08 Dec 2009 13:04:13 GMT Pilot hailed in mid-air rescue
LONDON: A pilot was awarded one of Britain's highest bravery awards after rescuing a parachutist dangling by his feet from a plane.
Garth Greyling, at present serving in Afghanistan, was flying over Bad Lippspringe in Germany to drop ...
08 Dec 2009 13:04:04 GMT Handful of US troops home by 2011
The White House is revising its Afghan withdrawal timetable
BARACK Obama's planned start for withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan is being talked down by cabinet members, after an admission that only a handful of soldiers could leave in ...
08 Dec 2009 13:04:04 GMT Bin Laden hunt heats up
WASHINGTON: The US would launch a new effort to track down Osama bin Laden, who is believed to be hiding in the mountains along the Afghan-Pakistan border, a senior US official said yesterday.
08 Dec 2009 13:03:42 GMT Poor demand more from rich to unlock climate talks * Rich nations urged to offer more to seal climate deal
* Study shows first decade of this century warmest on record
* U.N. says talks off to good start
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08 Dec 2009 13:02:36 GMT Car bombs rock Iraqi capital, 112 killed * Some car bombs detonated by suicide bombers
* Targets were government sites in heart of Iraqi capital
* Large-scale attacks mark change of tactics by insurgents
By Suadad al-Salhy
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08 Dec 2009 13:00:37 GMT Brazil police accused of systematic illegal killings *Rights group finds evidence of illegal police killings
*Says police often cover up killings, alter crime scenes
*Calls for independent, not police, investigators
By Stuart Grudgings
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08 Dec 2009 13:00:35 GMT FACTBOX-Five facts about U.S. envoy to Kabul, Karl Eikenberry Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, testifies to Congress starting on Tuesday about plans to deploy 30,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Here are five ...
08 Dec 2009 13:00:29 GMT FACTBOX-Five facts about NATO commander Stanley McChrystal Dec 8 (Reuters) - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, testifies to Congress starting on Tuesday about the way ahead in Afghanistan following a decision to send in 30, ...
08 Dec 2009 13:00:24 GMT Q+A-Understanding Obama's Afghan strategy By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - New details are emerging about President Barack Obama's plan to increase the size of the force in Afghanistan, including on the number of U.S. ...
08 Dec 2009 13:00:18 GMT FACTBOX-U.S. orders first 16,000 deployments of Afghan surge Dec 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department has announced the deployment of the first 16,000 of the 30,000 additional troops being sent into Afghanistan.
Following are details provided by the ...
