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Afghan National Police officer pause to have their picture taken before they leave a meeting at the Joint District Community Center in Arghandab, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2009.
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   S Asia   War
 The Miami Herald 
Afghan police are weak link in security force
Fri 20 Nov 2009
KABUL -- Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so... (photo: USAF / TSgt. Francisco V. Govea II)
Hundreds Egyptian fans fire gas spray during a demonstration in front of the Algerian embassy in Cairo early Friday, Nov.20, 2009 following tension between fans of both countries during the 2010 World Cup in a make-or-break World Cup qualification play-off that Algeria won 1-0 to advance to the 2010 World Cup.  BBC News  Fri 20 Nov 2009
Egypt-Algeria World Cup anger turns violent in Cairo

Riot police in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, pushed back a violent demonstration near the Algerian embassy in the early hours of Friday. Egyptian protesters reportedly hurled firebombs at police... (photo: AP / Ahmed Gomaa)
Algeria   Egypt   Football   Photos   Violence
Deaths in Afghan suicide attack  Al Jazeera  Fri 20 Nov 2009
Deaths in Afghan suicide attack

At least 15 people have been killed, including three police officers, and 31 others wounded after a suicide bomber targeted a crowded area in southwest Afghanistan. The bomber struck in... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)
Afghan   Photos   Suicide Bomber   Taliban   Terrorism
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Van Rompuy's EU presidency welcomed by US BBC News Fri 20 Nov 2009
Van Rompuy's EU presidency welcomed by US

The US has welcomed the appointment of the first permanent EU president and foreign representative. Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy was named President of the European... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere)
Belgium   Europe   Photos   Politics   US
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media as he attends the emergency Arab leaders summit on Gaza in Doha, Qatar, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Pro-U.S. Arab countries boycotted the gathering, fearing it will boost the Palestinian militant group. The Qatar summit underlined the deep divisions in the Middle East over the Gaza violence. Egypt and Saudi Arabia reportedly sought to dissuade other Arab countries from joining the gathering, raising accusations that they were trying to thwart a united Arab stance on Wall Street Journal Fri 20 Nov 2009
Brazil's New Standing Threatened by Ahmadinejad Visit

By JOHN LYONS SÃO PAULO, Brazil -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's coming trip to Brazil is spurring criticism of the country in Washington, souring a... (photo: AP / Hassan Ammar)
Brazil   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Trade
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, right, speaks as U.S. President Barack Obama looks on during a joint press conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Wall Street Journal Fri 20 Nov 2009
Obama Backs South Korea Trade Pact, but Congress Remains Wary

By JONATHAN WEISMAN and PETER FRITSCH SEOUL -- President Barack Obama pledged to move forward on a free-trade accord with South Korea that has been stuck for two years,... (photo: AP / Kim Jae-hwan, Pool)
Photos   Foreign Policy   S Korea   Trade   US
Child laborers are rescued from a small scale embroidery workshop by a police officer in New Delhi, India, Monday, June 22, 2009. The Guardian Fri 20 Nov 2009
UN urges help for 1 billion deprived children

EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press Writer= UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UNICEF urged the world to help the 1 billion children still deprived of food, shelter, clean water or... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi)
Children   Human Rights   Photos   Society   UNICEF
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai gestures after taking the oath during his inauguration as President of Afghanistan in the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The Guardian Fri 20 Nov 2009
Karzai makes big promises in Afghan inaugural

KATHY GANNON Associated Press Writers= KABUL (AP) — For his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes — sober pledges to... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus)
Afghan   Karzai   Photos   Pledges   President
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki answers questions from reporters during a press conference at a hotel in Manila, Philippines on Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. The Hindu Fri 20 Nov 2009
Mottaki dismisses sanctions threat

Atul Aneja... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Sanctions   Weapons
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, gestures during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, to discuss the Fort Hood shootings The Star Thu 19 Nov 2009
Gates names two to review Fort Hood shooting case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday named two former military officials to lead a review of the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage, saying it... (photo: AP / Kevin Wolf)
Defense   Military   Pentagon   Photos   US


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