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General Stanley McChrystal, Commander, US Forces Afghanistan delivers a speech in London, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009.

War Council Meets on Afghan Strategy read more
Wall Street Journal

By YOCHI J. DREAZEN The top American commander in Afghanistan made his case for more troops directly to President Barack Obama and his top advisers Friday, as the administration sought to play down expectations of a quick decision on its strategy for the faltering war. The three-hour session in the White House situation room was devoted to Gen....

photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth

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Oil at $200, Stocks Can Keep Rallying: Jim Rogers read more
Infowars

Investor Jim Rogers, a prominent commodities bull, said Thursday the U.S. government bond...

Analysis: He won, but for what? read more
The Independent

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Price to President Barack Obama landed with a shock on...

The thieves of Baghdad read more
The Guardian

In the past month several high-profile incidents have highlighted what Major General Qassim...

Anger as Iceland battles to recover read more

A protester holds a sign reading: "People get up and go" as thousands of people gather to protest the government's handling of the economy outside the parliament building in Reykjavik, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. Iceland's government could be ousted from power this weekend, becoming Europe's first to fall as a direct result of the global financial crisis, a spokesman for the prime minister said Satu

BBC News

By Ingibjorg Thordardottir BBC News, Reykjavik A year ago this week Iceland's economy collapsed along with three of its biggest banks. Since then the country has been struggling to recover and there is still a long way to go....

photo: AP / Brynjar Gauti

Turkey, Armenia Prepare to Take Step Toward Reconciliation read more

People protest Armenia's diplomatic relations with Turkey across the street from the Beverly Hills Hilton where a reception for Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian is taking place in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.

Wall Street Journal

By MARC CHAMPION Turkey and Armenia look set to sign an accord Saturday aimed at reopening their shared border and establishing diplomatic relations, a move backed by the U.S. and European Union with potentially sweeping consequences for the region....

photo: AP / Danny Moloshok

U.S. Teams Up With Ex-Mujahedeen read more

Armed former Afghan guerrillas, known as mujahedeen or holy warriors who battled the former Soviets, march during a parade in Kabul, Afghanistan Tuesday April 27, 2004 to mark the 12th anniversary of the end of communist rule. Afghans celebrated the day with a traditional military parade displaying thousands of national army soldiers and police forces seen as the key to establishing stability after decades of turmoil.

Wall Street Journal

By YOCHI J. DREAZEN SHARANA, Afghanistan -- U.S. commanders here are enlisting some unusual allies: former mujahedeen guerrillas who battled the Russians with tactics now used by the Taliban. Gen. Dawlat Khan, who commands the 2,000 Afghan police in...

photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti

Semenya fallout continues read more

South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800m during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009.

Al Jazeera

Three South African athletics associations want the country's top officials in the sport to resign over the gender dispute involving Caster Semenya. The affiliates of Athletics South Africa, Boland, Eastern Province and Western Province, said Friday...

photo: AP / David J. Phillip

Anti-nuke Obama won't allow India to expand weapons program read more

A U.S. flag flutters as an Indian flags flutters atop the Parliament House, background, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 27, 2006. Bush's visit to India will be judged by whether he seals a nuclear deal with New Delhi, yet its success also depends on whether he finds a new footing with a burgeoning economic power that some Americans fear and others em

The Times of India

WASHINGTON: Just hours before the Nobel Committee announced the Peace award for Barack Obama citing his work in nuclear weapons elimination, the American President transmitted to the US Congress a letter which in effect promised that his...

photo: AP / Gurinder Osan

Taliban growth weighs on Obama strategy review read more

Marines in the middle of a sand storm make their way back to their vehicles after dismounting and patrolling a nearby mountain ridge in Bakwa, Farah province, Afghanistan, May 3. The Marines of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), the ground combat element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Afghanistan, are operating in Bakwa to maintain security in the rural area. U.S. Marines are in Afghanistan to reinforce success and sustain the momentum of the ongoing progress by alliance forces. Company I's mission is to conduct counterinsurgency operations while training and mentoring the Afghan national police.

The Star

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has been presented intelligence estimating that Taliban-led forces battling U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan have grown nearly four-fold in the last four years, officials said on Friday. U.S. President Barack...

photo: USMC / Lance Cpl. Brian D. Jones