Obama to send 30,000 troops to Afghan in six months
01 Dec 2009 15:35:54 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will propose an expedited plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan over six months in a speech on Tuesday night, a senior ...
France may boost training in Afghanistan-paper
01 Dec 2009 15:33:12 GMT
Source: Reuters
PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - France is considering sending more men to Afghanistan, possibly to train Afghan security forces, in response to a request from U.S. President Barack Obama, the newspaper Le ...
Denmark says 98 leaders coming to climate summit
01 Dec 2009 15:30:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
COPENHAGEN, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Ninety-eight world leaders have confirmed they will attend the U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen this month, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on ...
GLOBAL: Mine Ban Treaty has "profound humanitarian impact"
01 Dec 2009 15:17:04 GMT
Source: IRIN
It has taken just 10 years, but the effects of the Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) have brought about a sea
change in the use of antipersonnel mines, ensuring that the use of these bombs is becoming increasingly rare, and even offering the hope that these indiscriminate weapons will one day be consigned to
the dustbin of history.
US Govt delays action on more ethanol in gasoline
01 Dec 2009 15:08:16 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Final test results expected in mid-June
* Vehicles built after 2001 likely to handle E15
(adds details of EPA decision, comment from Growth Energy)
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. ...
Sri Lanka lets war refugees move freely
01 Dec 2009 15:03:30 GMT
Source: Reuters
By C. Bryson Hull
COLOMBO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday let thousands of refugees temporarily leave camps where they have been held since the end of a 25-year war with the ...
I get no kick from champagne, Serb leader tells court
01 Dec 2009 14:59:28 GMT
Source: Reuters
BELGRADE, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Serbian President Boris Tadic admitted in a district court on Tuesday that he had broken a law against drinking alcohol in a sports stadium -- but said he did not even like ...
US Govt delays decision on more ethanol in gasoline
01 Dec 2009 14:47:32 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it needs more time to decide whether to approve an industry request to boost the amount of ethanol blended into ...
Landmines: facts, news and insight
01 Dec 2009 14:42:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
Over 1,000 delegates from more than 100 countries and dozens of NGOs are meeting in Colombia this week to review ...
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