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'Too early' for Afghan handover deadline: Gates
WASHINGTON – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.
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Philip Morris ordered to pay $300-M to smoker
as of 11/21/2009 12:42 AM
LOS ANGELES – A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema.
...full articleAbbas confirms Palestinian vote to be postponed
as of 11/21/2009 12:28 AM
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said presidential and legislative elections scheduled for January will be postponed, confirming that he has accepted advice not to hold the vote.
...full articleUS soldier admits may have driven car in Japan crash
as of 11/21/2009 12:18 AM
TOKYO – A US soldier has admitted he may have run over a Japanese man found dead two weeks ago on the southern island of Okinawa, his lawyer said on Friday, in a case that may further strain ties between the two countries.
...full articleIndia PM heads to US in test of ties with Obama
as of 11/20/2009 11:41 PM
NEW DELHI – India's prime minister and US President Barack Obama meet next week to strengthen ties, with the emerging Asian power increasingly playing a bigger role on global issues such as climate change and trade.
...full articleEl Nino intensifies Latin America drought
as of 11/20/2009 11:30 PM
MONTEVIDEO - From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela, El Nino has compounded drought damage across Latin America this year.
...full articleEurope names Belgian PM as first president
as of 11/20/2009 12:50 PM
BRUSSELS – EU leaders on Thursday picked little known Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile.
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