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 Obama on Afghanistan: 'Great challenges ahead'
| US President Barack Obama has said there are "great challenges ahead" but that he is confident Kabul and Nato are on "the right track" to bring security to Afghanistan. | In resp... (photo: Public Domain / Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) BBC News
Afghanistan Nato Photos War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
 Anand suffers shock setback in chess title fight
| AFP - Indian master Viswanathan Anand's world chess crown shook on Sunday when his Israeli challenger won the first game of their 12-match Moscow series after six successive and mostly uneventful dr... (photo: Creative Commons / Ygrek) France24
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 Jailed Israeli president freed briefly
| JERUSALEM — A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. | Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman sai... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Austin American Statesman
Israel Lawmaker Peace Photos Wikipedia: Moshe Katsav |
 NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces
| WASHINGTON — NATO's secretary general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. | Anders Fogh Ras... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) Austin American Statesman
Afghanistan Finance Nato Photos Wikipedia: Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
 Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned
| JERUSALEM — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace. Israeli Prime Mini... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool) Atlanta Journal
Jerusalem Peace Photos Politics Wikipedia: Ehud Olmert |
 Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now
| KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Ele... (photo: US Army / Spc. Jenny Lui) Atlanta Journal
Afghanistan Nato Photos Taliban Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
 Netanyahu: African migrants could overrun Israel
| JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning that Israel could be swamped by illegal migrants from Africa. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu g... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) Atlanta Journal
Africa Immigration Israel Photos Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu |
 G8 expresses concerns over North Korea, Iran
| Washington, May 20 (IANS) The leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) major industrialised nations have expressed "deep" and "grave" concern over the actions of North Korea ... (photo: EC / EC) Newstrack India
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 AU Pushes for Sudan Talks
By NICHOLAS BARIYO | KAMPALA, Uganda—The African Union has mounted pressure on oil-producing Sudan and South Sudan as it seeks to bring the two back to the negotiat... (photo: UN / Sylvain Liechti) Wall Street Journal
Africa Kampala Photos Sudan Uganda Wikipedia: African Union |
 NATO leaders seek common path out of Afghanistan
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders gather in Chicago on Sunday for a summit that will chart a path out of Afghanistan, as Western nations seek to fend off fissures in the... (photo: EC / EC) Daily Press
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