Obama to send more troops, seek Afghanistan exit
02 Dec 2009 02:10:54 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For more coverage of Afghanistan, click on [nAFPAK])
* 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer
* Obama to start bringing some home by July 2011
* Obama briefs Afghan, Pakistani leaders ...
FACTBOX-Australia's carbon footprint
02 Dec 2009 02:01:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
Dec 2 - Australia's parliament rejected laws to set up a sweeping carbon emissions trade scheme on Wednesday, scuttling a key policy of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and setting a trigger for an early ...
Afghanistan: No Shortcuts to
Security
02 Dec 2009 02:00:57 GMT
Source: Human Rights Watch
(Washington, DC, December 1, 2009) - US President Barack Obama's
new Afghanistan plan needs to strengthen civilian protection through ending the impunity and warlordism that have fuelled ...
Obama urges Pakistan to fight "cancer" of extremism
02 Dec 2009 01:58:05 GMT
Source: Reuters
(For more coverage of Afghanistan, click on [nAFPAK])
WEST POINT, N.Y., Dec 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would not tolerate Pakistan allowing its territory ...
Protected habitat proposed for rare Alaska whale
02 Dec 2009 01:57:17 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Over 3,000 square miles (7,770 sq kms) in Alaska would be protected as critical habitat for the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, under a ...
Q+A-Afghanistan's security forces
02 Dec 2009 01:46:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
((For more on Afghanistan, click on: [ID:nAFPAK]))
Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday he will send about 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited war ...
NATO expects at least 5,000 troops for Afghanistan
02 Dec 2009 01:41:42 GMT
Source: Reuters
* NATO expects 5,000 extra troops, possibly more
* Numbers from allies fall short of Pentagon hopes
(Adds details, background)
BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The head of NATO said he expects allies ...
NATO expects at least 5,000 troops for Afghanistan
02 Dec 2009 01:36:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The head of NATO said he expects allies to provide at least 5,000 troops for Afghanistan and possibly a few thousand more after President Barack Obama announced a big ...
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New assessment roster Acaps launched today
01 Dec 2009 08:20:00 GMT
Source: Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
The new international roster for humanitarian needs assessments was launched today. Acaps is about providing accessible expertise, timely data and rigorous analysis to inform decision making by ...
Armenia shows why HIV prevention & education begins at home
01 Dec 2009 05:51:46 GMT
Source: World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia office
As the link between new cases of HIV infection in Armenia and seasonal migration to Russia and
Ukraine becomes more evident, World Vision is renewing its HIV prevention activities by engaging new faith leaders as well as members of the communities where men frequently migrate in search of
jobs.
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