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NATO sees Iraq, Balkans, C.America as Afghan model
07 Dec 2009 17:45:58 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Commander sees imperfect but functioning democracy * Allies pledge to send more troops (Adds further pledge of troops, paras 2, 8-10) By David Brunnstrom BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - ... 
Annan urges Kenya to tackle Nairobi slums
07 Dec 2009 17:30:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Slums were battlegrounds during 2008 ethnic clashes * Annan mediated talks that led to power-sharing deal * Says signs of improvement slow but "very encouraging" (Updates with ... 
Russia mourns as club fire victims are buried
07 Dec 2009 17:21:39 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Medvedev declares national day of mourning * Burials of the dead continue * 113 killed in fire, 121 still in hospital * Documents seized as probe continues (Updates death toll, adds ... 
FACTBOX-U.S. orders first 16,000 deployments of Afghan surge
07 Dec 2009 17:20:55 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department announced on Monday the deployment of the first 16,000 of the 30,000 additional troops being sent into Afghanistan. Following are ... 
Malawi shaken by new tremors in uranium mine area
07 Dec 2009 17:17:46 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Six injured in northern Malawi tremors * Earthquakes measure between 5.1 and 5.8 * Tremors ended at 1000 GMT on Monday (Adds details, quotes) BLANTYRE, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Earth tremors hit ... 
FACTBOX-Quotes from first day of Copenhagen climate talks
07 Dec 2009 17:14:09 GMT
Source: Reuters
Dec 7 (Reuters) - Following are notable quotes from the first day of the largest-ever climate conference aimed at agreeing the outlines of a sweeping climate pact to stave off dangerous climate change ... 
UN court rejects Karadzic legitimacy challenge
07 Dec 2009 17:02:30 GMT
Source: Reuters
AMSTERDAM, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The U.N. criminal tribunal for former Yugoslavia on Monday rejected a motion by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic challenging the legitimacy of the court to try ... 
UN climate chief defends science after emails
07 Dec 2009 17:00:57 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Climate panel chief says evidence overwhelming * Says economic impact leads some to try to discredit * Saudi Arabia says "confidence shaken" in science (Adds U.S. comments) By ... 
Guinea's Camara "part of problem" - region chief
07 Dec 2009 16:59:48 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Camara "an obstruction" - regional chief * Neighbours eye possible "way out" for Camara * Miners continue operations as normal (Recasts with ECOWAS comments, Senegalese ... 
US charges Chicago man for role in '08 Mumbai attack
07 Dec 2009 16:47:29 GMT
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Monday charged a Chicago man in the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, including charges that he aided and abetted the murder of six Americans. The man, David ... 
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