesboro

    President Barack Obama raised hopes for creating an Asia-Pacific free-trade region by announcing Saturday that the U.S. would seek to join a smaller group seen as a precursor to a broader Pacific Rim agreement.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Singapore, World News, Lee Hsien Loong, South Korea, Lee Myung-bak

  3. North Korea threatens military action to defend sea borderRead the original story

    10 min ago | Newkerala.com

    ... se in inter-Korean tension came shortly before US President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit South Korea on his first Asia trip. North Korea's nuclear weapons programme is expected to top the agenda of Obama's visit. --IANS

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    Related Topix: North Korea, World News, Seoul, South Korea, South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, Pyongyang, North Korea, Hwanghae-Bukto, North Korea

  4. France, Brazil unveil 'climate bible'Read the original story

    Oct 13, 2009 | XtraMSN Real Estate

    France and Brazil have adopted a common policy ahead of key UN global warming talks and have vowed to launch a worldwide push to convince other powers to back their "climate bible". A joint text was unveiled on Saturday after talks between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which gave an ...

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    Related Topix: Global Warming, Nicolas Sarkozy, China, Goias, Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil, Brazil, Hu Jintao

  5. Musharraf 'a hypocrite' who is seeking asylum abroad: Bilawal House spokespersonRead the original story

    10 min ago | Newkerala.com

    Karachi, Nov.10 : Criticising former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf for his verbal attack on President Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal House spokesman Ejaz Durrani has called the former general 'a hypocrite'. Referring to Musharraf's recent interview, in which he blamed Zardari for the country's current turbulent situation, Durrani said ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan, Sind, Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan People's Party

  6. 71% support Afghan withdrawal: pollRead the original story w/Photo

    10 min ago | Hampshire Chronicle

    A large majority of voters wants British troops out of Afghanistan within a year, according to a new poll.

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    Related Topix: Afghanistan, World News

  7. Emissions target scrappedRead the original story

    13 min ago | Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    ... targets in their final statement. Climate change has been the big new issue on the usually trade-centred agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping. But Chinese officials have confirmed that a plan to include an emissions ...

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    Related Topix: Kevin Rudd, South Korea, World News, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Lee Myung-bak, Seoul, South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea

  8. James LilleyRead the original story w/Photo

    13 min ago | Atlantic Monthly

    I was sorry to hear that James Lilley has died in Washington, at age 81. Lilley, who was born in Qingdao and mainly lived in China until age 12, was a very important figure in the modern US-China rapprochement.

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    Related Topix: China, World News, Shandong, China, Qingdao, China

  9. Suicide bombing at checkpoint kills 11, wounds 25 in northwestern Pakistan city of PeshawarRead the original story w/Photo

    15 min ago | Squamish Chief

    Pakistani police officers examine the site of a suicide car bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Saturday, Nov.

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    Related Topix: Pakistan, Peshawar, Pakistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan

  10. NKorean cargo ship enters SKorean waters in show of commitment to trade despite sea clashRead the original story

    15 min ago | Squamish Chief

    A North Korean cargo ship entered South Korean waters Saturday - a sign that trade has been unaffected by a recent deadly naval clash off their western coasts, an official said.

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    Related Topix: South Korea, World News, North Korea, Seoul, South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, Incheon, South Korea

  11. Afghan President Hamid Karzai - Flickr / World Economic ForumRead the original story w/Photo

    18 min ago | Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

    Afghanistan is to set up a special court to try corrupt ministers, Afghan Attorney General Ishaq Alako has announced.

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  12. Obama boosts hopes for free trade in Asia-Pa...Read the original story

    18 min ago | San Diego Union-Tribune

    Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 9:27 a.m. SINGAPORE - President Barack Obama raised hopes for creating an Asia-Pacific free-trade region by announcing Saturday that the U.S. would seek to join a smaller group seen as a precursor to a broader Pacific Rim agreement.

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    Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Singapore, World News, Lee Hsien Loong, South Korea, Lee Myung-bak

  13. Celebrated mountaineer found dead in HimalayasRead the original story

    22 min ago | UTV

    Slovenian Tomasz Humar, regarded as the greatest climber of his generation, stranded 6,000m up after breaking his leg The man considered the greatest mountaineer of his generation, who had been told 10 years ago he would never walk again, was found dead in the Himalayastoday after breaking his leg and becoming stranded on his latest extraordinary ...

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    Related Topix: Nepal, World News, Bagmati, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal, Avalanche

  14. Chinese snowstorms kill 40 and leave thousands homelessRead the original story w/Photo

    22 min ago | Telegraph.co.uk

    Chinese farmers try to salvage their collapsed homes after a snow storm in Xingtai, north China's Hebei province Photo: AFP/GETTY The heavy snowfalls caused nearly 10,000 buildings to collapse and destroyed almost 500,000 acres of winter crops, Chinese officials said.

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    Related Topix: World News, China, Blizzard, Xingtai, China, Shijiazhuang, China, Beijing, China, Hebei, China

  15. Afghanistan: British troops in Helmand kill 80 Taliban in 10 days of fightingRead the original story w/Photo

    23 min ago | Telegraph.co.uk

    British troops in Helmand have killed up to 80 insurgents in 10 days of bloody fighting, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose.

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  16. Fire at indoor shooting range kills tenRead the original story

    35 min ago | Independent Online

    Seoul, South Korea - A fire tore though an indoor shooting range in southern South Korea on Saturday, killing 10 people, including at least two Japanese tourists, and injuring six, police said.

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    Related Topix: South Korea, World News, Guns, Seoul, South Korea, Kyonggi-do, South Korea, Busan, South Korea

  17. What did Obama try to hint to Netanyahu at their White House meet?Read the original story

    36 min ago | World Press Review

    ... Prain . Europe Linas Jegelevicius Forgive, Forget Risto Karajkov G-20: New Clout, New Responsibilities Chinua Akukwe Asia-Pacific Stephen Shu-hung Shen Human Rights Watch All in on Climate Change Rich Bowden Americas Human Rights Watch Roque Planas ...

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  18. NATO says insurgents killed during searchRead the original story

    36 min ago | NBC 15 Online

    Afghanistan flag KABUL a ' NATO says several insurgents, including an armed woman, have been killed in a search operation in western Afghanistan.

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    Related Topix: Afghanistan, World News, Kabol, Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan

  19. In Radio Address, Republican Pans House BillRead the original story

    37 min ago | International Herald Tribune

    The health care bill passed by the House isn't good for what ails Americans or their country, Representative Mark Kirk of Illinois said on Saturday on behalf of the Republican Party.

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  20. High Cost Of War Weighs On Obama's Troop Decision For AfghanistanRead the original story

    37 min ago | The Huffington Post

    ... as many chronic deformities in infants and a spike in early... Obama touched down in Tokyo Friday to begin his tour of Asia, which will also include visits to Singapore, China, and South Korea over the... WASHINGTON - Morale has fallen among ...

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    Related Topix: World News, Afghanistan, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama